IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.
Another strong earthquake shook Bac Tra My District in Quang Nam Province at 1.34 p.m on Thursday, September 27th, 2012. Over 200 houses faced cracks (1) ______ the quake. Financial aid (2) ______ provided to families whose houses faced cracks. (3) ______ the earthquake was strong, it was still milder than the 4.1 magnitude quake on September 23rd. 
On Thursday, a delegation from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control was sent (4) ______ survey the earthquake belt in Bac Tra My District. The delegation (5) ______ houses and schools in the area affected by the quakes, inspected the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant and met with authorities in Bac Tra My District.
Frequently recurring earthquakes spread panic among people in Bac Tra My District, many of (6) ______ are from ethnic minority groups living in resettlement areas around Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant. Several households abandoned (7) ______ homes and set up temporary camps elsewhere in fear.
A press conference was (8) ______ on September 28th at the People’s Committee office in Quang Nam Province to reassure the (9) ______ on the safety of the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant.
The district authorities have now organized three courses to raise awareness and knowledge of (10) ______ best to cope with earthquakes.

VIII. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Underline and correct it.  

1. It has been suggested that he saves money for his study tour abroad. --> _____________________

2. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal. -->  _____________________

3. Although she smoked, drank and never took exercise, but she lived to be 100. --> _____________________

4. The receptionist said me that the hotel had been fully booked. ---> _____________________

5. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not make me interested. --> _____________________

VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 

1. Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) extremely ill. 1. _______________

2. The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting. 2. _______________

3. Scarcely she (leave) the office when they arrived. 3. _______________

4. Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything on Saturday. 4. _______________

5. - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone. What happened to it?”

    - “I don’t know. One of the children (eat) it.” 5. _______________

VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. 
1. Earth Hour is a __________________ event organized to raise people’s awareness about the need to take action on climate change. (WORLD)
2. Solar energy, wind power and water power are __________________ sources of energy. (ALTERNATE)
3. The Internet is used for many purposes: education, communication, entertainment and ____________________. (COMMERCIAL)
4. In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but __________________. (NECESSARY)
5. Some designers have modernized the Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, by printing lines of _________________ on them. (POETIC)

V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. I asked him to put ________ the lights if he was the last to leave the room.

2. The village has changed a lot thanks ________ the knowledge the children brought home.

3. The boys got ________ the garden by climbing ________ the fence.

4. I turned ________ the job because it was badly paid.

5. My grandparents live ________ 34 Hai Ba Trung Road, in a flat ________ the top floor.

6. What do you buy these eggs ________?

7. Look after the baby while I am ________.

8. She wanted to know what aspect ________ learning English I found most difficult.