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Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below.. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below.. Choose the

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below

6. They moved to the big city _well-paying jobs

A in order to get B for getting C in order not to get D so that getting

7. _is a type of bed used for carrying the sick or injured people

8. I think I _home across the park

9. She _tight to the handrail

10.I forgot thanking them helping me

11.She covered her knees _a handkerchief

12.The farmers look for other work _get more money for their family

13.She has been _for days after the accident

14.Scale is an instrument for showing _people or things are

15.I tried to cheer him _, but he just kept staring out the window

16.I put the heater on _the plants warm

17.Why not come over at the weekend? The children seeing you again

18.That bag looks heavy I _you with it

19.Calm _and tell me what happened

20.Sam was trying hard _

A not to laugh B to not laugh C not laughing D to not laughing

21.You _forget what I told you It’s very important

22.Cool the burns immediately so as to _tissue damage

23. _is a long stick that someone put under their arm to help them walk when they have hurt theirleg

24.These medicines can _your headache

25.Don’t overheat the victim with blankets or coat

Choose the underlined part that needs correction

26.He is going to get to work earlier in order impress the boss

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Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an (31) _ A woman was knocked down when shecrossed the street at a zebra crossing Many people stopped (32) _ their help A police man arrived and asked ayoung man to telephone for an (33) _ While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to(34) _the bleeding They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it and held it tightly.They tried to talk to her in order to keep her (35) _ After about three minutes, the ambulance arrived and thewoman was taken to the hospital

Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below

I’m in the hospital! I’ve broken my leg! But don’t worry I’ll be all right I’ve been here since last Sunday I had

an accident at a football match I tried to kick the ball but I kicked the goal post! The pain was quite bad, so Dadbrought me to the hospital the same day I had a small operation three days ago The nurses and doctors have beenreally nice, but the food’s disgusting I prefer Mum’s cooking!

goal post (n) cột khung thành /operation (n) ca phẫu thuật

36.Where is the writer?

A He’s going on a vacation B He’s at home

37.What has happened to him?

C He has had an accident D b & c are correct

38.He felt _pain

39.What does the word ‘disgusting’ in line 4 mean?

40.Which of the following is NOT true?

A The writer has broken his leg because he kicked the goal post

B He was brought to the hospital last Sunday

C He doesn’t like the nurses and the doctors there

D He had a small operation and he will be all right

-THE

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END -ANSWER KEYS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below

6. They moved to the big city _well-paying jobs

A in order to get B for getting C in order not to get D so that getting

7. _is a type of bed used for carrying the sick or injured people

8. I think I _home across the park

9. She _tight to the handrail

10.I forgot thanking them _helping me

11.She covered her knees _a handkerchief

12.The farmers look for other work _get more money for their family

13.She has been _for days after the accident

14.Scale is an instrument for showing _people or things are

15.I tried to cheer him _, but he just kept staring out the window

16.I put the heater on _the plants warm

17.Why not come over at the weekend? The children _seeing you again

18.That bag looks heavy I _you with it

19.Calm _and tell me what happened

20.Sam was trying hard _

A not to laugh B to not laugh C not laughing D to not laughing

21.You _forget what I told you It’s very important

22.Cool the burns immediately so as to _tissue damage

23. _is a long stick that someone put under their arm to help them walk when they have hurt theirleg

24.These medicines can _your headache

25.Don’t overheat the victim with blankets or coat

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C hurt someone D destroy someone

Choose the underlined part that needs correction

26.He is going to get to work earlier in order impress the boss [in order to]

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an (31) _ A woman was knocked down when shecrossed the street at a zebra crossing Many people stopped (32) _ their help A police man arrived and asked ayoung man to telephone for an (33) _ While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to(34) _the bleeding They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it and held it tightly.They tried to talk to her in order to keep her (35) _ After about three minutes, the ambulance arrived and thewoman was taken to the hospital

Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below

I’m in the hospital! I’ve broken my leg! But don’t worry I’ll be all right I’ve been here since last Sunday I had

an accident at a football match I tried to kick the ball but I kicked the goal post! The pain was quite bad, so Dadbrought me to the hospital the same day I had a small operation three days ago The nurses and doctors have beenreally nice, but the food’s disgusting I prefer Mum’s cooking!

goal post (n) cột khung thành /operation (n) ca phẫu thuật

36.Where is the writer?

A He’s going on a vacation B He’s at home

37.What has happened to him?

C He has had an accident D b & c are correct

38.He felt _pain

39.What does the word ‘disgusting’ in line 4 mean?

40.Which of the following is NOT true?

A The writer has broken his leg because he kicked the goal post

B He was brought to the hospital last Sunday

C He doesn’t like the nurses and the doctors there

D He had a small operation and he will be all right

I Choose one of word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1 A Christmas B character C school D church

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2 A traveled B surprised C worked D climbed

3 A tour B pour C your D course

4 A towel B down C window D flower

5 A cook B food C too D pool

II Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1 His handwriting is terrible It’s not easy at all … what he writes

A to see B to read C reading D seeing

2 The city is ……….on the shore of Lake Michigan

A visited B lied C laying D located

3 Kim Tan town is……… busier

A becoming B doing C making D having

4 The Smiths never go out in the evening, ……….?

A do they B don’t they C doesn’t he D does he

5 Ba is strong enough……… his father with the work on the farm

A helping B help C helps D to help

6 Last week my child ……… to the biggest zoo in town by my wife

A took B were taken C went D has gone

7 I tried my ………not to laugh, but I couldn’t

A good B well C best D better

8 Are you proud……….your country and its tradition ?

9 I want to ask my parents some money

A from B for C with D about

10 You are very different your brother

A to B for C with D from

11 I am better English than Nam

A than B with C at D for

12 He seldom goes fishing, ?

A doesn't he B is he C does he D isn't he

13 Heavy rains …….the plane for several hours

A stopped B prevented C delayed D kept

14 You must go to school ……the ages of 5 and 16 it is compulsory

A from B over C during D between

15 Sorry to keep you…………

A wait B waiting C to wait D waited

III Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1 I‘ve decided (stop) ……… smoking

2 I (visit) Singapore two years ago

3 Look at those black clouds It (rain)

4 We are tired of (work)……… for low salary

5 This is the second time you (break)……a cup

6 (you/do) ……… the homework yet?

7 Mai is in her room She (play) the guitar

8 The teacher said that we should ( not make ) ……… noise in class

9 Water …………( cover) most of the Earth’s surface

10 The gate ……… ( lock) at 6.30 p.m everyday

IV Read the passage and answer the questions.

It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England The lesson was about the seasons

of the year “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher,

“They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter In spring, it is warm and every thing begins to grow Insummer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens In autumn, there are many vegetables and

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much fruit Everybody likes to eat fruit In winter, It is cold and it often rains Sometimes there is snow on the ground.”

Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he said “Now listen to me Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?”

“Yes, sir,” answered Tom “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.”

1 Where did the lesson take place?

………

2 What was the lesson about? ………

3 What did the teacher ask Tom to do? ………

4 What did the teacher asked the class to do? ………

5 Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”? ………

V Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences 1 Their children have quite ………characters DIFFERENCE 2 My brother bought a new………… rod yesterday FISH 3 Mr Jane runs his business very ………… SUCCESS 4.I like the city life because there are many kinds of ……… ENTERTAIN 5 The scouts do the……… work VOLUNTEER 6 Is there anything……… on TV tonight? INTEREST 7 What is the correct……… of this word? PRONOUNCE 8 My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ORPHAN 9 Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more………… COMFORT 10 In electronics, we learn to repair appliances HOUSE VI There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find out and correct it. 1 He has waited there for a quarter past six (1)………

2 Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail (2)………

3 They do their best to keeping the family happy (3)………

4 The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa (4)………

5 Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside (5)………

VII Fill in the blank with one suitable word.

Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London (1) ………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………a dancer and a singer Neither of them (3) ………successful so the family (4) ……… very little money The first time he himself earned (5) ……… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………the theatre

When he (7) ……… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America

On one such tour, (8) ……… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……… film director

He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……… of 88 There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing

VIII Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.

1 It’s 2.5 km…………my school……… the movie theater

2 I live ……… Xuan Dieu street……….my grandparents

3 She is talking…………her students in the school yard

4 My new house is different……….my old house

5 My father is a farmer He works……… a farm

6 Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there

7 I’m always busy I must work ……… early morning until night

8 Mr Minh is a journalist He writes ……… Tuoi Tre newspaper

9 This apartment is suitable………….my family

10 I often help my parents ………….the housework after school

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IX Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same

1 She eats more chocolate than I

1 D 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 A

Question II : ( 3,75 marks )

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1 B 2 D 3 A 4 A 5 D

6 B 7 C 8 C 9 B 10 D

11 C 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 B

Question III : ( 2,5 marks )

1 to stop 2 visited 3 is going to rain 4 working 5 have broken

6 Have you done 7 is playing 8 not make 9 covers 10 is locked

Question IV : ( 1,25 marks )

1 The lesson took place in a small school in England

2 The lesson was about the seasons of the year

3 The teacher asked Tom to stop talking

4 The teacher asked the class to listen to him

5 Yes ,he did

Question VII : ( 2,5 marks )

1 His 2 as 3 was 4 had 5 money

6 in 7 was 8 he 9 and 10 age

Question VIII: ( 2,5 marks )

1 I don’t eat as much chocolate as she does

2.Vinh is always forgetting his homework

3.It’s very important to keep the inviroment clean

4.Lan did the homework herself

5.I haven’t spoken to her for three years

6.Tam used to type fast

7.When did you use the car?

8.We have lived here for 15 years

9.How about meeting inside the center,at the cafe corner

10 Nam is strong enought to do heavy work

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I- Choose the word which has underlined letters pronounced differently from that of the rest :

6/ divided wanted translated walked

II- Fill in the blank with the best word in parentheses :

1/ I'm not interested any of his stories (by, at, in, with)

2/ The boys are tired having to wash the dishes ev'ry night (with, by, of, in)

3/ The girl, father is a chief at a famous restaurant, can not cook ( who, whom, whose, that)

4/ Smoke and waste chemicals from vehicles and factories the air and water (polluted,

refresh, clean, wash)

5/ Mary learns Mathematics than Peter does.( well, badly, best, better)

6/ It's very kind ……… you to help the poor(for, with, by, of)

7/ Fruits are very useful ……… our health.(for, with, in, to)

8/ The river is deep ………for ships to sail up to the port of Hai phong (too, as, enough, necessary)

III- Put the verbs in parentheses into their correct form :

1/ I don't think we (meet) each other before

2/ Nothing (do) since I moved here

3/ Like humans, zoo animals must (have) a dentist (fill) their teeth

4/ At last you're here I (wait) for you for more than half an hour

5/ If I (be) the President, I (change) a lot of things

6/ He wishes he (come) back to his mother land now

7/ These books (write) (read) by every one It should be shown in the library

8/You looked very busy when I saw you last night What you (do) ?

IV- Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same :

1/ Thank you for helping me

- It was kind

2/ Robert is a playwright as well as an actor

- Robert is not only

3/ The last time I saw Linda was at Jimmy's birthday party

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8/ They're watching my father's new car

- My father's new car

TEST 1

I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage (20 points )

Linda is from England, but she (1-live ) _in the United States She (2-work) _for a women’s magazine She (3-start ) _writing articles many years ago She (4-write )

many articles As a journalist, she (5-visit ) _nearly every city in the world Recently, she (6-be )

_to a number of countries in Africa Now she (7-be ) on holiday in Italy She (8-go )

there three days ago She (9-say ) _she (10-return ) to the United States next week

II Write the correct form of words in capitals (10 points )

1, Gases from factories are extremely HARM

2, We’ve decided to interview only ten for the job APPLY

3, The water is You can’t drink it POLLUTE

4, Boys and girls may behave in this situation DIFFER

5, He was the greatest _of the time SCIENCE

III, Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same (10 points

1, They are painting the living room at the moment

- The living room………

2, John drives more carefully than his brother does

- John’s brother ………

3, Learning English is not easy

- It is………

4, They were such difficult questions that we couldn’t answer all of them

- The questions were so………

5, I don’t know her phone number, so I can’t call her

- If I………

IV, Complete the following sentences, using a word or a phrase (10 points )

1, If you don’t work hard , you ……… the exam

2, Marie Curie , ………father was a Polish, was a French physicist

3, World population will continue to rise………we try to reduce it

4, The girl……….in front of the school gate is our new classmate

5, Even……… tired, Mrs Hoa helped me with my homework

V, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (20 points )

1, I haven’t had any news of Hoa……… 2003

2, The house is……….small for us to live in

3, Do you mind………on your own?

4, This is the factory……… my father used to work

5, You must leave now………you will be late for school

6, All of us were………that he was successful in the final exam

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7, Radium was ……….by Marie Curie.

8, I don’t think that film is………

9, She was born……… June 28th , 1976

10, The man ………you met on Main street yesterday is your new teacher

VI, Fill a suitable preposition in each blank to complete the following passage (20 points )

Mark Twain is a famous America writer His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was hispen name He was born in a small town (1) _the Missouri (2) the USA The boy had many friends (3) school and when he became a writer, he described them (4) his stories Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (5) _

the age of twenty he found work (6) a river boat After some time he left the boat and went to live (7) _California Here he began to write short stories (8) _the name(9)

Mark Twain He sent them (10) _newspapers The readers loved his stories very much

VII, Read the following passage carefully Use the suggested words to make questions, then answer them ( 10 points )

There are about 5,000 living languages in the world today, but only about six of them are major languages ofthe world Two-thirds of the world’s population speak those languages More than 350 million people speak English

as their first language Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the onlylanguage with more speakers than English This is because of the huge population of China It is true that English isthe most widespread language os Earth It is the language of business, technology, sports and aviation

Questions :

1, How many / living languages / there / world / today ?

………

……….2, How many / there / speak / English / first language ?

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TEST 2

I, Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets ( 20 points )

1, If I (be)………a bird, I (not want )……… to live in a cage

2, Laura wishes that she (not live )……….in a small flat

3, I can’t go out now because it (rain )………and I (not have)………a raincoat

4, She (say)…………she’d phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone)………….yet

5, If he (read )……….in bad light, he ( ruin )……….his eyes

6, He had a bad fall while he ( repair )………his roof

II, Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word ( 20 points )

In the United States of America the national (1)………is also English Four hundred years ago (2)

………some English people sailed to North America to live there, and (3)………brought the new language

to this new (4)……… Now in the United States of America people (5)………

American English Most of the words are the (6)………in American and in British English, but Americanpeople say some English words not like people (7)………in England

Canada is to the North of the United States of America It is (8)……… than the United States In Canadamany people speak English (9)………they also came from England many years ago But in some parts ofCanada, they speak (10)……… People living in these parts came from France

III, Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals (15 points)

3, For some people UFOs only exist in films for ……… ENTERTAIN

4, The gas from the chemical factory is extremely……… HARM

IV, Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence ( 10 points )

1, If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it

2, Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors

3, A new department store was building in our town last month

4, They used to having big parties when they lived in the city

5, Although my sister was tired, but she tried to finish her homework

V, Read the passage below and answer each of the questions (15 points )

Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate The Amazon rain forest alone receives about

30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the Earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of the rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life Saving our rain forests is an international problem One country, or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it

is too late

Questions :

1, Where are tropical rain forests found ?

2, How are rain forests to the world’s climate ?

3, How much percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forests produce ?

4, What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests ?

5, Is saving our rain forests only a national problem ?

VI, Rewrite these sentences ( 20 points )

1, “ Let’s use fewer plastic bags, “ he said → He suggested………

2, We last saw our uncle five months ago → We haven’t………

3, Would you like me to finish the work tonight ? → I’ll………

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4, It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment → I wish……….

5, They ‘ll have to change the date of the meeting again → The date………

6, You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches → In………

7, All visitors to the town falls in love with it → Every one who………

8, In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr John decided to settle in Ha Noi → Although………

TEST 3

I, Choose the word in each group that has pronounced differently from the rest

II, Choose the best answer to complete these sentences

1, You really saw a UFO, Mr John,………you ?

2, I wish this exam……… easier

3, If anybody……… a question, please ask me after class

4, Viet……… go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside

A used to B is used to C has used to D was used to

5, If I……….Nam’s address, I……….his a letter

A have – write B had – will write C had – would write D had wrote

6, We haven’t seen Bich……….two months

7, The book……….is on the table belongs to my brother

8, They reached the village before sunset……….the road was flooded

9, After arriving home , they usually………their uniforms

10, He worked………than his workmates

A more careful B as carefully C carefullier D more carefully

III, Find and correct mistakes in each sentence

1, Mary asked me how did I go to school every day

2, The English course will start in May 29th and finished in August

3, Last summer my family went to Vung Tau, where my aunt is living there

4, If you won’t study hard, you’ll fail the exam

5, I haven’t visited Mr Ba when he moved to his new house

IV, Read the passage below and choose the correct answers to complete it

The Rockies Mountains run almost the length of North America They start in the North-West, but lie only a ( 1-many / lot / few / couple ) hundred miles from the centre in more southern areas Although the Rockies are smaller ( 2

- to / as / than / from ) the Alps, they are no less wonderful There are many roads across the Rockies, ( 3 - but / because / since / unless ) the best way to see them is to ( 4 -drive / travel / ride / pass ) by train You start from Vancouver, ( 5 - a / the / one / its ) most attractive of Canada’s big cities Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains , this city ( 6 -allows / offers / gives / lets ) its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from th city ( 7 - centre / middle / heart / circle ) Thirty passenger trains a day used to ( 8 - get / take / set /

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leave ) off from Vancouver on the cross-continent railway Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still agreat adventure You sleep on board, ( 9 – which / who / where / when ) is fun, but travel through some of thebest (10 – scenery / view / site / beauty ) at night

TEST 4

I, Supply the correct verbs form

1, Listen to those people ! What language they ( speak )……… ?

2, Where you ( go )……….if you had a lot of money ?

3, Did you advise him ( join )……… in the talent contest ?

4, Who ( carry )……… our bag when we climb the mountains ?

5, It ( not rain )………much in our country in winter

6, We ( make )……… to work hard last week by the teacher

7, My brother enjoys ( listen )……….to stories about UFOs

8, When I got to the station, my pen pal ( wait )………for me

9, Nothing ( do )……….since I moved here

10, To avoid ( recognize )………, the film star wore dark glasses

II, Fill in each blank with the word in capitals

2, They live in a……… area in the north-east of the country Mountain

3, His sudden……….must be a shock to his family Die

4, You shouldn’t………others if you also have a lot of mistakes Critic

6, Television is one of the cheapest form of……… Entertain

7, My teacher……… me to take this examination Courage

8, The ring is not valuable In fact, it is almost……… Worth

10, That was an……… remark It would have been better to keep silent Necessity

III, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1, When………a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains

2, How can I know………book is yours ? They are so alike

3, ………Paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria

4, If I……… you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow

5, You have never been to Nha Trang, ……… ?

6, She will visit us as soon as she arrives……… Paris

7, The smaller the room is , the……….furniture it needs

8, The secretary to……… I talked didn’t know where the meeting was

9, I find the time of English meals very strange I’m not used………dinner at 5 p.m

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A to have B to having C having D have

10, I have to be present at eight o’clock and so………

A are you B have you C do you D you do IV, Combine each pair of sentence using the words in parentheses. 1, The man seems very lonely His wife and children are away ( whose ) 2, I recently went back to the town I was born in that town ( where ) 3, The coffee was very hot I couldn’t drink it ( too ) 4, The ice is quite thick We can walk on it ( enough ) 5, The people were very nice We met them on the train to Ho Chi Minh city ( who ) 6, The road was very icy They couldn’t drive fast ( so ) 7, I went to school as usual yesterday I had a terrible cold ( although ) 8, The children ran away They broke the window ( after ) 9, His brother is now working in Liverpool Liverpool is a big city of England ( which ) 10, He cannot speak Chinese I cannot speak Chinese ( neither ) V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences. 1, We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast ………

2, Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves ………

3, There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting ………

4, Hung really wishes that he can take part in the game ………

5, They’re going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas ………

6, I used to sit next to a man who his name is Michael Faraday ………

7, I’d rather typing this letter than write it because it’s faster ………

8, He drives too fast that no one likes to ride with him ………

9, The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children ………

10, Thank you very much for your letter, who came yesterday ………

VI, Read the text carefully then answer the questions bellow How the may day holiday began in england Many hundred years ago there were many villages and few towns in England The villagers liked to go into the forests and the fields when spring came On the first Sunday of May they usually took a tree back with them and put it in the center of the village The children dance round it and the men and the women took part in games around it Later the international working class made the First of May their day of solidarity The first May Day was celebrated in England in 1890, when the workers decided to fight for an eight-hour working day and an end to the very long hours that they worked In London, the workers marched from all places to a meeting in Hyde Park This demonstration showed their unity and solidarity After that, May Day in England was usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the first day of the month.There have been many large May Day demonstrations The working people showed on those days their solidaity with the progressive people in orther countries 1 Which ssasons did the villagers like to go into the forests and fields ? 2 Where were the tree put ? 3 What did the children do round the tree ? 4 When was the first May Day celebrated in England ? 5 What did the working people show on those day ? VII Read the text then choose A, B, C or D to complete the text. For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1)…… flying is no more dangerous (2)…….any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer It is known, however, that most accident occur (3)……take-off and landing when a (4) ……….decisions are vitally important The people (5)…….job it is to look (6)………the passengers – the stewards and stewardesses- play an important part in helping passengers to (7)…… safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being (8)………

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