Đề: cảm nhận vẻ đẹp của các nữ thanh niên xung phong trong đoạn trích sau đây:
Chị Thao vấp ngã, tôi đỡ chị. Nhưng chị vùng ra, mở mắt to, mờ trắng đi như không còn sự sống. Sao vậy? Tôi không hiểu, Chị kéo luôn tay tôi, sà xuống  mô đất. Vâng, một mô đất nhỏ, hơi dài, phủ đầy thuốc bom màu xám.
- Nho, bị thương ở chỗ nào? Bị ở đâu, em?
  Chị nghẹn ngào, không nước mắt. Tôi moi đất, bế Nho đặt lên đùi mình. Máu túa ra từ cánh tay Nho, túa ra, ngấm vào đất. Nó không giống cái que kem trắng của tôi khi nãy nữa. Da xanh đi, mắt nhắm nghiền, quần áo đầy bụi. Qủa bom tung lên và nổ trên không. Hầm nó nấp bị sập.
  Thế đấy!
  Tôi rửa cho Nho bằng nước đun sôi trên bếp than. Bông băng trắng. Vết thương không sâu lắm, vào phầm mềm. Nhưng vì bom nổ gần, Nho bị choáng. Tôi tiêm cho Nho. Nho lim dim mắt, dễ chịu, có lẽ không đau lắm. Chị Thao luẩn quẩn bên ngoài, lúng túng như chẳng biết làm gì mà lại rất cần được làm việc. Chị ấy sợ máu.
- Gọi điện về đơn vị nhé!
  Chị Thao lại gần khi Nho đã nằm tinh tươm, sạch sẽ trên chiếc giường ghép bằng những thanh gỗ to.
- Không chết đâu. Đơn vị đang làm đường kia mà. Việc gì phải khiến cho nhiều người lo lắng. Ơ, cái bà này! Sao bà cứ cuống quýt lên vậy?
- Thường thế, người ngoài cảm tấy đau đớn hơn người bị thương mà.
  Chị Thao quay mặt ra của hang, lại uống nước tron bi đông. Nho gác một cánh tay lên mặt. Nó cũng biết bây giờ không nên uống nước. Tôi pha sữa cho nó tỏng cái ca sắt.
- Cho nhiều đường vào. Pha đặc! – Chị Thao bảo
  Uống sữa xong. Nho ngủ. Máy bay trinh sát vẫn nạo vét sự yên lặng của núi rừng. Chị Thao dựa vào tường, hai tay quảng sau gáy, không nhìn tôi,
- Hát đi, Phương Định, mày thích bài gì nhất, hát đi!
  Tôi thích nhiều bài. Những bài hành khúc bộ đội hay hát trên những ngả đường mặt trận. Tôi thích dân ca quan họ mềm mại, dịu dàng. Thích Ca-chiu-sa của Hồng quân Liên Xô. Thích ngồi bó gối mơ màng: “Về đây khi mái tóc còn xanh xanh…”. Đó là dân ca Ý trữ tình giàu có, phải lấy giọng thật trầm. Thích nhiều. Nhưng tôi không muốn hát lúc này. Tôi đâm cáu với chị Thao, mặc dù, tôi hiểu, những tình cảm gì đang quay cuồng trong chị, Chị cứ đưa mắt nhìn Nho, lấy tay sửa cái cổ áo, cái ve áo và tóc nó. Chị không khóc đó thôi, chị không ưa cả nước mắt. Nước mắt đứa nào chảy trong khi cần cái cứng cỏi của nhau này là bị xem như bằng chứng của một sự tự nhục mạ. ( Những ngôi sao xa xôi- Lê Minh Khuê)

UNIT 9 NATURAL DISASTERS
TEST 4
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. abrupt B. appliance C. delta D. behavior
2. A. behave B. border C. destroy D. erupt
3. A. disaster B. drill C. fixture D. flashlight
4. A. storm B. tornado C. volcano D. border
5. A. extensive B. highlands C. Celsius D. trust
II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from those of the others.
1. A. battery B. bureau C. carriage D. destroy
2. A. erupt B. cyclone C. delta D. Celsius
3. A. expect B. parade C. volume D. prevent
4. A. destruction B. didaster C. eruption D. hurricane
5. A. extensive B. thunderstorm C. prediction D. pacific
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
1. Many people were injured when the building _________ .
A. collapsed. B. destroyed C. struck D. erupted
2. No ships are sailing today because of the high _________.
A. volcano B. earthquake C. winds D. snowstorm
3. The _______ of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. prediction B. eruption C. cyclone D. shift
4. The church caught fire when it was struck by _________ .
A. hurricane B. lightning C. thunder D. battery
5. A large number of fishermen ________ when the storm struck.
A. killed B. was killed C. are killed D. were killed
6. The number of people killed in the tsunami last year _______ more than 200,000.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
7. I always watch the weather forecast on TV to see what tomorrow’s weather _______ .
A. likes B. would like C. is like D. will be like
8. It’s over six months since the tidal wave _______ Phuket, Thailand.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. destroys D. has destroyed
9. Bill Gates, _______ is known as the king of computer programmes, is famous for his charitable work.
A. that he B, that C. who D. who he
10. Elephants, ________ come from Africa, can live until they’re seventy.
A. they which B. that C. which D. they
11. Ho Chi Minh City, ________ I live, lies on the River Sai Gon.
A. which in B. which C. in where D. where
12. They never forget their trip to Hue, _____ was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty.
A. which B. where C. in which D. that
13. This product will be available at this market ______ September and December.
A. on B. from C. for D. between
14. The 1991 volcanic eruption in the Philippines was ___in the world in more than 50 years.
A. the largest B. largest C. larger D. large
15. There buckets must be filled _______ water for future use.
A. of B. into C. with D. on
16. Hue, ______ was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1993, attracts thousands of tourists every year.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
17. Hue, ______ he spent his childhood, is well known for beauty spots.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
18. Hue is the city _______ attracted a lot of tourists to the 2000 Hue Festival.
A. in which B. that C. where D. whom
19. The woman _______ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine.
A. who B. where C. whom D. which 

UNIT 9 NATURAL DISASTERS
TEST 5
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. battery B. can C. park D. collapse
2. A. Celsius B. expect C. extensive D. funnel
3. A. fixture B. hurricane C. lift D. strike
4. A. border B. cyclone C. destroy D. forecast
5. A. laugh B. highlands C. flashlight D. although
II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from those of the others.
1. A. damage B. earthquake C. expect D. flashlight
2. A. fixture B. typhoon C. forecast D. cyclone
3. A. funnel B. freedom C. install D. junkyard
4. A. disastrous B. volcanic C. tornado D. separate
5. A. linguitics B. decorate C. battery D. dynamite
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Charlie said, "I`, thinking of going to live in Canada".
A. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
B. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
C. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
D. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
2. Charlie said, "My father is in hospital".
A. Charlie said that my father is in hospital.
B. Charlie said that his father was in hospital.
C. Charlie said that his father is in hospital.
D. Charlie said that my father was in hospital.
3. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
A. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
B. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
C. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
D. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
4. Charlie said, "I haven`t seen Bill for a while".
A. He said that he hadn`t seen Bill for a while.
B. He said that I haven`t seen Bill for a while.
C. He said that he hasn`t seen Bill for a while.
D. He said that I hadn`t seen Bill for a while.
5. Charlie said, "I`ve been playing tennis a lot recently"
A. Charlie said that I`ve been playing tennis recently.
B. Charlie said that he had been playing tennis recently.
C. Charlie said that he had bee playing tennis recetly.
D. Charlie said that I had been playing tennis recently
6. The land and the people______ I have met are nice.
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
7. Did you ever find out______ penetrated in your house last month?
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
8. The year______ the first man traveled in space will never be forgotten.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
9. I cannot tell you all______ I heard.
A. Which B. that C. as D. because
10. I can answer the question______ you day is very difficult.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
11. We saw the girl______ you say is beautiful.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
12. This is the place______ the battle took place ten years ago.
A. which B. in where C. where D. from where
13. Sunday is the day______ which we usually go fishing.
A. during B. at C. in D. on
14. The person______ you want to see is not her.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
15. This is the last time______ I speak to you
A. of which B. that C. who D. whose
16. He talked about the books and the authors______ interested him