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Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions The Seven Wonders of the World is a widely known list of seven popular sites of classical antiquity.. The[r]

29 Read the text and choose the best answer

Accidents in the home

Many thousands of children have accidents in their homes As a result some children died

The most common accidents are with fire and hot water Small children often touch pots of boiling water on the stove The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and burns them Some children like to play with fire They enjoy striking matches or throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly If a fire gets too big, it gets out of control Then the house catches fire It is very dangerous to play with matches When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his fingers Then he drops the match on the floor Many houses catches fire in this way

Some kinds of clothing burn very easily Many children have been badly burned because they have stood near a fire and their clothing has suddenly caught fire

Although fire and hot water cause most accidents in their home, many children cut themselves with knives Others get an electric shock

Some children are made very ill from taking their parents’ medicine Many small children have to go to hospital every year because they thought a box of medicine was a box of sweets There is only one good way to see to it that accidents not happen in the home Do not touch anything that is dangerous

1 What causes most accidents? A Fire and matches

B Fire and hot water

C Pots of boiling water and fat D Big fires which get out of control What some children like doing? A Touching pots of boiling water B Cooking on stoves

C Playing with matches D Catching fire

3 What children often with lighted matches?

A Throw things on the matches to make them burn brighter B Throw the matches on the fire

C Throw them on the floor D Set fire to their clothes

4 Why has the clothing of many children caught fire? A The children have been too near a fire.

B Other children have set fire to the clothing

C Some children have dropped matches on their clothing D Hot water has fallen over their clothing

5 Which one of the following is the cause of many other accidents in the home? A Playing with electricity

B Eating too many sweets

6 What is the best way to see to it that accidents not happen in the home? A Wear clothes that not burn easily

B Turn off the electricity supply

C Don’t keep knives and medicine in the house D Don’t touch anything that appears unsafe

30 Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces

How can we keep our teeth (1) ? Firstly, we ought to visit our (2) twice a year Secondly, we should brush our teeth (3) a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day, once after breakfast and once before we go to bed We can also use toothpicks (4) _ our teeth after a meal Thirdly, we (5) eat food that is good (6) our teeth and our body: milk, fish, brown bread, raw vegetables, fresh fruit, etc

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A health B healthy C healthily D unhealthy

A dentist B doctor C teacher D engineer

A on B of C by D with

A clean B to clean C cleaning D to cleaning

A should B ought to C need D A & B

D to

31 Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions The Seven Wonders of the World is a widely known list of seven popular sites of classical antiquity The earliest known version of the list was compiled in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon It only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim where sightseers could typically travel safely Of these wonders, the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed by natural disasters

antiquity (n): thời xưa version (n): phiên record (n): sách ghi chép compile (v): thu thập

1 Which of the following could replace the word 'popular' in line 1? A famous

B wonderful C amazing D interesting

2 What is the passage written about? A The seven wonders of the world B Antipater of Sidon

C The Great Pyramid of Giza

D The existence of the Hanging Gardens

3 The earliest version of the list of the seven wonders of the world A was compiled in the 2nd century BC

B was compiled by Antipater of Sidon

C only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim D all are correct

4 Today we can see _

A all of the seven wonders of the world B only the Great Pyramid of Giza C the Hanging Gardens

D five of the seven wonders of the world Which of the following is NOT true?

A The seven wonders of the world were destroyed by natural disasters B The Hanging Gardens has survived to the present day

C The existence of five of the seven wonders of the world has not been definitively proven

A friendly letter from Hoi An Dear Mary,

We are having a wonderful time in Hoi An The street here are so (1) that cars are not allowed to enter the center of the (2) Therefore we have to (3) The houses are very (4) but beautiful However, I don’t like the way they (5) business It seems that every house has (6) to sell souvenirs and other stuffs The people are very (7) and helpful The food looks funny but it (8) quite nice I haven’t (9) anything yet But I will buy you some little (10) lanterns.

See you soon, Love,

Jill.

A narrow B long C big D large

A village B town C city D capital

A run B travel C walk D move

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A a shop B a store C a mall

D Both A and B

A friend B friendly C friendlily D friendship

A smells B tries C tastes D seems

A seen B changed C sold D bought 10

A colorful B colorless C colorfully D color

33 Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the questions

This statue of Jesus, one of the new seven wonders of the world, stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro Designed by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments The statue took five years to construct and was inaugurated on October 12, 1931 It has become a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors with open arms Sculptor: nhà điêu khắc

inaugurate: khánh thành

1 How high is the statue of Jesus? A eighteen meters

D thirty-eight meters

2 Who designed the statue of Jesus? A An American

B A Brazilian C A Frenchman D A German

3 How long did it take to construct the statue of Jesus? A years

B years C 10 years D 15 years

4 What does the word "construct" in this passage mean? A build

B draw C repair D launch

5 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A The statue of Jesus is one of the world’s best-known monuments B The statue of Jesus was constructed on October 12, 1931

C The statue of Jesus has become a symbol of Rio de Janeiro.