Read the passage then answer the questions.

San Francisco has been called one of the most beautiful cities in the world.It is built on fourteenhills, with Pacific Ocean on one side, and San Francisco Bay on the other. Ach hill has a viewover the water. People of San Francisco are proud of their views. Everyone wants a house with aview. Most big cities in the United States are built on flat land. People can’t see very far. Theycan only see tall buildings. When they choose their homes, they look inside. They want a housewith pleasant room to look at. When people in San Fracisco choose their homes, they lookoutside. They want a house with a view.

1. What is San Francisco different from other big cities in the United States ?

..........................................................................................................................................................

2. What are people of San Francisco proud of ?

.........................................................................................................................................................

3. How do people of San Fracisco choose their homes?........................................................................................................................................................

79. Which is the best main idea of the passage ?.........................................................................................................................................................

Large cities often have problems that small towns and rural areas do not have. Two of the biggest problems are heavy traffic and the pollution that cars create. Of course. Traffic problems and pollution are not only found in big cities. However, the higher populations and larger number of cars on the roads in cities can make the problems happen more often and with more noticeable effects.

One of the most common traffic problems the large cities have is congestion. As the population of a city increases, so does the number of cars on the road. Cities cannot always improve the number

and size of their roads and highways to keep up with the number of cars. The result is traffic congestion, or trafficjams.

When traffic jams happen, cars that are stuck in the congestion continue to run their engines. This creates pollution and is a big problems. Pollution causes health problems for the people in citiesand also hurts the environment.

c. Careless drivers​d. Less traffic signs on the streets

c. environmental pollution​d. the population

a. full​b. aware​c. incapable​d. uncertain

II. Choose the correct answer for each sentence:

11. Many people don’t want to live in big cities ________ big cities are often heavily polluted

            a. but                           b. because                    c. and                          d. though

12. __________ she heard the door bell ring, she did not answer it.

            a. However                  b. Because                   c. Even though                        d. As if

13. Despite the storm, the climbers decided to go on

            a. In spite of it was storm                               b. Although there was a storm

            c. Because ut stormed                                     d. Due to it storms

14. He stopped working because he was too tired

            a. because of his tiredness                               b. since being tired

            c. for tired                                                       d. although his tiredness

15. His teacher got angry because he behaved badly

            a. so that he behaved badly                            b. even though he behaved badly

            c. because of his bad behaviour                      d. because of his behaviour

16. Although the traffic was heavy, he managed to get to the office in time.

            a. In spite of the traffice was heavy               b. Because of the heavy traffice

            c. In spite of the heavy traffice                       d. Due to the traffice was heavy

17. I would have been  on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office

a. I was on time even tough I stopped at the post office b.I wasn’t on time because I stopped at the post office

c. I didn’t stop at the post office, but I was late.                   D. all of the above

18. I have still got the camera because no one has claimed it

            a. because it hasn’t been claimed                                b. because of not claiming on it

            c. because of no claim has been made on it                d. because it has been claimed by no one

20. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work.  In spite of ____________

a. the serious ill, he was determined to finish his work b.be ill seriously, he was determined to finish his work

c.his serious ill,he wasdetermined to finish hiswork d.he wasill seriously,he wasdetermined to finish his work

21. Although they were very poor, the children seemed happy.

a. The children seemed happy because they were very poor  b.The children were very poor,so they seemed happy

c.Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy   d.he children seemes happy whether they were poor /rich

22. Because of his bad leg, he walked slowly.

a. Because his leg was bad, he walked slowly                        b. Because his bad leg, he walked slowly

c. If his leg was bad, he walked slowly                      d. Although his leg was bad, he walked slowly

23. I got to class on time _________ I had missed my bus.

            a. even though             b. nevertheless                         c. because                    d. despite

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. sounds

B. languages

C. systems

D. talks

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. grow

B. need

C. pass

D. express

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. basical

B. basically

C. basic 

D. basicity

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. be examined

B. be talked

C. be understood

D. be spoken

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 29

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. ask

B. understand

C. know

D. show

V. Khoanh tròng vào đáp án đúng:

Benefit of living in the countryside.

While many people prefer city life, a lot of people want to send their life in a rural area. The countryside are often(1) _________than the city because there are not as many factories and traffic as in big cities. The country folk can be (2) _________and they often live(3) _________than city dwellers. Besides, life in the countryside is(4) _________and peaceful because the crime rate is much(5) _________. The rural areas are(6) _________populated than the urban  area but the neighbors are(7) _________and more helpful. Life in the countryside is(8) _________for old people than the energetic youngsters.

1.A.less polluted                     B.more polluted                      C.less pollutedly         D.more pollutedly

2.A.more healthy                    B.healthier                               C.more healthily          D.helthily.

3.A.longly                               B.longer                                  C.shortly                     D.shorter

4.A.more simple                      B.simpler                                 C.simply                      D.more simply

5.A.higher                               B.highly                                  C.lower                       D.lowly

6.A.more densely                    B.more dense                          C.less                           D.less dense

7.A.more friendly                   B.friendlier                              C.friendly                    D.less friendly

8.A.more suitable                    B.more suitbly                         C.less suitably            D.suitably.