rewrite the following sentences using adjectives or adverbs showing degree of change

1 the school facilities have been improved a lot within the last three years

->there have been..............................................................

2 there is a minor increase in the number of children going to school this year

-> the number.......................

3 the number of nuclear families in the countryside has risen little by little

-> the number...........................................

4 there has been puite a large reduction in the number of poor families in the countryside

->there has been ..........................

5 the number of students attending university in viet nam has grown very much in recent years

-> there has been.........................

6 though the pace of life in the countryside has not changed as rapidly as in the city , the changes seem significant

->in spete of.............................

complete the changing the form of the word in capitals:

1 .at the end of the film, you hear a single................ and then A1 pacino falls to the ground. SHOOT

2. it's ..........................! i've lost my glasses again! BELIEVE

3. i think were all in .................... that something must be done about the problem. AGREE

4. should i write "british" or " english" as my ......................... NATION

5. We'll only have real ...................... when women earn as much money as men. EQUAL

The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.

In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, people's views on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live together (cohabit) without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.

In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married. Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.

People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until late thirties.

The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce, but some women are also choosing to have children as lone parents without being married.

1: which of the following could be the best title forr the passage ?

A. changing vuales and norms of the british family

B. changes inn marriage among british young generations

C. changing insights into and ideas of the british family

D. changes in viewpoints and lifestyles of british couples

2: the word WHICH in the passage refers to ....

A. the family in britain

B. substantial changes

C. typical british family

D. single-parent household

3: which of the following is NOT true according to the passage

A. in the past british people had to pay a lot if they wanted to get divorced

B. half of the children in britain now are born to unmarried couples

C. women in britain now do not want to have children right after marriage

D. there are more and more single - parent families in britain these days

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

Why did Webster write A Grammatical Institute of the English Language?

A. He felt that British books were not appropriate for American children.

B. American children at that time did not know how to spell. 

C. He wanted to supplement his income. 

D. There were no books available after the Revolutionary War. 

since or for?

Fill in since or for.

Fill in since or fo and the right form of the present perfect.

Complete these sentences with since or for and the right form of the verb.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

According to this passage, which one of the following spellings would Webster have approved in his dictionaries? 

A. develop 

B. honor 

C. theatre 

D. color

Hue, 17 years old: Being able to make a difference in the lives of people is a wonderful thing to me. That's why I take part in volunteer work. I've been a volunteer for over three years. Once or twice a week, usually on weekends, I teach English and Math to poor children in Long Bien district. My friends and I also encourage other people to donate books to them. We also tutor some young children who can't go to school.

Ngan, 13 years old: My family spends one Saturday morning a month collecting rubbish or planting trees in our neighbourhood. We are not forced or paid to do it, but we enjoy it. In our village, most families volunteer to do this once a month. We cook and give food to patients in some hospitals. My parents also donate their blood once or twice a year to help sick people. At the end of each year, people in my village raise money for poor and homeless people. We love helping others.

 Question 2: Hue started volunteering when she was 14 years old.

A.  True

B. False

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

   Just as more English is being taught in primary schools worldwide, so there are a growing number of language schools in English-speaking countries that are (26) .................. courses for younger learners. In Britain most young learners' courses are (27) .................. to 11-year-olds and upwards, with a few that cater for children as young as seven. But what is a sensible age to start sending children abroad to study? (28) .................. , even adult learners find the experience of travelling to a strange country and encountering people who speak an incomprehensible language challenging?A great deal depends on how a child has been (29) .................. up. For example, if they have been exposed to new things and have already started to learn independence, then they are likely to prosper. Further on, children who have previously travelled abroad with their parents are usually more prepared for a study (30) .................. in an English-speaking country on their own than those who have not.

Điền vào ô 29

A. turned 

B. brought 

C. put 

D. grown

Which of the four underlined parts in each sentence below is incorrect?

      Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

1.       There have been little change in the city since I moved here ten years ago.                                                                                                                                      

                      A              B                                  C          D

2.       Two of the players from the Yankees has been chosen to participate in the All Star game.                                                                                                                           

          A                                           B               C                D

3.       The video disc has the capacity to store thousand of visual images.                                                                                                                                      

          A                      B                          C            D

4.       Alike bears, the giant panda of China has a clumsy manner of walking.                                                                                                                                      

          A                     B                                 C                                      D

5.       They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.                                                                                                                                      

           A                B                      C                    D

6.       Mary and her sister have just bought two new winters coats at the sale.                                                                                                                                      

   A        B                                               C                     D

7.       Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New York, are planning to attend my wedding.                                                                                                                                      

   A             B                                                C               D

8.       Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.                                                                                                                                      

        A                          B                            C       D

9.       This new model costs twice more than last year's model.                                                                                                                                      

          A                        B                   C               D

10.    In order to achieve the best results in this exam, it is necessary that one works as fast as possible.

                    A                                   B                                                 C       D