I. Chọn một từ thích hợp để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống có đánh số trong đoạn văn sau. Khoanh tròn vào chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ chọn như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm.

Every year students in many (0) ______ learn English. (1) ______ of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults.

Learning another language! Learning English? Why do all these people want to learn English? It is (2) ______ to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is (3) ______ for their work. Teenagers often learn English (4) ______ their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English (5) ______ they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

0. A. houses B. homes ©. countries D. families

1. A. None B. Some C. Any D. All

2. A. horrible B. cold C. difficult D. careful

3. A. use B. useful C. using D. useless

4. A. for B. with C. to D. of

5. A. although B. but C. despite D. because

Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There                are TWO  extra words.

            Yesterday Tom was supposed to take a (26)___ from London to Paris. He (27)___ up very early, put his (28)___in the boot of his car and tried to start the engine. It wouldn't start Tom lifted the bonnet but he couldn't see what the (29) ____ could be. He immediately called his local (30) ____ to send a mechanic at once. Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with Tom within ten (31)____. He quickly saw what the matter was. "You've run out of petrol," he said. Tom felt very foolish. "Why didn't I (32) ____everything last night?" he wondered. Despite all this, he got to the airport on time. He heard an announcement "Passengers on flight BA 292 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Paris are (33)____due to a heavy snowfall last night". "If only I had decided to go by train" Tom thought.

IX. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.
Use the words in the box.(when//// where///// was///// begin ////sheep/////
which /////activities/// despite/// effective/// housework///)
My grandmother is more than ninety years old (1) ....makes her the 
oldest person in the whole family. (2)..... her old age, her memory is still fresh. 
She always tells us that many things used to be different (3) .....she 
was young.My grandma used to (4)..... her day very early. She used to start 
her day at 4 o’clock while everybody else was still in beds. She used to do all the (5).....by herself. She used to make clothes for her children and as for her 
outdoor work, she used to raise some chicken and (6) .....and she also 
used to help the males to grow vegetables.There didn’t use to be many pastime (7) ........ Her hobby used to be listening to the radio. In the evening all the family used to sit by the fire in the sitting room (8) .....all the family gathered at night to tell tales or discuss family matters as wedding, harvest time or to assign the next day’s work.When a member of the family (9) .......ill, she used to show him which herbs to use. She collected them from the near forest or from the mountain. My grandma used to know so many (10)......... methods to cure illnesses.

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

(Điền vào chỗ trống với các từ trong khung.)

 1. My favorite subject is history. I like learning about people in the past.

(Môn học yêu thích của tôi là lịch sử. Tôi thích học về con người trong quá khứ.)

2. Harry Potter is a famous _________ series. Many people love the magical world in the books.

3. There are many_________projects before the holidays. You can learn how to make beautiful cards and decorations.

4. Her first _________is about her childhood in the south of India. Many people, especially girls and women, love it because they can see themselves in her story.

5. Why don't you _________for an outdoor activity? Being outdoors is great for your health.

6. Matt doesn't like _________. He thinks all the books he has to read in the class are boring.

7. We learn about different countries in _________class.

8. The _________is looking for actors for their new play.

3. Read the following passage and then fill in the blanks with the words from the box (1 pt)

It (0)…was…. Uncle Jim’s birthday today so he came and had lunch with us. It was sunny so we ate in the garden. We (1)……………him the presents and then we all went to the new cinema. It’s much bigger and better (2)…………… the old one. We saw a film which was (3)………………. “Pyramid”. In one part of the film someone suddenly jumped out of the box. We were all afraid. After the film, Uncle Jim took us all (4)…………… his favorite restaurant and I had a pizza. It was excellent!

VI. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words.

      Two of the most (1)          holidays in the United States are Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day. The fourth of July marks the American (2)            of independence from Britain. Most towns, big or small, celebrate the fourth of July with (3)                        and fireworks. Families (4)    with barbecues or picnics. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in fall, on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a day (5)                     people give thanks to the harvest. Most families (6)         a large dinner with roast turkey. (7)                Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day are national (8)                  .