16. There are many ______ power plants in this area.

A. liquid B. land C. hydro D. water

17. Look! The train___________

A. come B. is coming  C. am coming D. are coming

18. Can you be quieter? I ___________to concentrate

A. am trying  B. try C. is trying D. are trying

19. He __________a motorcycle to the centre now.

A. rides B. ride C. is riding  D. are riding

20. We ___________a project of science at present.

A. is doing B. are doing C. do D. does

21. Please don't make so much noise. The baby ___________in the room.

A. sleep B. am sleeping C. is sleeping  D. are sleeping

22. My classmates ___________football in the playground at the moment.

A. am playing B. is playing C. playing D. are playing

23. The festival ___________at 8:30 a.m.

A. starts  B. is starting C. to start D. start

24. It's 10 o'clock now and I___________ a book.

A. are reading B. reads C. am reading  D. is reading

25. Mary ___________to lose weight because she ___________very fat.

A. wants / is  B. wants / is being C. want / are being D. want / be

26. When he ___________in, I___________ in the kitchen.

A. comes / am cooking  B. come / am cooking

C. is coming / am D. comes / are

27. They ___________ research on new battery systems.

A. does B. are doing C. are do D. are

28. What ___________ Kelvin doing? – He ___________ at my desk.

A. do - does B. is - sits C. does - sits D. is – is sitting

29. We___________ a plan to reduce the use of water for the toilet.

A. need B. are need C. are needing D. needs

30. Scientists ___________ a new vaccine against skin cancer.

A. develops B. are develop C. are developing D. developing

31. Renewable energy sources ___________ in usage.

A. increase rapidly B. rapidly increase

C. rapidly are increasing D. are rapidly increasing

32. We ___________ about how much our consumption of energy is.

A. talks B. talking C. are talking D. talked

33. Where ___________? – I ___________ my lessons in the study.

A. are you - am preparing B. you are – am preparing

C. are you - prepares D. you are - prepare

34. On my way home, I ___________ to buy a bottle of fresh water.

A. stop usually B. usually stop       C. am usually stopping D. am stopping usually

35. Why ___________the company ___________ for new sources of drinking water?

A. does - looking B. do - look C. is - looking D. is - looks

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

34. The end of the movie was really sad and some of us cried.

              A                                  B                           C         D

Choose the correct sentence from the given words and phrases.

1. The Twins Day Festival/ held/ the first weekend/ August.

A. The Twins Day Festival held on the first weekend in August.

B. The Twins Day Festival is held on the first weekend in August.

C. The Twins Day Festival is held in the first weekend in August.

D. The Twins Day Festival is held on the first weekend on August.

2. The festival/ celebrated/ Twinsburg, Ohio.

A. The festival celebrated Twinsburg, Ohio.

B. The festival is celebrated at Twinsburg, Ohio.

C. The festival is celebrated in Twinsburg, Ohio.

D. The festival are celebrated in Twinsburg, Ohio.

3. People here /hold /this festival / each year.

A. People here holds this festival each year.

B. People here hold this festival each year.

C. People here is hold this festival each year.

D. People here are hold this festival each year.

4. Thousands of twins / come / different countries.

A. Thousands of twins come different countries.

B. Thousands of twins come from different countries.

C. Thousands of twins are come from different countries.

D. Thousands of twins does come from different countries.

5. They / wear / tradition al costumes/ dance/ together.

A. They wear traditional costumes dance together.

B. They wears traditional costumes and dance together.

C. They wears traditional costumes and dance with together.

D. They wear traditional costumes and dance together.

6. The Twins Day Festival/ the largest gathering/ for/ twins/ the world.

A. The Twins Day Festival is the largest gathering for twins in the world.

B. The Twins Day Festival are the largest gathering for twins in the world.

C. The Twins Day Festival do the largest gathering for twins in the world.

D. The Twins Day Festival does the largest gathering for twins in the world.

7. La Tomatina / unusual festival/ Spain.

A. La Tomatina is unusual festival in Spain.

B. La Tomatina is unusual festival in Spain.

C. La Tomatina is an unusual festival in Spain.

D. La Tomatina is an unusual festival on Spain.

8. This festival/ held/ the last Wednesday/ every August.

A. This festival held on the last Wednesday in every August.

B. This festival is held in the last Wednesday in every August.

C. This festival is held on the last Wednesday of every August.

D. This festival is held in the last Wednesday at every August.

9. People/ throw/ bags of tomatoes/ the crowd.

A. People throw bags of tomatoes the crowd.

B. People throw bags of tomatoes on the crowd.

C. People throws bags of tomatoes at the crowd.

D. People throw bags of tomatoes at the crowd.

10. you I perform/ Dutch folk dances/?

A. Are you perform Dutch folk dances?

B. Does you perform Dutch folk dances?

C. Can you perform Dutch folk dances?

D. Is you perform Dutch folk dances?

. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. A__________ is a round cake traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A. hamburger B. mooncake C. cookie D. sandwich

2. La Tomatina Festival is held in___________.

A. England B. German C. Spain D. Turkey

3. Santa Claus often brings children presents at_________________.

A. Easter B. Christmas C. Tet D. Halloween

4. Diwali is the festival of____________.

A. harvests B. tomatoes C. dances D. lights

5. The Golden_______________ is the symbol of Cannes Film Festival.

A. Palm B. Pigeon C. Coin D. Pig

6. We saw beautiful____________ floats at a parade at the Tulip Festival.

A. tulip B. rose C. daisy D. lily

7. She wore a beautiful traditional__________.

A. firework B. parade C. display D. costume

8. Children love____________ eggs at Easter.

A. cooking B. eating C. painting D. making

9. Most families have a big feast with roast __________on Thanksgiving Day.

A. potatoes B. beef C. turkey D. sheep

10. Everybody wore a_________ at Halloween night, so no one knew who was really at the party.

A. mask B. towel C. dress D. shirt

11. The figure of Santa Claus has a long history in ___________ traditions.

A. Christmas B. Easter C. Thanksgiving D. Halloween

12. The beauty of traditional ao dai and ___________ dances are the highlight of Vietnamese cultural festivals.

A. dragon B. folk C. lion D. modern

13. La Tomatina is___________ in a small town in Spain.

A. holds B. hold C. holding D. held

14. Rio Carnival is famous for samba music and amazing ___________.

A. twins B. gifts C. wheels of cheese D. costumes

15. Cannes ___________ Festival is held in Cannes, France every year.

A. Film B. Music C. Arts D. Drama

16. On Thanksgiving Day, we ___________ and play and talk.

A. have a feast B. perform a lion dance C. carve pumpkins D. throw tomatoes

17. ___________ Egg Hunt is fun holiday activity for kids of all ages.

A. Tulip Festival B. Easter C. Tet Holiday D. New Year

18. The greatest flower event in Vietnam, ___________ is a show to remember.

A. Twins Day Festival B. Rio Carnival

C. Hoi Mua Festival D. Da Lat Flower Festival

19. ___________is the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

A. Easter Bunny B. The Golden Palm C. Moon Cake D. Candy Apple

20. At Tet, celebrations begin with the family___________ dinner in the last evening of a lunar year.

A. dancing B. rolling C. floating D. gathering

Choose the word from the box that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      The world's first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1) ______________ of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2) ______________ popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3) ______________ the story.

Soon the public had (4) ______________ favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5) ______________ , the first film stars appeared. In the 1927, the first "talkie", a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6) ______________ only accept this kind of film.

Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) ______________ produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (8) ______________ people went to see films, but in (9) ______________ years audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (10) ______________ national film industries.

Exercise 14. Read the passage, and write T (True) or F (False) next to the sentences.

      The movie Hidden Figures (2016) not only serves as an item of good entertainment, but is also admirable in depicting the scientific changes in the USA in the 1960s, the social life issues of that era, and differences that existed in the country, especially among African-Americans. The movie centers around the lives of three women: Katherine Johnson, who is recreated by movie star Taraji P. Henson; Mary Jackson, who is played by Janelle Monáe; and finally, Dorothy Vaughan, as the mathematician portrayed by Octavia Spencer. Essentially, all three women of African-American backgrounds play vital roles in society through their contributions while working at NASA towards the successful launch of a spaceship into orbit.

 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.

A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied

2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.

A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited

3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of

4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.

A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary

5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.

A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs

6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.

A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So

7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.

A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character

8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating

9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving

10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.

A. to B. after C. on D. for

11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.

A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite

12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.

A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite

13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.

A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because

14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.

A. but B. despite C. although D. though

15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.

A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however

16.  _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.

A. Despite B. However C. But D. because

17.  ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him

A. Because B. So C. However D. Although

18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.

A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of

19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.

A. despite B. but C. because D. so

20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However

 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.

A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied

2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.

A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited

3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of

4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.

A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary

5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.

A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs

6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.

A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So

7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.

A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character

8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating

9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving

10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.

A. to B. after C. on D. for

11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.

A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite

12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.

A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite

13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.

A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because

14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.

A. but B. despite C. although D. though

15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.

A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however

16.  _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.

A. Despite B. However C. But D. because

17.  ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him

A. Because B. So C. However D. Although

18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.

A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of

19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.

A. despite B. but C. because D. so

20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However

Exe 10. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Who are the (1) __________ drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced (2) __________ are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more (3) __________. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often (4) __________ faster cars with bigger engines. One of the (5) __________ interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When men have (6) __________ friends in the car, their driving become worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, (7) __________, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is (8)__________ dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.

1.  According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident?

A. Young and inexperienced drivers B. Old and inexperienced drivers

C. Young and old female drivers D. Old and inexperienced men

2.  Who have an effect on the drivers?

A. Parents B. Policemen C. Families D. Passengers

3.  When young male drivers have their wife or girlfriend in the car, they drive _______.

A. worse B. slowly C. better D. fast

4.  The word “they” in the last sentence refers to _______.

A. women B. husbands C. boyfriends D. small children

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Drivers have to__________ their seatbelt whenever they drive.

A. put B. tie C. fasten D. put on

2. We should wait for the traffic lights__________ before we cross the street.

A. turn green B. to turn green C. turn yellow D. to turn yellow

3. All of us have to obey__________ strictly.

A. traffic rules B. traffic C. traffic jam D. regular

4. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a__________ when they ride a motorbike.

A. hard hat B. cap C. mask D. helmet

5. He forgot to give a__________ before he turned left and got a ticket.

A. signal B. sign C. light D. hand

6. __________does it take you to get to Ho Chi Minh City by plane? - About 2 hours.

A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How many

7. There__________ a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs.

A. used to be B. used to have C. use to have D. were

8. I__________ marbles when I was young, but now I didn’t.

A. play B. used to play C. have played D. didn’t use to play

9. “__________ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” - “About 50 meters’

A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much

10. We should__________ the street at the zebra crossing.

A. walk B. walk on C. walk through D. walk across

11. John used to go to school __________.

A. with bicycle B. by foot C. in car D. by bus

12. Public __________ in my town is good and cheap.

A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel

13. _______ is not very far from here to the city center.

A. That B. This C. It D. There

14. When there is a traffic jam, it__________ me a very long time to go home.

A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends

15. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school__________ her school is very far from her house.

A. but B. though C. because D. or

16. Yesterday Hoa and Lan__________ round West Lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycle B. cycles C. cycling D. cycled

17. Minh used to__________ his homework late in the evening.

A. does B. do C. doing D. did

18. If people __________ the rules, there are no more accidents.

A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember

19. You should__________ right and left when you go across the roads.

A. see B. look C. be D. take

20. Hurry up or we can’t__________ the last bus home.

A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch