VI. Read the text and complete the gaps from 1 to 6 with the sentences A – G. There is one sentence that you do not need:
A. In 1975, he taught architecture, but he continued to invent puzzles.
B. He did a number of different jobs and then became a journalist in the 1930s.
C. He was born in Budapest in 1944.
D. However, it didn’t work because the ink was very thick.
E. In the 1970s, he worked as an architect and in his spare time he invented a mechanical puzzle.
F. It quickly became popular all over the world.
G. It wasn’t the only thing he invented.
Two great inventors
Laszlo Biro was born in Budapest in 1899. After he left school, he studied medicine at university, but he didn’t finish his studies. (1)............. He noticed that newspaper ink dried very quickly on the paper, and put the ink into his fountain pen. (2)............... He and his brother Gyorgy then invented a new type of pen with a small ball at the end. The new pen worked with the thick ink. (3).................. In 1939, Biro moved to Paris and then to Argentina. Biro invented many other things but the most important was the ball-point pen, or “biro”. Laszlo Biro died in Buenos Aires in 1985.
Erno Rubik’s father was an engineer and his mother was a poet. (4)................. After leaving school, he studied architecture and design at the Technical University. (5)................. Rubik called it the “Magic Cube”. It soon became popular in Hungary and the rest of Europe. (6)................ In the early 1980s, the cube became popular in the USA too, and got a new name: “Rubik cube”. It is the world’s best-selling toy. Some people say there are 300 million cubes in the world. Rubik became very rich and went on to invent many more games and puzzles

Read the Reading Strategy. Then read the sentences below and the highlighted words in the text. Say which sentence links to which highlighted word and underline the part of the sentence which helped you to decide.

A. You see the world differently, develop your own views and your own sense of right and wrong.

B. They may not say so, but they are probably feeling a sense of loss and may even feel rejected by you.

C. Firstly, let your parents know that you still love and value them.

D. Keep talking to your parents.

E. In general, emotionally and socially, the adolescents like you are experiencing profound changes in terms of freedom, privacy, interests, decisions and opinions.

F. You hate being told what to do all the time.

G. Despite this, you should always listen carefully.

IV. Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-3) with appropriate words A-F from the box to obtain a
grammatically and lexically correct text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate letters. There are three
extra words that do not match any of the gaps.

A. invented

B. designed

C. discovered

D. planned

E. first

F. early

CALENDARS
These days, everybody uses calendars to note important dates like birthdays, but when did we start
measuring time?
Until recently, experts believed that people in the Near East made the 1) ………………..……. calendar
5,000 years ago. However, they then 2) ………………..……. an ancient site in Scotland from over
10,000 years ago. At the site, there were 12 holes in the ground. Scientists think that people
3) ………………..……. them to track the movement of the Moon and measure time. It’s an exciting discovery because it shows that people had calendars many centuries ago.

1. Reading (Đọc hiểu)

Read the text and match the interview question A-E with paragraphs 1-4. There is one extra question.

(Đọc văn bản và nối câu hỏi phỏng vấn A-E với đoạn văn 1-4. Có một câu bị thừa.)

A. What is the most dangerous part of being a firefighter?

(Điều gì là phần nguy hiểm nhất khi trở thành một lính cứu hỏa?)

B. How physically fit do you have to be? 

(Bạn phải khỏe đến mức độ nào?)

C. How did you become a firefighter?

(Bạn đã trở thành lính cứu hỏa như thế nào?)

D. Why did you decide to become a firefighter? 

(Tại sao bạn lại quyết định trở thành lính cứu hỏa?)

E. What other skills do you need?

(Những kĩ năng khác cần có là gì?)

(1) _____ I'm Jack Gomez, a firefighter in California. I remember watching an interview with a firefighter pilot when I was a child. He'd been fighting a fire for about five days. He was exhausted then. However, he was so optimistic and committed that I thought that I wanted to do the same thing. And I never changed my mind.

(2) _____ I did a training camp to get my wildfire qualification card - you can't fight fires in the US without one. I learned how to light controlled fires, how to put them out again, and how to use all the equipment. The camp was really hard, but I passed first time! After that I was lucky enough to get a job.

(3) _____ One of the things you have to do in the early days is the pack test. This consists of a five - kilometre walk while carrying a twenty-kilogram backpack. You have to complete it in forty-five minutes or less without jogging or running. This shows how strong you are. 

(4) _____ You can be out alone in vast forests and national parks, and sometimes the smoke is so thick that you can hardly see. So, it is important to be able to read map, and to use a compass. Also, you must know how to put up a tent, cook outdoors, drive a truck, and have other basic survival skills.

B. Reading

I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don’t need to use.

My Favourite Hobby

My name is Sara. My favourite _____________(1) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it ______________(2) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story.

I enjoy reading ______________(3) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who _____________(4) “ Harry Potter” . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further _________________(5) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.

I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.

Question 1

Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don’t need to use.

My Favourite Hobby

My name is Sara. My favourite _____________(1) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it ______________(2) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story.

I enjoy reading ______________(3) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who _____________(4) “ Harry Potter” . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further _________________(5) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.

I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.

Question 5

READING COMPREHENSION

I/ Read the text then match the inventions (A-F) with paragraphs (47-51). There is ONE extra invention which you do not need to use.

A. fridge                               

B. light bulb

C. microwave oven

D. Telephone       

E. television

F. vacuum cleaner

_______1. John S. Thurman was the person who invented this in 1899. He went from door-to-door cleaning people's carpets with the first model which used gas for power.

_______2. William Cullen, a Scotsman was the inventor of this technology which Faraday later used. The first electric model was not invented until 1803. It was not until almost 100 years later that people could buy one to keep their food cool.

_______3. Both Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison invented the electric version in 1878. It was an invention with a bright future which we still use today.

_______4. Marconi, who some people think invented this, only made the idea popular. The first working model, which takes its name from Greek and means "far sound", was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in March 1876.

______5. This was invented by accident in 1946 when Dr Percy LeBaron Spenser found that a chocolate bar which was in his pocket melted while he was working with microwave radiation.

IV. In the following text, six sentences or parts of sentences have been removed. Above
the extract you will find the six removed sentences PLUS one sentence which doesn't fit.
Choose from the sentences (A-G) the one which fits each gap (1-6). Remember, there is
one extra sentence you do not need to use. Write the correct letter in the box.
Choose from the following sentences to fill the spaces in the text. There is ONE extra.
A. Using a microwave for cooking a large food mass is difficult due to limited penetration of
microwaves.
B. This can be overcome by leaving the food to stand for a few minutes when cooking is
completed.

C. It is advised that the water should be poured slowly into another container that already
contains the powder.
D. In this way, buying a microwave oven with a turntable ensure the food is cooked
throughout.
E. Conversely the microwaves do not heat glass, ceramic and plastic containers.
F. If the microwaves are not absorbed inside the oven, the oven can be damaged by
electrical arcs and overheating of the microwave source.
G. When water in that state is disturbed, it can suddenly and unexpectedly boil violently.