Complete the second sentences so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1.     The land is polluted. The farmers are unable to grow crops.

If………………………………………………………………………….………….…

2.     The last time Jim visited London was two years ago.

Jim has not…………………………………………………………………….……..

3.     Tornadoes can move objects easily.

Objects………………………………………………………………………………..…..

4.     It’s a pity I don’t have her number.

I wish……………………………………………………………………….………..

5.     “I am having a workshop on the Environment now”, Susan said.

Susan said that……………………………………………………………….…………..

Read the following passage to do the tasks below:

            English is the most popular language in the world. As well as countries that are home to English native speakers, many others are making a frequent use of this international language. Singapore is one of them. Singapore emerged as a new country in 1965. It was then decided by the Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew that English would become Singapore’s official language. The first reason was that Lee Kuan Yew believed that speaking the same language would be the foundation for a united nation. The second one was that, without English, Singapore could hardly attract foreign investors or business clients. Therefore, removing the language barrier would greatly help Singapore rise fast.

A.    Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

1.     How many reasons for using English as an official language in Singapore are mentioned in this passage?

1                      B. 2                                 C. 3                                           D. 4

2.     Who is Lee Kuan Yew?

a city                B. a language              C. a Prime Minister                D. a nation

B. Answer the following questions:

3.     How popular is English?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4.     When did Singapore become a new country?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5.     How could English help Singapore, according to Lee Kuan Yew?

………………………………………………………………………………………..…

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for the following passage:

                AO DAI-THE TRADITIONAL DRESS OF VIETNAMESE WOMEN

Vietnamese schoolgirls in senior high schools wear the white ao dai as school uniform. The white color of the ao dai they wear symbolizes the purity of school age. On special occasions Vietnamese women wear the ao dai of various designs and material. Women and girls seem look like more graceful and tender in their ao dai.

Many foreign visitors like this traditional clothing of Vietnamese women. Once a visitor, when seeing schoolgirls walking to school, told me “I enjoy watching them”. They look like fairies in a wonderland with their laps of the ao dai fluttering. The ao dai is the pride of Vietnamese women. They know that they wear the unique dress, which is now both traditional and fashionable.

1. The ao dai of various designs and material is often worn………...

2. The white ao dai………….

A. is the pride of Vietnamese women

B. symbolizes the purity of school age

C. is both traditional and fashionable                 

D.makes Vnamesewomen look more graceful and tender.

3. To a visitor, schoolgirls…………….

4. According to the writer, ao dai is the unique dress because………………..

5. The word unique means…………..

1. If you drink more water, you (not/ have) …..……………. any more health problems.

2. Most of the pollution (come)…………………………. from human activities.

3. The kangaroo (become)…………………….... a symbol of Australia since 1773.

4. All the people (have)…………….……. dinner when the typhoon came yesterday.

5. Mr. John (deliver)………….… a speech at 9 a.m next Friday at the National University.

V.Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses:

1.Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years.            (urban)

2.The book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it.                                        (interest)

3.Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting.                                                    (absent)

4.He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ .                           (hope)

5.Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of _____________ recently.             (produce)

6.Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, _______________ Nem.                                (special)

7. There are many cultural………………..…..between his country and mine.            (differ)

8. It is . . . . ………………. . . …………………… to eat much sugar and fat.             (health)

9. These medicines can work well with your . . . …………….………... . . . . .              (ill)

10. There was no . . . . . ……………….. . for his absence from class yesterday.           (explain)

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences:

1.     The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which……..... freedom.

A.    attracts                  B. symbolises              C. decides                   D. understands

2.     The government of New Zealand has done a lot to………. the culture of the Maori.

A.    preserve                B. surround                 C. puzzle                     D. pronounce

3.     An example of a natural disaster is a………

A. rain                         B. sunlight                  C. thunder                   D. tornado

4.     Hundreds of people were made ……… after the flood.

A.    helpless                 B. homeless                C. careless                   D. careful

5.     “No one was killed in the fire”_ “………”

A.    That’s a relief        B. Oh dear                   C. That’s shocking   D. How terrible

6.     My younger brother has never been abroad……...  he joined the army.

A.    since                      B. until                        C. during                      D. while

7.  I’d be over the moon if I …….… a chance to visit the USA.

A. have                        B. will have                             C. had                          D. am having

8.  He will go out tonight, ………. he?

A. won’t                      B. does                                     C. isn’t                       D. will

9. It’s possible the…............. will be sunny tomorrow.

A. rainbow                  B. climate                    C. weather                 D. earth

10. What are you looking………..? – My pen. I’ve lost it.

A. for                          B.at                              C. of                            D. about

I.Find the word which is pronounced differently from the others.

II. Find the word whose stress partern is differently placed.

. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:

1. Tam …………..go fishing with his brother when he was young.

2. I don’t know what to do this evening. What about …………… to the movies?

3.  I don’t like doing the ……………, especially cleaning the windows.

4.  My mother is very …………..at cooking.

5. She ………… a letter when the telephone rang

6.  I’m afraid this article is …………… date

7.  We avoid …………….. our environment.

8.  He lied so much that when he told the ………………… nobody believed him.

9. Betty is …………………. years old now, but she will be twenty next month

10.  Four times ………………… makes one hundred.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1. Why isn’t the government informing people about this problem?   informed

Why .......................................................................... about this problem by the government?

2. I am interested in why you did it.        is

The only thing ................................................................................................ why you did it.

3. I’m sorry I didn’t look at the hotel room before I booked it.           regret

I ......................................................................................... the hotel room before I booked it.

4. People walked more fifty years ago than they do now.        would

Fifty years ago, ........................................................................................... than they do now.

5. First of all, the director explained the reason for the meeting.        began

The director .................................................................................. the reason for the meeting.

III. Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage (10 points).

a.     As they built bigger and bigger ships, they were able to sail further and further away.

b.     They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller, of course.

c.     They found that as they sailed further away from their home countries, the world became bigger.

d.     Then men began to use ships to explore the world.

e.     Today there are no undiscovered countries left to put on the map, but there are many new worlds to discover out in space.

f.      But 2,300 years ago the Egyptians and the Greek thought that the world was very small and flat that around it was the  ocean.

g.     We often hear people  saying that the world is getting smaller.

h.     So they had to make new maps to show the countries that they found.

i.       And they discovered new countries that they didn’t know about.

j.       What they mean is that with modern means of transport, we can now reach every part of the world very quickly.

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