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XIV: Read the following passage and choose the best word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each question below:.. TAJMAHAL, AGRA, INDIA.[r]

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I Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket: 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 occurs (3) taking off and landing when a (4) decisions are vitally important

The people (5) job it is to look (6) the passengers, the

stewards and stewardnesses play an important part in helping passengers to (7) safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being (8) such care of is all part of the total experience (9) other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (10) , with food, drink, newspapers, magazins, music, and even video films

1 A although B too C and D because

2 A than B as C then D with

3 A while B during C for D through

4 A leader’s B chief’s C driver’s D pilot’s

5 A whose B which C their D that

6 A for B up C after D round

7 A.feel B rest C experience D lie

8 A given B kept C shown D taken

9 A Any B No C All D Not

10 A way B kind C sort D part

II Read the following passage then answer the questions below:

Every year people in many countries learn English Some of them are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school Others study by themselves A few learn English just by hearing the

language in films, on telivision, in the office or among their friends Most people must work hard to learn English

Why all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish

1 According to the writer English is learn by

A young children B adults C teenagers D all are correct In the line of the second part, the word “it” refers to

A at home B at school C in evening classe D in the office Why adults learn English?

A Because they want to see movies in English B Because they need it for their job

C Because they are foced to learn it D Because it’s not difficult to learn

5 What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge? A Children like reading English newspapers

B People in many countries learn English C English is one subject in school

D Some books are written in English

III Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (10pts)

The country is (1)…….beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go to the country (2)………the summer holiday though they can’t live (3)……… all the year round Some have cottage built in a village (4)……that they can go there whenever (5) …… find the time

English villages are not alike, but (6)…… some ways they are not very different from (7)……….other Almost every village (8)…… a church, the round or square tower of which can (9)……… seen from many miles around Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10)………people are buried

IV/ Điền 01 từ vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau : (10đ)

Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) how to fly or play the piano There (2) _ important differences, but there is a very important similarity It is this: learning how to such things needs lots (3) _ practice It is never simply to “know” something You must be able to “do” things with what (4)

_ know For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) to fly an aeroplane A (6) _ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) _ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) The same is true of (9) the piano So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _ first?

V.Đọc đoạn văn sau làm tập dới đây, khoanh tròn đáp án đúng( 10 điểm)

It …(4)…also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then …(5)…on after the match for a meal or a drink Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support …(6)…own side

When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, …(7)…only the players It can also mean that a school …(8)… well-known for being good at cetain sports and people from that school may end up playing …(9)…national and international teams so that the school has some really …(10)…names associated with it

1 a having b being c.taking d putting

2 a.If b.As c.Then d So

3 a.at b on c.for d from

4 a.ought b.is c.can d.has

5 a.being b.staying c.leaving d.spending

6 a.their b.its c.our d.whose

7 a.but b.however c.and d.not

8 a.turns b.makes c.comes d.becomes

9 a up b.to c.for d.beside

10 a.old b.new c.common d.famous

VI.Đọc điền từ thích hợp vào ô trống ( 10 điểm)

Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London (1) father was comedian and his mother worked (2) a dancer and a singer (3) ………of them was successful so the family had very (4) money The (5) ……… time he himself earned money by dancing and singing, he was only five years old He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre

When he was (7) fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America On (8) such tour, he was (9) a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor and film director

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

VII.Đọc đoạn văn sau làm tập dới ( 10 điểm)

Mr and Mrs Gray live in a big city, and they …(1)….a son His name is Peter, and he doesn’t like…(2)… One day Mrs Gray said…(3)….her husband, “Living in the city all the time isn’t good…(4)….Peter “So last summer they found a small house in the country and took Peter…(5)….for a vacation

When they arrived…(6)… the house, Mrs Gray said to Peter,”We are going to stay…(7)… for two weeks.”

The boy ran …(8)….the house and looked in all the rooms, and he ran back to …(9)….mother and said to her, “ I haven’t found the bathtub, Mom Where is it?”

“ This is a…(10)….small house, Peter,” his mother said “ This is going to be a very nice vacation.”

2 a.washing b.washed c.to wash d.being washed

3 a.for b.with c.about d.to

4 a.to b.with c.for d.at

5 a.here b.there c.house d.countryside

6 a.at b.in c.to d.around

7 a.there b.this house c.here d.this place

8 a.into b.to c.at d.from

9 a.him b.his c.it d.its

10 a.every b.very c.so d.too

Câu VIII: Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau Viết T (true) cho câu F (false) cho câu sai theo nội dung đoạn văn (10đ)

Tokyo is famous city There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visiting Everything has to be small in Tokyo: Houses, rooms, shops Long-side streets consist of tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos

Tokyo at the night is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime Millions of neon signs are switched on and nowwhere in the world is more atractive

A town is not its building alone; it is an atmosphere, its plesure, its sadness, its madness, and above all its people Tokyo may lack architectural beauty but it has character and excitement; it is alive I found it a mysterious and lovable city

1.There are many beautyful building in Tokyo 2.There are nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo 3.Many small houses are found along roads

4.Tokyo at night is not as attractive as many other cities 5.The author likes Tokyo very much

IX Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

Michael Jackson was (1)………in San Francisco, California, in 1876 He took a high place in American literature at the (2) ……… of the twentieth (3)……… At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already (4)……… of book by famous (5)……… but Michael’s stories were new (6) ………his heroes were not like the ones in the book of(7) ……… writers and the (8)………he painted were not the same as their pictures

X Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.

have persisted since, even though the Moon’s surface has long been known to be completely waterless

1 The Moon’s revolution is responsible for……… A the way it orbits the sun

B the way its own axis is referred

C the way earth bound people can observe it D the way it is presented in history book

2 To us, the Moon’s surface………

A never changes B change as we move out position C always changes D sometimes changes

3 On the Moon, there are………

A many kinds of landscapes B light and dark areas C very few contrasts D only low plains to be observe

4 One mistake early astronomers made was……… A to confuse the words Maria and terrace

B ignore the smooth dark area C to consider some areas to be seas

D to think that the upland regions were bright It is probable that the paragraph after the passage discuss………

A the revolution of the Moon on its axis B the use of incorrect terminology in history C the different views of early astronomers D the upland regions- the terrace of the Moon

XI: Read the following story and circle the word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that best fits each of the blank space.

THE MICE MEETING

Once upon (24) ……… a number of mice called a meeting to decide upon the best means of riding themselves of a cat that had killed many of their relations

Various plans were discussed and rejected, until at last a young mouse proposed that (25) ………… should be round the wicked cat’s neck in the future, so that they would have plenty of warning of her movements and therefore time to escape

Nearly all mice (26) ……… received the suggestion, but an old mouse , who had sat silently listening to the talk for some time , got up and (27) ………… : “ While I consider the plan to be very clever one, and feel sure that it would be prove to be quite successful if we carried out it , I would like to know (28) ……… brave mouse is going to put a bell on the cat?”

24 A a time B time C a long time D for a time 25 A a ring B a rope C a chain D a bell

26 A joy B joy full C joy fully D joy fullness

27 A spoke B told C said D read

28 A what B which C who D why

XII: Read the following passage and circle the best word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each question below:

THE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR

Two friends were travelling on the same road together when suddenly they came face with a large bear In great fear, and without a thought of his companion, one man immediately climbed into a tree and hid The other didn’t know what to and then threw himself on the ground and pretended to be dead, for he had heard that a bear will not touch a dead body

The bear approached him, sniffing at his nose and ears, but the man with a great courage, held his breath and kept still, and at length the bear, thinking him dead, walked slowly away

When the bear went out of sight the first traveler came down from his tree and asked his companion what is was that the bear had said to him “ Why” replied the other , “ it was no great secret He wisely advised me not to keep company with those whose, when they got into difficulty, left their friends alone”

29 Why did one man immediately climb into a tree and hide? A Because he wanted to catch the bear

B Because he wanted to be higher than the bear C Because he wanted the bear not to see him D Because the bear would kill him

30 What did the other man do? A He ran away

B He climbed into a tree and hid C He walked slowly to the bear

D He laid still on the ground and held his breath 31 Why did the bear walk slowly away from the man? A Because he thought that the man was dead B Because he didn’t want to eat the man C Because he didn’t see the man

D Because he liked that brave man

32 What did the man coming down from the tree want to know? A He wanted to know why the bear didn’t eat his friend

A We should climb into a tree and hide when we see the bear B We shouldn’t leave our friend when we get into difficulty C We should pretend to be dead when we see the bear D We should listen to the bear when he comes near us

XIII: Read the following passage and choose the suitable word for each blank:

Dear Dennis!

We just wanted to say thank you ………(24) putting up before we caught the plane last week It was a lovely evening, and …….(25) enjoyed meeting your friends, Peter and Sarah We managed to get to the…… (26) with plenty of time to spare We even tired to get an …….(27) flight, but it wasn’t possible

We…… (28) a wonderful holiday in Spain We just love driving through the countryside and we often stopped to…… (29) around a mountain

village We ………(30) our friends, Bill and Sue, and they invited us to have meal …… (31) 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 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

XIV: Read the following passage and choose the best word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each question below:

TAJMAHAL, AGRA, INDIA

In 1631, Shah Jahan, emperor during Mughal’s period of greatest prosperity, was grief- stricken when his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, died during the birth of their fourteen child, Gauhara Begum, the court chronicles of Shah Jahan’s grief illustrates the love story traditionally held as an inspiration for Taj Mahal

The construction of Taj Mahal begun soon after Mumtaz’s death with the mausoleum completed in 1648 The surrounding buildings and garden were finished five year later

The Taj Mahal (also “the Taj”) is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world heritage” It is also named as one of the New Wonders of the World, getting the highest number of votes

32 Who decided to construct “The Taj Mahal”?

A Mumtaz Mahal B Shah Jahan C.Gauhara Begum D.Mughal 33 Why did the emperor decide to construct the mausoleum?

A Because he loved his wife too much B Because of this child’s birth

C Because of his prosperity D Because he was grief- stricken 34 When was the mausoleum finished?

A 1631 B.1983 C.1653 D.1648

35 When did it become one of World’s Heritage Site?

A 1631 B.1648 C.1983 D.1653

36 Who designed the mausoleum?

A Ustad Ahmad Lahauri B Mumtaz Mahal C Shah Jahan D.Gauhara Begum XV/ Fill in each blank space with one most suitable word (1,6ms)

Last week, Minh invited me (1) his birthday party I spent a long time (2) what I should buy as a present for him Finally, I chose a small, blue alarm clock After (4) for it, I asked the salesgirl to (3) it up

On the day of the party, I arrived at Minh’s house punctually at seven o’clock Minh was very (5) to see me and (6) me for the present Many of our (7) had already arrived We talked about the soccer (8) the previous night between France and England

XVI/ Complete the passage with the correct words in the box (0,5m) There are many (1) ………….…… throughout the year in Vietnam but Tet or the Lunar New Year is the most important celebration (2) ………… Vietnamese people Tet usually (3) …….……… in late January or early February A few days before Tet is the time for people to (4) ……….……… and decorate their homes During Tet, people enjoy special (5) ………… such as sticky rice cakes