III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1.      Would you mind if I ask you a private question?

                    A           B                 C          D

      2. When we are on holiday, we used to go to the beach every day.

                     A         B                              C                           D

     3. He said that they will have to set off soon after midnight.

                     A            B             C                D

4. We wish we can consult an expert on how to solve this problem.

                          A              B                               C               D

      5. He works much more hard for his exams than he does for his normal school work.

              A                     B                                          C                  D

      6. The doctor suggested that he should drink more water, and took a lot of rest.

                             A                     B                      C                  D

7. I used to listen to music during I was riding my bicycle to school.

                        A                 B                          C                    D

      8. When he lived in Japan, he didn’t used to eat food with forks, but with chopsticks.

          A                 B                          C                                                D

     9. None of them had any idea about how make a raft with only a few bamboo canes.

              A                 B                               C                              D

10. He suggested to go to Phong Nha Cave since it’s a famous natural wonder of Viet Nam.

                                      A                                    B        C                                 D

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below.

           Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.

          In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

     Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA.

1.Where was Bill Gates born ?

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2.Was Bill Gates the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA at the age of 34 ?

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3.When was Gates accepted at Harvard University ?

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4.Why did Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft in 1975 ?

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I.Read and complete the text with the words in the box.

Living in a city has a (1) _______of drawbacks. Firstly, there is the problem of traffic jams and traffic accidents. The increase (2) _______ population and the increasing number of vehicles have caused many (3) _______ to happen everyday. Secondly, air (4) _______ negatively affects people’s health, and is also has a bad influence on the environment. More and more city suffer from coughing or breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at  (5) _______. Noise pollution comes froms the traffic and from constructions sites. Buildings are always being knocked (6) _______ and rebuilt.

I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. bamboo                              B. took                       C.  afternoon                          D. soon

2.A. waste                                  B.  save                     C.  take                                D. crack                   

3. A. much                                 B.  bury                      C.   come                               D. fun

4. A. reach                                 B.   seat                       C.  weather                           D.  between

5.A.concentration                  B.   question                C.   attraction                        D. emotion

6.A.  exist                                 B.   exchange             C.  extreme                           D.  expect

7.A.  tolerant                             B.   backdrop            C.  remote                              D.  dogsled

8.A.  behavior                           B.   habit                    C.  tramway                           D.  cashew

II.Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

1.A.  encourage        B.   volunteer            C.   overcome           D. understand

2.A.  informed          B.   worried               C.   relaxed                D.depressed

3.A.  envious             B.   astonished          C.   suburban             D.defensive

4.A.  household        B.   tunnel                  C.   igloo                    D.respect

Nêu những biểu hiện của người năng động sáng tạo?

1) Giải phương trình (2đ)

a) \(\dfrac{x-1}{x-2}-\dfrac{1}{x+2}=\dfrac{x^2-4}{x^2-4}\)                            b) | 3x+2 | = x-1

c) 5x ( x+1 ) - 15 ( x+1 ) = 0                              d) 6x + 5 = 7x - 3

TOPICS : ( a para of about 90 - 100 words )

1) The importance of communication and modern ways to communicate today

2) The importance of science and technology

3) An other planet

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