I.       Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.

Today Levi Strauss and Company makes jeans in large factories. Other company all over the world also makes jeans. Usually one worker makes just one part of the pair of pants. Someone makes the front of the leg, and someone else makes the back. Another person puts in the zipper.

Why are jeans popular? In the United States, they are the only kind of traditional clothes. In other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are a sign of youth and independence. Everybody wears jeans because everybody wants to be modern, young, and independent.

19.  Usually one worker makes all parts of the pair of jeans.

20.  The United States has many different kinds of traditional clothes.

21.  People wear jeans because they want to look modern, young, and independent.

22.  Today, only Levi and Company makes jeans in the world.

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

CANADA

Canada is the largest (11) _____ in the world. Its population is not very large, however. About 25 million people live in Canada - less than half the population of Britain or France and only one thirtieth of the population of India. Canada is in North America and its (12) _____ is Ottawa. It is a rich country with a lot of natural resources. In southern Canada the land is very good (13) _____ farming and Canada exports a lot of wheat. In the north there are magnificent forests. In the west (14) _____ some very high mountains called the Rockies. Canada also has many minerals such as petroleum, gas, copper and zinc. Canada (15) _____ first settled by French pioneers. In the eighteenth century there were wars between Britain (16) _____ French, and Canada came under British rule. Since 1931 Canada (17) _____ an independent member of the British Commonwealth. English and French are both official (18) _____ in Canada.

11. a. town                          b. city                                c. village                            d. country

12. a. city                            b. town                              c. capital                            d. area

13. a. for                             b. in                                   c. at                                   d. with

14. a. it is                            b. there are                        c. they are                          d. there is

15. a. has                             b. was                                c. is                                    d. had

16. a. with                           b. from                              c. and                                d. or

17. a. is                               b. was                                c. would be                        d. has been

18. a. talks                          b. speeches                        c. languages                       d. words

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.      Nowadays, the ao dai is normally worn only on special _____.

a. traditional                 b. material                         c. tradition                         d. symbol

2.      Singers and movie stars always want to look _____ when they appear in public.

a. fashionable                b. colorful                          c. worldwide                     d. occasional

3.      Most of Vietnam’s ethnic _____ live in the highlands.

a. inspirations                b. minorities                      c. sailors                            d. situations

4.      There are three _____ - the grandparents, the parents, and their children - living in the same house.

a. groups                       b. styles                             c. generations                    d. designers

5.      The ao dai is a _____ dress. No other dress is similar to it.

a. unique                       b. same                              c. difference                      d. like

6.      Jeans have never been out _____ fashion.

a. in                               b. from                              c. for                                  d. of

7.      “Hello! I’m glad to meet you.” “_____”

a. Yes, I am.                  b. Thanks. Bye.                 c. Pleased to meet you.     d. That’s right.

8.      Vietnamese women often wear the ao dai, especially _____ special occasions.

a. on                              b. at                                   c. in                                   d. by

9.      Modern designers have added many patterns to the ao dai, _____ flowers, scenery, and birds.

a. like as                        b. such as                           c. so as                               d. as such

10.  The first jeans _____ completely from cotton.

a. are making                b. were making                  c. have made                     d. were made

I.       Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1.      I prefer wearing the ao dai _____ wearing modern clothing.

2.      We are proud _____ being students _____ our school.

3.      Wearing casual clothes gives students freedom _____ choice.

4.      “Shall we go _____ a picnic this weekend?” “It depends _____ the weather.”

5.      Vietnamese women usually wear the ao dai, especially _____ special occasions.

6.      Modern patterns have been added _____ the ao dai to make it more fashionable.

I.       Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.

1.      “I met my old teacher yesterday,” said Nam.

Nam                                                                                                                                       

2.      This problem seems difficult for me.

I wish                                                                                                                                     

3.      They have painted the wall pink.

The wall                                                                                                                                 

4.      If you fail the final exam, you won’t be able to graduate.

Unless                                                                                                                                    

5.      It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish                                                                                                                                     

6.      We have just bought our daughter a motorbike.

Our daughter                                                                                                                          

7.      People say that the soil here is very rich.

The soil                                                                                                                                  

8.      Those students started to learn Japanese in 2005.

Those students have                                                                                                               

9.      My father stopped smoking two years ago.

My father hasn’t                                                                                                                    

10.  “I love wearing jeans,” Lan said.

Lan said                                                                                                                                 

11.  “Are you fond of wearing uniforms?” said the teacher to me.

The teacher                                                                                                                            

I.       Use the correct form of the word to complete the following sentences.

1.      I like to see the sports program every weekend. That’s my ____________. (favor)

2.      The landscape of the mountains is a great source of ____________ to the poets. (inspire)

3.      Our school uniform is ____________ from theirs. (differ)

4.      Watching TV is one of the ____________ forms of entertainments. (cheap)

5.      Do you ____________ meet each other after leaving school? (occasion)

I.       Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

41. This sweater must be washed in warm water.

      a. You must wash this sweater in warm water.     

      b. Wash this sweater in warm water, please.

      c. Warm water has to be washed in this sweater.  

      d. We had to wash this sweater in warm water.

42. I have never seen this style of jeans before.

      a. It’s this style of jeans that I have never seen.

      b. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen this style of jeans.

      c. It’s the new chance that I saw this style of jeans.

      d. It’s the fact that I have ever seen this style of jeans.

43. The secretary wrote the report in half an hour.

      a. It took the secretary half an hour to write the report.

      b. It took half an hour for the secretary to write the report.

      c. It took the secretary half an hour writing the report.

      d. It took the secretary half an hour wrote the report.

44. Farmer Lum was planting some flowers when we came.

      a. Some flowers were planted by Farmer Lum when we came.

      b. Some flowers were being planted when we came by Farmer Lum.

      c. Some flowers were being planted by Farmer Lum when we came.

      d. Some flowers were being planted by Farmer Lum when we were come.

45. How long have you worked as a designer?

      a. When have you worked as a designer?             

      b. When did you start working as a designer?

      c. When did you design your work?                     

      d. When did you begin working for a designer?

I.       Choose the item among a, b, c or d that best answers the question about the passage.

These days, most people in Britain and the United States do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.

Many British people don't think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.

 But in Britain, as well as the United States, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.

 In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles.

 It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the United States because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You'll feel more relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else.

36. Many British people wear freely when they _____.

      a. attend meetings                                                   b. attend lectures              

      c. spend their spare time                                         d. meet their friends

37. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?

      a. Lawyers                    b. Doctors                         c. Drivers                           d. Secretaries

38. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend wears _____.

      a. pretty clothes            b. informal clothes            c. formal clothes               d. dirty clothes

39. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear _____.

      a. strange clothes          b. as the people there do   c. your native clothes        d. pretty clothes

40. What do you think the passage is mainly about?

      a. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.

      b. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and the US.

      c. When we should wear in a formal way.

      d. Where we should wear in a formal way.

I.          Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like colorful (26) _____ because they want everyone to (27) _____ at them and they want to be the center of attention. (28) _____ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not want people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (29) _____ the clothes of the 19^th century. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 19^th century, all women (30) _____ blouses with long skirts. But today, (31) _____ do not always wear blouses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between the 19^th century (32) _____ today is cloth. In the 19^th century, clothes (33) _____ made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from (34) _____, wool, silk or line. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made (35) _____ nylon, rayon or polyester.

26. a. clothes                       b. suits                               c. shirts                              d. trousers

27. a. see                             b. watch                            c. look                               d. laugh

28. a. Some                         b. Few                               c. The                                d. Other

29. a. of                              b. from                              c. with                               d. on

30. a. wear                          b. worn                              c. wearing                          d. wore

31. a. children                     b. women                          c. men                                d. students

32. a. and                            b. but                                 c. from                               d. with

33. a. are                             b. were                              c. will be                           d. have been

34. a. plastic                        b. metal                             c. cotton                            d. wood

35. a. by          b. with c. in     d. from