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Giaoandethitienganh.info Fill Fill in each gap with a suitable word Nam is my new classmate He is now staying (1) with his brother in Ho Chi Minh City, but he’s (2) from Phu Yen Province and his parents still (3) live there Nam’s brother’s house is smaller (4) than his house in Phu Yen, and it is on Tran Hung Dao Street Our (5) school is in the ceter of Ho Chi Minh City, so (6) it is about 10 kilometers from his new house (7) to school Every day Nam goes to school (8) by bike Nam is unhappy because he doesn’t (9) have many friends in Ho Chi Minh City He also (10) misses his parents and his friends in Phu Yen California is the (1) most famous state in the USA It isn’t (2) the biggest state; that’s Alaska But it (3) has the largest population and it’s centainly the most important state (4) for the US economy It’s richer (5) than most countries in the world The coast has (6) one the best climates in the USA; (7) it is warmer and dryer than most places Some people would also (8) say it’s the most beautiful! But California has some (9) problems; Los Angeles has one of the worst crime rates (10) of any US city “Do you like sport?” You can hear this (1) question very often Many people answer “Yes, I do”, and (2) they think about watching a game of football at a stadium, or (3) on TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair But watching sports events and going in for sports (4) are two different things Let’s hope that you prefer the second Sport holds (5) an important place in our life When you listen to the radio early in the morning, you can always (6) hear sports news When you open a newspaper, you will always find (7) information about some game or other or an article about your favourite kind of sport Especially interesting are stories (8) about famous men or women in the world of sport, how they became champions and about (9) their plans for the future Television programmes about (10) sports are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting practically every day READING Who reads? All kind of people: the old, the (1) young, everyone And why people read? For (2) a variety of reasons Some for pleasure, and some for (3) others because they have to And when people (4) read? Well sometimes not often, (5) but other people read all the time, day and (6) night But the most important question is what (7) people read? Adverts? Stories? Science books? Maps? It could (8) be anything! Ask you family and friends all these (9) questions Then make your own answers (10) of who read, what, why, and where Mother’ Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit (1) their mother and bring them flowers and little presents The eldest son must (2) bring his mother a good cake If sons or (3) daughters can’t be with their mother on that day, they usually (3) send her (their mother) presents Mother’s Day must be a day of rest (5) for the mother of the family, so her daughters (6) cook the dinner on that day and lay the (7) table and the sons help to (8) wash the plates and dishes after dinner In the United States and Canada, Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May They have a very beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States It shows the portrait of the (9) mother of James Whistles, (10) one of the greates American painters Let me tell you something about my family My father is fifty–five He’s is a lot older (1) than my mother She is only fifty Dad has his (2) own business (an export business) Mum helps him (3) with the business I have two brothers and two sisters, so (4) there are seven of us altogether in my family The oldest is my sister Judy She’s twenty–six She is (5) married and two children The (6) next oldest is my brother Tim He’s twenty–three He’s (7) an engineer Then three’s me I’m twenty I’m in my second year (8) at university The next youngest is Tony He’s eighteen and is in (9) her last year at high school Then there’s Susan She’s the youngest She’s fifteen She (10) goes to secondary school Take the bus Number (1) from Victoria coach station and get (2) off at the cinema Walk back (3) down Church Road, go straight (4) to the roundabout and take the second turning (5) on the left (6) Go straight on, (7) past the church and the park, (8) as far as the taffic lights You will see a little footpath on your left Go along the footpath and my house is right (9) in front (10) of you You can’t miss it ! Dear John, Giaoandethitienganh.info I’m in San Francisco now We arrived here yesterday Before that, we (1) spent 20 days in New York It was wonderful Liz and I visited a (2) lot of interesting places including the Empire State Building We (3) climbed to the top – it was very high, and we (4) were both a bit frightened We caught a boat (5) along the river to see the Statue of Liberty We walked through Greenwich Village and watched (6) many artists work The paintings weren’t expensive so I (7) bought one We also went to the theatre and (8) saw a musical I enjoyed (9) it very much The weather was OK – a bit wet sometimes But now (10) in San Francisco, it’s hot and sunny See you soon Love, Tim and Tom Do you want to be fitter and healthier? Would you like to llok younger? Do you want to fell (1) more relaxed? Then try a few days at a health farm Health farms are becoming (2) one of most popular places (3) for a short break I went to Henley Manor for a weekend It’s (4) the largest health farm in the country (5) but it isn’t the most expensive After two days of exercise I (6) felt ten times better But the best thing for me was the food It was all very healthy, of (7) course, but it was excellent, too! If you’re looking for something a (8) bit / little cheaper, try a winter break Winter is the darkest and the coldest (9) season / time of the year, and it can also be the worst time for your body We all eat too (10) much and we don’t take enough exercise A lot of health farms offer lower prices Monday to Friday from November to March 10 Today, you can find fast food restaurant in almost every big city In some places, you (1) stand in a line and get a hamburger or a hot dog in a paper box; (2) in other you can pick up a tray of fish, chicken, pizza or even Maxican and Chinese food; and in some (3) fast food places you can even (4) drive your car up to a window and place your order A (5) few minutes later a worker passes you your food (6) through the window and you can drive away and eat (7) it in your car In New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and thousands of (8) other cities around the world, new fast food restaurants (9) open every day But why people (10) prefer fast food restaurants to more comfortable restaurant where they can sit quietly at a table and watch the world go by? 11 Football is the most popular game in Britain You can see that if you go to (1) one of the important matches Young and old people shout and cheer (2) for one side or the other Nearly every school (3) has its football team and every boy in Britain (4) knows much about the game He can tell you the name of the (5) players / footballers in most important teams He has a picture of (6) them and knows the results of many matches In Britain the football seasoon (7) begins / starts in the middle of August, usually (8) on the second Saturday and ends on the last Saturday in April At the beginning of the (9) season all the school teams and the professional teams (10) train very hard They want to win their matches 12 Everybody knows that the hamburger is a very (1) popular American food However, people in the United States learned to make hamburgers (2) from Germans The Germans got the idea from Russia In the thirteenth century the Tartar people from Central Asia (3) moved to Russia and parts of Europe They (4) ate something like hamburger meat, but it was raw This raw meat was beef, lamb, goat meat or horsemeat Soon the Russians started to eat raw meat, (5) too Germans from Hamburg and other northern cities learned to eat this food from the Russians (6) However, they added salt, pepper, a raw egg, and then cooked it Between 1830 and 1900 thousands (7) of Germans went to live in the United States They took the hamburger with (8) them People called it hamburger steak In 1904 at the World’s Fair in St Louis (a city on the Mississippi River) a man from Texas sold hamburger steak in roll Then people could eat it (9) with their hands, like a sandwich This was the first real hamburger (10) like the hamburger we eat today 13 There are (1) two main kinds of sports: team sports and (2) individual sports Team sports are such sports (3) as baseball, basketball and volleyball Team sports (4) require two separate teams The teams play (5) against each other, They complete against each other (6) in order to get the best score (7) For example in a foodball game, if (8) team A gets points and team B (9) gets points, team A wins the (10) game Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports 14 One of the first novels in the history of listerature was written in England in 1719 It was Robinson Crusoe (1) by Daniel Defoe Giaoandethitienganh.info Daniel Defoe was born in London in the (2) family of a rich man When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories After (3) leaving school he worked in his father’s shop and (4) wrote articles for newspapers Defoe visited many countries and met many people That helped him much in (5) his writings In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the (6) novel Robinson Crusoe which made him famous Defoe used in his book a true (7) story about a sailor who lived on an island for four years Robinson Crusoe in Defoe’s novel lived on an island for twenty–eight years People liked the novel in England and in many (8) other countries Daniel Defoe wrote other books but his novel Robinson Crusoe is the (9) most famous Defoe was not a rich man when he (10) died in 1731 15 Mark Twain is a famous American writer His (1) name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and “Mark Twain” was (2) his pen–name Samuel Clemens was born in a small town (3) on the Mississippi river in the USA The boy (4) had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories (5) When Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6) job / profession / career of a printer Samuel always (7) wanted / wished to be a sailor and when he was twenty he found work on a river boat After some time he (8) left the boat and went to live in California Here he began to write short (9) stories under the name of Mark Twain He sent (10) them to newspapers The readers liked his stories very much 16 I (1) get up at every morning and help my dad He has a flowers (2) shop so he has to be at the flower market by four Then when he comes (3) back we unload all the (4) flowers into the shop I usually take telephone orders (5) for him so he knows what he (6) has to deliver that day Then I make a cup of (7) tea for my mum while she’s still in bed, get my breakfast and go to school On the (8) weekend I work in the shop on Saturday and (9) help my mother and arrange the flowers in the church on Sunday Then on Sunday I go to church in the morning and the evening with my (10) parents 17 Dear Bob, I am very sorry I cannot come to meet you at the airport because I have to take my brother (1) home from hospital at that time Our neighbor Peter Pike has kindly offered to meet you and (2) bring you home As you have never met him before, I shall (3) describe him to you Peter Pike (4) is tall and slim He is a young man in his early twenties (5) with short hair and a fair complexion He (6) has a round face and appears cheerful by nature It is easy to recognize him (7) because he is usually dressed in jeans and a T–shirt and (8) wears boots I hope you manage to recognize my neighbor (9) without any difficulty and I look (10) forward to seeing you when he brings you to my flat Your sincerely, Jone 18 My name is Linda Black I’m thirty–nine years (1) old and this is my plan when I retire Well, when I retire, I’m going to (2) learn / study Vietnamese I can already speak French, Italian, and German and I want to learn (3) another language I’m also going to learn to drive I never had time to learn (4) when I was younger Then I’m going to buy a car and a tent and travel all (5) over the world I’m not going to wear boring clothes I’m tired (6) of blouses and skirts I’m going to (7) wear jeans and tracksuits all the time And when I come (8) back / home from my travels I’m going to (9) write a book and become a TV star and tell everyone about the places I (10) visited and the people I met 19 20 Receptionist: A Good morning Apollo Can I (1) help you? Mrs Anderson: Good morning Could you (2) put me through to Lynne, please? Receptionist: Who’s (3) calling, please? Mrs Anderson: Hellen Receptionist: (4) Hold the line, please I’m sorry, the number’s engaged Would you like to hold on? Mrs Anderson: No Could I (5) leave a message? Receptionist: Yes, of (6) course Mrs Anderson: Could you (7) tell him that tomorrow’s meeting is cancelled? Receptionist: Meeting is cancelled OK Mrs Anderson: And would you ask him to (8) give me a ring? Receptionist: Certainly Does he (9) have your number? Mrs Anderson: It’s 76448438 Receptionist: Fine I’ll see that he gets your (10) message Giaoandethitienganh.info lot of boys and girls in Western countries (1) are wearing the same kinds (2) of clothes, and many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether they are (3) boys or girls One day, an old gentleman (4) went for a walk in a park in Washington, and when he was tired he (5) sat down on a bench A young terson was standing in the other side of the pond “My goodness!” the old man said (6) to the person who was sitting next to (7) him on the bench “Do you see that person (8) with the loose pants and long hair?” Is it a boy or a girl?” “A girl,” said his neighbor “She’s my daughter.” “Oh!” the (9) old gentleman said quickly “Please forgive me, didn’t know that you were her mother.” “I’m not,” said the (10) other person, “I’m her father.” 21 If you see a fire, you should ring the school bell (1) for one minute When they (2) hear the bell, students should quickly leave (3) their / the classrooms The monitor should take the register with him on leaving the classroom The (4) class / students should line up outside the classroom as soon (5) as everyone has left the room Then (6) the class should walk quickly along the path to the main entrance When they (7) reach the main entrance, the students should stand quietly in the play ground While they (8) are waiting there, one of the students (9) should look for the class teacher in the playground On finding (10) him, he should give him the class register 22 THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who had a golden ball She (1) lived in a palace with her father, the King, and her seven sisters Every day she played (2) with her ball in the garden of the palace At the end of the garden (3) there was a deep, dark pond When the weather was hot, the princess liked playing near the pond Unfortunately, one day she (4) dropped her golden ball into the water She was very unhappy and she sat (5) on the grass and started to cry Suddenly she heard a voice: “Don’t cry, pricess.” She (6) opened her eyes and saw a large, green frog “Oh, please help me!” she said, “I can’t get my ball.” “I’ll help you,” said the frog, “if I can come and live with you in the palace!” “Yes, yes, of (7) course I promise,” said the princess So the frog jumped into the water and came (8) back with the ball The princess laughed and took the ball She ran quickly back to the palace and (9) forgot all about the frog The frog was very angry He followed the princess into the palace and (10) told his story to the King “A promise is a promise,” said the frog “Yes,” said the King and called (11) his daughter “A promise is a promise, my daughter Take this frog to your room and look (12) after him carefully.” The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put (13) him on her bed Immediately, the frog turned (14) into a handsome prince Of course he and the princess fell in love One week (15) later they married and they lived happily ever after 23 Every day, the husband used to work (1) in the field, and the wife stayed at home The husband liked to say: “I work, but (2) what you ?” One day, the (3) wife said: “You try working at home and I’ll go to the field.” And that was what they did The wife (4) came home to dinner and saw that the cow (5) was hungry and mooing All the hens were in the vegetable (6) garden The cat had broken the milk (7) jug The stove was (8) not burning She went to look for her husband He was (9) standing near the well: he had dropped the (10) bucket and could not get it back 24 Dear Minh, I’m very happy (1) to receive your letter You (2) ask me what it’s like here I must say it’s very pretty I received your school (3) report last week And it (4) was a good report You got good grades (5) for English, Math, Physics, Chemistry and History I got good marks (6) in Literature, Music, Geography but my Biology result was poor My teacher asked me to (7) study / work harder on it I should try my best next (8) semester / school year What are you going to this summer vacation? We are planning to go to Da Lat (9) city this weekend with my cousin I’ll (10) write you as soon as we come back Have a nice summer holiday! Warm regards, Lan 25 My daughter is a secondary school (1) student She goes to school six days a (2) week and studies many subjects at school Last week I went (3) to an end-of-semester meeting with her form-teacher Giaoandethitienganh.info and she gave me her (4) report card I was shocked to know that she worked excellently (5) on English, Physics, Chemistry, Math, History, Geography but she had poor results with the orther (6) subjects such as Literature, Biology I found out that she is clever (7) but lazy She doesn’t like to learn her lessons (8) by heart Her final result (9) was only satisfactory The form-teacher advised me to talk some sense into her when I (10) came home I came home and told her (11) about her result She only smiled and said that was all she could with Literature (12) and Biology Oh, what can I do? 26 Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who lived (1) with her mother Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother had invited her to her cottage, (2) so one fine day she set off to visit her The little girl got ready, waved goodbye to her mother and (3) promised to be careful, On her arm she carried a basket which contained a (4) cake her mother had baked specially It was a lovely sping morning, the sun was (5) shining and the birds were singing, happy that the winter was over Even (6) through her mother had told her to follow the path through the dields, the naughty child decided to take (7) a short cut through a wood As she went deeper and deeper (8) into it, the cold and darkness frightened her She was making her way along the narrow path when she (9) heard a noise All of a sudden, a big, fierce-looking wolf (10) jumped out from behind a bush and came to war4ds her 27 I was very excited when I knew I was going to New Zealand (1) because I had never been there before I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (2) until/ till/ before I met my host family At first I couldn’t communicate (3) with them because my English was so bad All the eight years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all, because we didn’t have real practice at school Even (4) through my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t My problem is pronouncing ‘l’ and ‘r’ For (5) example, New Zealand people often asked “ What you eat in Viet Nam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice” My host mum (6) helped me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation I usually practised by talking to (7) myself when I had a shower, so no one could hear me After four months my English was (8) much / far better Apart from English I learnt to make my (9) own breakfast and lunch I had to ride a bicycle to school every day I went swimming and tired water-skiing and sailing It was wonderful But (10) the most valuable thing was that I learnt to be by myself and to be independent 28 They (1) have opened a new small supermarket near my friend’s (2) house It’s (3) not the same as other supermarkets in Phu Yen It sells only antique products It (4) opens daily (5) from am to pm The owner of it (6) has equipped modern facilities, such as: air–conditioner, cash desk, So far, the supermarket has been opened (7) for weeks and the customers come there not as fewer (8) as other supermarket My friend sometimes goes there at weekends He tells me (9) that she likes the working atmosphere there and she invites me to come there if I have spare (10) time 29 Minh: Nga: Minh: Nga: Minh: Nga: Minh: Nga: Minh: Hello, Nga How (1) are you? Hello, Minh I’m very well And (2) you? Thank you I’m OK! What (3) are you going to this summer holiday? I’m going to (4) take part in an English speaking club I need to (5) improve my pronunciation And (6) what / how about you? I think I will (7) join a drawing course I like drawing very much That sounds interesting (8) Where are you going to learn drawing? In a club (9) for teenagers, quite near my house So have a (10) nice holiday, Minh Thank you, and the same to you Giaoandethitienganh.info 30 John walked (1) into a store which had a sign outside: “Second-hand clothes bought and sold.” He has carrying an pair of pants and asked the owner of the (2) store, “How (3) much will you give me for these?” The man looked (4) at them and then said rudely, “Five dollars.” “What !” said John “I guessed they were worth at (5) least five.” “No,” said the man, “they aren’t worth a penny more (6) than five dollars.” “Are you sure?” asked John “Well,” said John, talking five dollars out (7) of his pocket “here’s your money These pants were hanging outside your store (8) with a price tag that said $7.30, but I thought that (9) was too much money, so I wanted to make sure how much they were really worth.” Then he walked out of the store with the pair of pants and disappeared before the surprised store owner could think (10) of anything to say 31 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN THE COUNTRY Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about However, in reality, it has (1) both its advantages and disadvantages There are certain (2) many / some advantages of living in the counrty First of all, you can (3) enjoy peace and quiet Moreover, people tend to be friendlier and (4) more open A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer (5) for young children On the other hand, there are certain drawbacks to life (6) outside the city First, because (7) there are fewer people, you are likely to (8) have fewer friends In addition, entertainment is (9) difficult / hard to find, particularly in the evening Furthermore, the fact (10) that there are fewer shops and services means that it is harder to (11) find work As a result, you may have to travel a long way to (12) work , which can be extremely expensive In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people (13) than others, On the whole, it is often (14) the best place for those who are retired ot who have young children In contrast, young, single people who have career (15) are better provided for in the city 32 Living (1) in a city has both advantages (2) and disadvantages On the plus side, it is often easier to (3) find work, and there is usually a choice of public (4) transport, so you don’t need to own a car Also, (5) there are a lot of interesting (6) things to and places to see For (7) example, you can (8) eat in good restaurants, visit museums, and go to theatre and to concerts What is more, when you want to relax, you can usualiy find a park where you can feed the ducks or just sit (9) on a park bench and read a book All in all, city (10) life is full of bustle and variety and you need never feel bored 33 There are (1) different ways of learning new words Some learners make a (2) list and try to learn them by (3) heart Others not to like that They write (4) example sentences with new words in order to remember how to (5) use these words Some of them learn new words by (5) write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in the (7) wall They also underline or (8) highlight the words they want to learn Learners not only learn the (9) of new words but also hoe to spell and (10) them 34 And here is a round-up (1) of today’s sport At the finals of the international tennis tournament (2) in Autralia, there was a third success in (3) a row for the young Polish player Urbanik, when she won the women’s title, (4) beating Posy six three, six two In Beijing the men’s table (5) tennis tournament was won, as expected, by the Chinese There (6) was a surprise in the international hockey match However, in London, when (7) the Finns beat the Canadians three one The Finns now go (8) on to play the Russian team (9) in Czechnoslovakia (10) next month 35 36 Linda: Look (1) at the traffic The city’s (2) an awful place to live I’m glad I (3) live in T h Buxton e Sarah: You’re jokimh! Birmingham’s much (4) more exciting than Buxton Linda: Sarah: Exciting, maybe But Buxton is cleaner, healthier and (5) less expensive It’s probably cheaper to live in Buxton (6) because there’s not so much to spend your money on There’s so much to in the city–and the people (7) are friendlier, too Well, the countryside isn’t as boring (8) as you think, you know And I don’t (9) think Linda: the people are friendlier here City life just isn’t (10) for me country is (1) more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go to Giaoandethitienganh.info the country (2) for the summer holiday through they can’t live (3) there all the year round Some have cottage built in a village (4) so that they can go there whenever they (5) can find the time English villages are not all alike, but (6) in some ways they are not very different from (7) each other Almost every village (8) has a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) be seen from many miles around Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10) where people are buried 37 When you hear the word “band”, what you think of? A (1) place to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone? If you choose any of (2) these things, you’re right Why? Because words often have (3) more than one meaning The tricky part is figuring out (4) which mearning is appropriate Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on (5) two things First, it depends on the words and (6) sentences surrounding your particular word The other words and sentences give you context clues (7) Second / Secondly, the meaning depends on how the word is (8) used in the sentence It is a noun, a verb, (9) an adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word’s part of speech will (10) help you discover the word’s precise meaning 38 First-aid is very important An ordinary person can (1) take / have a first-aid course and learn what to until the patient receives professional help This might (2) mean helping someone until an ambulance comes Then professionals can use (3) their equipment to take charge of the patient Or it might mean giving first-aid and (4) then taking the petient to a doctor First-aid can keep a person alive (5) until he or she reaches a hospital Electric shock is a situation where first-aid can be used If enough electricity enters the body, the person (6) dies immediately First-aid can bring him or her back to consciousness Another situation is drowing, or dying in (7) water, which happens most often in the summer when many people (8) go swimming Children can also drown when they are left (9) alone near a swimming-pool A person trained in first-aid can help a person start to breathe (10) after clearing the water out of the airway 39 Dear Dennis, We just wanted to say thank you (1) for putting us up before we caught the plane (2) last week It was a lovely evening, and (3) we enjoyed meeting your friends, Tim and Sue We managed to get to the (4) airport with plenty of time to spare We wven tired to get an (5) earlier flight, but it wasn’t possible We (6) had a wonderful holiday in Spain We just love driving through the countryside and we often stopped to (7) walk around a mountain village We (8) met our friends, Bill and Sarah, and they invited us to have meal (9) with them They wanted us to stay with them, but we couldn’t The weather was fantastic The sun didn’t stop shining all the time we were (10) there Leaving Spain was sad It made me want to cry Anyway, we’re looking forward to hearing from you and hope to see you soon Best wishes, 40 Sugar cane is (1) grown in hot countries like Cuba and West Indies, where there (2) is a heavy rainfall At harvest time the cane is cut as close to the ground as possible (3) in order to feep all the juice, or sap, in each long stalk The cane is then taken (4) to a mill, where it is cut into a lot of small pieces, Next the sap is squeezed out by heavy rollers The sap is cleaned and (5) then boiled until crystals appear It is necessary, however, to these brown crystals from the sap This is done by putting the mixture into a huge machine containing a drum which turns (6) at high speed Th sap spins out of the machine, leaving the crystals behind The brown crystals are raw sugar This sugar (7) is loaded onto large ships and taken to other countries, where it is refined and packages before being sent (8) to shops The sap which remains after the raw sugar has been separated (9) is called “molasses” and it used to make rum and yeast Nothing (10) is wasted; even the tops of the canes are used for making cattle food 41 Recycling saves It saves money, energy, and natural resources Aluminum cans (1) are very easy to recycle But, every three months, we throw away (2) enough aluminum to bebuild all the commercial airplanes in the country So please think (3) of / about the next time you throw away a soda can And we throw away enough iron and steel to supply all of our car makers If we recycled more metal, our car makers (4) would / could never need any new iron and steel Every week, more than five hundred thousand trees are used to make newspapers, and two-third od those newspapers are (5) thrown away This year, we’ll throw away enough office and writing paper to (6) build a wall three and half meters Giaoandethitienganh.info hight And that wall would be so (7) long it would go from Los Angeles to New York Every year, we throw away enough glass bottles to fill (8) the two tallest buildings in New York every two weeks Those bottles can (9) be recycled We throw away two and a half million plastic bottles every hour Very (10) few plastic bottles are ever recycled This message is from the Environmental Concern Fund If you’re not recycling, you’re throwing it away 42 First class or Bussiness clas will be allowed up to thirty kilogrammes of baggage All other passengers will be (1) allowed up to twenty kilogrammes (2) In addition, every passenger will be allowed to carry a piece of hand baggage which is not more (3) than 115 cms in total dimension Other articles which will be carried free (4) of change are: a lady’s handbag, a blanket, books for reading during the (5) flight, baby food, a baby’s carying basket, an umbrella, and a camera Passengers who travel First Class will also (6) be allowed to take with them another bag for clothes All had baggage must (7) be placed under the seat or in the overhead locker Name labels should be put (8) on every piece of paggage, and all other labels (9) should be removed Bags should be locked, and all important papers, medicines, cash and jewellery should be taken (10) in hand baggage 43 NHA TRANG – COASTAL CITY Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort and (1) an ideal center for relaxation Nha Trang has many beautiful mountains and lake, Cham towers, hot springs and architectural works However, (2) when speaking of Nha Trang, people always mention its beaches in the first place Nha Trang’s beauty (3) comes first of all from the blue sea and picturesque nature of its islands This coastal city (4) has a ten-kilometer beach and 19 islands The main beach runs from Tran Phu Road and it (5) is planted with pine trees and other evergreen trees Nha Trang is a coastal city but it is not far (6) from forests In the west of the town, (7) there is a long range of hills where visitors can walk pleasantly Nha Trang has many ancient cultural buildings The town still preserves a (8) lot of old towers and pagodas Nha Trang is sunny almost all the year (9) round It doesn’t have winter, but in summer it isn’t (10) as / so hot as in the North The cold winds from the sea gives the town an eternal fall 44 In Canada and the United States, (1) one of the most popular days in the year is Halloween Halloween is on October 31st It’s a day (2) when some people dress up in strange or unusual costumes For example, they may dress up to look (3) like an animal, a person from a book or movie or a famous person from history In some places, children go to school in (4) their Halloween costumes After dark, many young children (5) put on their costumes and visit their neighbors They knock on the (6) door and shout “Trick or treat!” Then the neighbors (7) give them some candy, and the children go on to the (8) next house Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween (9) There are usually Halloween parties in the evening and usually there is a prize for the best or (10) most unusual costume 45 Dear Peter, We are now in (1) the UK The (2) weather here is very nice It’s been cool and sunny We live (3) in a house with an English (4) family There are four (5) people in the family They are all kind and helpful Their (6) son is nine years (7) old and he goes to a private (8) primary school I enjoy the life here The only thing I don’t like in the (9) food It’s terrible and I can’t (10) eat much See you soon, Yours truly, Kim 46 Doctor tell us that holidays (1) are necessary We should rest from work for a week (2) or two weeks every year If it is possible, they say, we should leave our homes and (3) go to another part of the country We should go away for a (4) holiday Then, after the holiday, we (5) return home fresh and strong and ready (6) for another year of work This seems to (7) make sense But is it true? It is possibly true for most adults but (8) not for all Some people not like leaving their homes to (9) stay in strange hotels or strange houses For young children it is usually untrue: they not like a sudden change in their lives They like their (10) homes best of all 47 ADVICE FOR TRAVELERS WHO MAY FALL ILL WHITE ABROAD Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or (1) on short business trips People are advised to find out (2) how to get urgent treatment before (3) leaving the UK They have to get a form which explains what they (4) should if they fall ill or have an accident, and what arrangements exist in each country (5) for medical treatment The regulations are fairly simple but (6) if people not have this information, they may (7) find that private medical care is extremely expensive It (8) is not Giaoandethitienganh.info unusual for people to discover that they not have enough money with (9) them to pay the total costs and in such circumstances (10) an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated 48 A Long ago (1) in India, a princess who needed help sent her silk bracelet to an emperor After he helped the (2) princess, the emperor kept the bracelet as a sign of the loyalty betwwen them Today in India, during the festival (3) of Rakhi, men promise to be loyal to their (4) women in exchange (5) for a bracelet of silk, or gold thead B On the evening (6) of February 3, people (7) in Japanese families take one dried bean for each year of their age and throw the beans around their homes and shrines, shouting “(8) Good luck! Evil spirits out!” This (9) is known as “Setsunbun,” a time to celebrate the end of winter and the (10) beginning of spring 49 My wife and I had a problem (1) with our holiday last year I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday (2) because I was tired and needed to relax I love lying in the (3) sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book But Linda (4) likes busy, cultural holiday She likes (5) visiting museums and art galleries She (6) hates sunbathing because she always goes red, not brown The travel agent (7) tried to help us and suggested Greece I said I would love to said to quiet island, but of course Linda said she would like to stay (8) in Athen It was easy to decide (9) what to – we flewto Athens together, Linda stayed (10) there and I travelled to the island of Kos! 50 The world’s (1) most famous clock is Big Ben standing (2) next to the Houses of Parliament in London BigBen is the (3) name of the bell which chimes every hour The bell (4) was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man (5) who was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower The clock (6) has four faces and keeps accurate time It can (7) be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8) on a stray attched to the clock’s pendulum One interesting thing about the clock is (9) that the light shines above the belfry at night, it (10) means that the House of Common is still in session 51 Many people claim (1) that there were other wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew nothing (2) about These include the Great Wall of (3) China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in (4) Cambodia Angkor Wat should really be known (5) as a wonder because it is (6) the largest temple in the world The temple was built around the (7) year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over the next three centuries (8) it became a Buddhist (9) religious centre The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thon, used (10) to be the royal capital city 52 Dear Mr and Mrs Robinson, I Have you ever been (1) round the world? No, I haven’t (2) Have you? Yes, I have (3) When? I went through the world last year First I travelled (4) through Europe, France, Germany and Greece Where did you (5) go after Greece? Well, I sailed to Cyprus and (6) then I crossed through Iran and Northern India into Nepal and China Great! So (7) how did you get from Asia to America? I flew from Hong Kong (8) to San Francisco After (9) that, I travelled overland to Boston Next, I flew to Spain and fanaly hitched back to London (10) What a holiday! would like to thank you (1) for the lovely time I (2) had with you and your family in London I enjoyed (3) myself very much The children (4) were very lovely and I really miss them It was very (5) kind of you to show me so much of London and other parts of England I really enjoyed going to the (6) theatre and seeing “Hamlets” It was the most interesting play I have (7) ever seen Giaoandethitienganh.info I have come back for nearly a week and I realize that life here (8) is changing for better I hope you can visit me one (9) day I would love to (10) take you around my town Thanks and warmest regards, Lan 53 Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a (1) piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way to (2) a computer A computer obeys a programme to carry out a particular task Just as a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and a piece (3) of music in lines and dots, so a computer programme is expressed in the form of programming language Like the English language (or any other language), there (4) are rules of grammar, and a programme must be correct in every way There are hundreds of programming language, but (5) only a few are well-known and widely used The (6) most popular language which is used in offices and factories is called Cobol This language (7) is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods Engineers and scientists use Fortran in (8) order to carry out calculations However, neither of these two programmes is very popular (9) with people working on home computers Basic is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly because it is easy to learn (10) and use 54 Nowadays a lot of important inventions (1) are carried out by scientists (2) working for large industrial firms (3) However, there are still opportunities (4) for other people to invent various things In Britain, (5) there is a weekly television program which attempts to show (6) all the various devices which people have recently (7) invented The people organizing the program receive (8) information about 700 inventions a year New ideas can still be developed (9) by private inventors However, it is important to consider these (10) questions: Will it work? Will it be wanted? Is it new? 55 The idea (1) of having a machine to a man’s heavy work is a very old one It is (2) as old as man’s flying idea, which is the wheel The first machine was probably a box on two wheels This could hold more heavy things (3) than a man could (4) At first the box was pulled along the ground by the man Later (5) an animal was taught to (6) it The man soon realised a horse could pull a much bigger box than a man (7) could Since those very early days, man has always moved forward His machines have grown stronger and (8) more useful Not long ago his idea spread to sport, he built racing machines Maybe by now, he is tired (9) of making things hinself Because he is going in a new direction he is making machines (10) that can make other machines work 56 Most people agree that computers are the most important (1) invention of the 20th century The first business computers (2) were introduced just about thirty years ago, and now they are being (3) used in a wide variety of fields, from banking to space travel (4) However, until just a few years ago, computers were very large, expensive machines owned by large corporations and governments (5) Although / Though everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even (6) fewer had used one Then in the 1970s the silicon chip was invented Because this electronic device (7) could store a large amount of information in a very small space, computers could be much smaller and less expensive (8) than the huge mainframe coputers used (9) by corporatuons Some computer manufacturers believed that people might like to have computers in (10) their homes, offices, and schools, so the personal computer was born 57 Mr Smith left his car outside his apartment one night, as usual, but when he cam down the next morning to (1) go to his office, he discovered that the car wasn’t (2) there He called the police and (3) told them what had happened, and they said that they would try to (4) find the car When Mr Smith came (5) home from his office that evening, the car was (6) back again in its usual place in front of his house He examined it carefully to see whether it had been damaged, and found two theatre tickets (7) on one of the seats and a letter which said, “We’re very sorry We took your car because (8) of an emergency.” Giaoandethitienganh.info Mr and Mrs Smith went to the theatre with the two tickets the next night and enjoyed (9) themselves very much When they got home, they found that thieves had taken almost everything they had (10) in their apertment 58 Mr Robinson went into hos usual coffee shop one morning, and (1) sat on one of the seats at the counter Many other people came in also, but most (2) of them did not stay long After fifteen minutes, a young man and a young woman came in There (3) were only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr Robinson’s left, and the other (4) on his right The woman sat on one, and the (5) young man on the other, but Mr Robinson immediately offered to change places with the man so that he and the young woman could be (6) together “Oh, that isn’t (7) necessary,” the young man siad, but Mr Robinson insisted When the young man and the young woman were side (8) by side, the young man siad to her, “Well, this kind gentleman wanted (9) us to sit together, so may I ontroduce myself? My name’s John What’s (10) yours?” 59 Cherating is one of Malaysia’s (1) most famous beach resorts Very few places (2) can match Cherating’s beauty and serenity A few (3) of, my friends and I decided to visit Cheraying during our school vacation We knew that we (4) were most certainly going to have a good time It (5) took us about one hour to cycle (6) from our town to Cherating When we reached the place, we (7) saw many fishing villages and beautiful beaches strtching for several kilometers Cherating is sunny (8) throughout the year and many people come to cherating either to swim (9) or to dive While at Cherating, we also enjoyed the excellent local food Cherating is indeed (10) one Malaysia’s best tourist attractions 60 Jeans have their long story of development In the 1950s, two people helped (1) make jeans popular with teenagers: Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, and James Dean, a famous movie star Elvis (2) wore tight jeans, Most parents didn’t like Elvis or his music But teenaters loved (3) him and stared to dress like him In Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean wore jeans He (4) was / became a hero to many young people During the 1960s, rock and roll became even (5) more popular Young people had more freedom Their clothes showed (6) their independence Some people decorated their jeans (7) with colorful patches and flowers In the seventies and eighties, jeans became very expensive In (8) addition to the regular brands like Levi’s and lee, famous designers like Calvin Klein and Pierre Cardin (9) began / started making “desiger jeans” They were very stylish and very expensive Jeans are (10) so popular that Levi’s has sold over twenty billion pairs Almost anywhere in the world you know what young people want to wear: jeans! ... Receptionist: Certainly Does he (9) have your number? Mrs Anderson: It’s 76448438 Receptionist: Fine I’ll see that he gets your (10) message Giaoandethitienganh.info lot of boys and girls in... going to learn drawing? In a club (9) for teenagers, quite near my house So have a (10) nice holiday, Minh Thank you, and the same to you Giaoandethitienganh.info 30 John walked (1) into a store... medical care is extremely expensive It (8) is not Giaoandethitienganh.info unusual for people to discover that they not have enough money with (9) them to pay the total costs and in such circumstances