Fill in the blanks:

1. You are (EXPRESS) _______expressly______ forbidden to use a calculator in this examination.

2. Doris Carter, who is 107 today, puts her (LONG) ___longevity_______ down to having a loving family and seven cups of tea a day.

3. Cigarettes, coffee, alcohol and other (ADD) ____addicitions____ are known to have an adverse influence upon human health.

1. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed

2. A. health B. appear C. ready D. heavy

3. A. tidal B. sight C. mineral D. describe

4. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought

5. A. thunder B. erupt C. trust D. pull  

1. A. information B. informative C. forward D. formal 2. A. shout B. through C. mountain D. household 3. A. teenager B. message C. village D. advantage 4. A. control B. folk C. remote D. documentary 5. A. access B. website C. violent D. internet  

Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations. 

1. What does this notice concern? A. Help for flood victims B. Safety precaution C. Dangerous roads D. Warning about weather 

2. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned? A. Furniture B. Clothing C Food. D. Medicine 

3. In addition to supplies, what is needed? A. Volunteers B. New bridges C. Places to stay D. Teacher 

4. “devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that_________. A. happen suddenly B. are very short C. last for a long time D. cause a lot of damage 

5. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________. A. selling B. buying C. giving D. taking  

Viết câu sau với nghĩa không đổi=)) 1. Could you tell me how to study English? Would you mind ...............................................telling me how to study English.......................................................... ? 2. They built this house more than one hundred...

=> this house was bulit more than one hundred

1. A. shut B. put C. cut D. such 

2. A. the B. there C. think D. this

 3. A. books B. clubs C. hats D. stamps 

4. A. paper B. happy C. passage D. handbag 5. A. flood B. moon C. food D. soon  

It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour. The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum. 26. A. in B. at C. to D. on 27. A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable D. excited 28. A. expectedly B. strangely C. terribly D. comfortably 29. A. size B. number C. deal D. digit 30. A. point B. indicate C. display D. exhibit  

1. A. food B. look C. took D. good

2. A. luggage B. fragile C. general D. bargain

3. A. nourish B. flourish C. courageous D. southern

4. A. naked B. sacred C. needed D. walked 

5. A. walk B. wash C. on D. not 6. A. eight B. freight C. height D. weight

7. A. curriculum B. coincide C. currency D. conception

8. A. divisible B. design C. disease D. excursion

9. A. rather B. sacrifice C. hard D. father

10. A. hair B. stairs C. heir D. aisle

john stills finds the cold weather difficult

John isn't used to being the cold weather

Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) .........one............................. of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ........by.............................. herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ............of.......................... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ................like...................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ................saying...................... that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) ................no...................... idea what he meant. I (7) ........................found.............. out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) .....................about................. her. My sister Alice, (9) .....................who ................. was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) .........................never............. saw him again!