Oak City is a great city. There’s so (1) ______________ to do! There are cinemas, parks and discos. It’s got some great clothes and music shops (2) ______________.

Oak City is very modern and beautiful. There aren’t any (3) ______________ buildings and there’s some beautiful (4) ______________ around the city.

Is there any pollution in Oak City? There isn’t much pollution (5) ______________ there isn’t much traffic. Everyone travels (6) ______________ bike and walks, so there aren’t many accidents.

Question 1.

People need to breathe. If they don’t breathe, they will die. But how clean is the air people breathe? If they breathe dirty air, they will have breathing problems. Plants and animals need fresh air too. A lot of the things in our lives create harmful gases and make the air dirty, like cars, motorbikes, and factories. Dirty air is called polluted air. Air pollution can also make our Earth warmer.

Which factors create harmful gases?

Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps.
Jim Green is a student at May Secondary School. He (1)___________ classes from Monday to Friday. He has many (2)_______________ to do after class in the afternoon. On Monday and Wednesday, he helps his (3)___________ with their English. On Tuesday and Thursday, he takes part in the Informatics Club. On Friday, he goes (4)__________ on the river. He goes to the park or museum (5)_________ his parents and his sister (6)_______________ Saturday. On Sunday, he has a  good rest (7)__________ home and (8)___________ his homework.
Now it is 8:30  in the morning. Jim (9)________  in the classroom and having a maths class. He is listening to the teacher carefully. His friends David and Tony are looking at the blackboard. Lucy and Lily are thinking. Mary is writing something in her notebook. All of them (10)_________ working hard.

4_______

Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps.
I live in a small (1)_________, Henfield – there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (2) _______ and life is slow and easy. You (3) ________ have to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean – people look after it and (4) ______ their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (5) _______ because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (6) _______ here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone (7) _______ problem, there are always people who can help. There are (8) _______ things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much to do in the evening – we haven’t got any cinemas (9) _______ theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone knows (10) ________ everyone else is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

4. _______

Read the text and decide which option best fits each numbered blank by writing your answer A, B, C, or D. 

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to tell the way by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air (1)___­­ gases and smoke, (2)___ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with (3)___ many fertilizers and pesticides. A man also pollutes his surroundings in (4)___ other ways. For example, people run natural beauty by scattering litter on the land and (5)___ the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing (6)___ pollution.

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems (7)___ mankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the (8)___ of all living things. Badly, polluted air can cause illness and even death. Polluted water kills other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land for (9)___ food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally (10)___ world.

5_________

Read the following passage and then decide which options A, B, C, or D best fits each space

After finishing secondary school, some students decide (1)………….. a gap year and go (2) ……………. I think it is one of the (3)……………. decisions a young person can make. My brother went around South America (4)…………. the USA last year and I hope …..(go) to Australia after my exams. Some people are worried about traveling alone because they think it might be (5)………… dangerous. But I think it’s fine if you plan your trip carefully and you (6)…………….. risk. Of course, you can travel with a friend. (7)…………….. best friend and I (8)………………. our trip at the moment. There is a (9)………….. of information about gap years on the Internet. But I think it’s a good idea to talk to people who have already gone on their trip. You can find (10)……….. such a lot.

8________

Read and choose the correct answer.

ROBOTS

      A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of machine. It is a machine that moves. It follows instructions. The instructions come from a computer. Because it is a machine, it does not make mistakes. And it does not get tiring. And it never complains. Unless you tell it to!

      Robots are all around us. Some robots are used to make things. For example, robots can help make cars. Some robots are used to explore dangerous places. For example, robots can help explore volcanoes. Some robots are used to clean things. These robots can help vacuum your house. Some robots can even recognize words. They can be used to help answer telephone calls. Some robots look like humans. But most robots do not. Most robots just look like machines.

      Long ago, people imagined robots. But nobody was able to make a real robot. The gist real robot was made in 1961. It was called Unimate. It was used to help make cars. It looked like a giant arm.

      In the future, we will have even more robots. They will do things that we can’t do. Or they will do things that we don’t want to do. Or they will do things that are too dangerous for us. They will help make life better.

How does the author feel about robots?

Read and choose the correct answer.

ROBOTS

      A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of machine. It is a machine that moves. It follows instructions. The instructions come from a computer. Because it is a machine, it does not make mistakes. And it does not get tiring. And it never complains. Unless you tell it to!

      Robots are all around us. Some robots are used to make things. For example, robots can help make cars. Some robots are used to explore dangerous places. For example, robots can help explore volcanoes. Some robots are used to clean things. These robots can help vacuum your house. Some robots can even recognize words. They can be used to help answer telephone calls. Some robots look like humans. But most robots do not. Most robots just look like machines.

      Long ago, people imagined robots. But nobody was able to make a real robot. The gist real robot was made in 1961. It was called Unimate. It was used to help make cars. It looked like a giant arm.

      In the future, we will have even more robots. They will do things that we can’t do. Or they will do things that we don’t want to do. Or they will do things that are too dangerous for us. They will help make life better.

What is the main purpose of paragraph 2?

Read the passage. Then choose the answer word A, B, C, or D  which best fits the content of the passage: 

I am a teacher. I’m teaching in a school in London. Every morning I get up at about 7 o’clock, have breakfast and a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. The school is far from my home, so I  can’t walk there. I must go by bus. I have lunch at a restaurant nearby. In the afternoon, I work until 5.00 or 5.30 and then go home. I don’t work on Saturdays or Sundays. I go to the cinema or theater. I am married and have a son. I love my family. I’m very happy.

What does the phrase verbs “go to” in line 2 means ?

Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences.(Past/Quan/at/ half/ has/ breakfast/six/./)

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
                                                TELEVISION
Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings pictures and (1) _______from around the world into millions (2) ______ homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President make a (3) ________or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring about peace.

Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in (4) ______ lands. Television even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts (5) ______ the astronauts explore outer space.

1.__________

Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps.

Mr. Thanh is (1)________  engineer in a big factory. He lives in a small apartment (2) ________  the fifth floor of a building in Ho Chi Minh City. The factory is not near (3) ________  so he goes to work by bus. He (4) ________ home at 7 o’clock to arrive at work at 7.45. (5) ________ is Saturday morning now, and Mr. Thanh is (6)________ home, in bed. On Saturdays he (7)_______  at a quarter to seven. Then he sits in the living room and (8)_______ breakfast. On Saturday afternoons he (9)_______  tennis or goes swimming. On Saturday evenings he (10)_______  at home, he usually goes out.

5_____

Read the passage below and answer the question.

Dear Minh,

Let’s meet on Sunday evening at Lau coffee on Tran Quoc Hoan street. There’s a post office on the corner of the street. The café is next to the post office. There’s a cinema opposite the café so we can see a film after we have coffee.

To get to the café, take bus number 49 to Tran Hung Dao street. Get off the bus stop in front of a park. Go along the street until you get to the traffic lights and then turn right. Take the first turning on your right. Go straight ahead- just about 500 meters and it’s on your left.

See you there!

Vy

After going straight ahead-just about 500 meters,is the café on the right?

 Read the following dialogue and then choose the best answer (A, B, C, D):

"Tom: What do you do (1) ......        morning?
 
Dick: I get dressed and (2) .....        a shower.
 
Tom: (3)....         do you go to school?
 
Dick: I usually go to school (4).........        6.30.
 
Tom: How (5).....         floors does your school have?
 
Dick: (6).......... has two floors.      
 
Tom: (7).............          is your classroom?        
 
Dick: My classroom is on the (8)......        floor."

3. (3)....         do you go to school?

Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps.

Mr. Thanh is (1)________  engineer in a big factory. He lives in a small apartment (2) ________  the fifth floor of a building in Ho Chi Minh City. The factory is not near (3) ________  so he goes to work by bus. He (4) ________ home at 7 o’clock to arrive at work at 7.45. (5) ________ is Saturday morning now, and Mr. Thanh is (6)________ home, in bed. On Saturdays he (7)_______  at a quarter to seven. Then he sits in the living room and (8)_______ breakfast. On Saturday afternoons he (9)_______  tennis or goes swimming. On Saturday evenings he (10)_______  at home, he usually goes out.

6______

Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps.
I live in a small (1)_________, Henfield – there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (2) _______ and life is slow and easy. You (3) ________ have to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean – people look after it and (4) ______ their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (5) _______ because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (6) _______ here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone (7) _______ problem, there are always people who can help. There are (8) _______ things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much to do in the evening – we haven’t got any cinemas (9) _______ theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone knows (10) ________ everyone else is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city

8__________

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question.

Hari Raya Puasa is an important celebration in the Muslim calendar. The word “Hari Raya” means “a day of celebration”. Many people mistake Hari Raya Puasa for the Muslim New Year but it is not. In actual fact, Hari Raya Puasa is a festival celebrated by the Muslims to mark the end of the one-month fasting.

Prior to Hari Raya Puasa, the Muslims fast for a one-month period. This is known as Ramadan. The fasting time begins at sunrise and ends at sunset. Everyone, including young children, has to fast. Only the sick are excused from fasting.

For this special occasion, the Muslims buy new clothes, give their homes a new coat of paint, and buy new furniture. On the morning of Hari Raya Puasa, the Muslims wear their new clothes to the mosque to pray and offer thanks to their God. Then they will seek forgiveness from their elders before visiting friends and relatives.

Unmarried children will receive money placed in green packets from their elders. Many delicious dishes will also be served for this special occasion.

Hari Raya Puasa is celebrated by the Muslims so as to _.

Nga lives in the city. Every morning she gets up at 6. 30. She brushes her teeth. She washes her face. She has a big breakfast. Then she gets dressed. She goes to school at 6:30. She is in grade 6. Her classroom is on the second floor. It is very big. There are 42 students in her class. She loves her friends and teachers very much.

What time does she leave home for school?

Read carefully and then choose the best answer. 
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.
The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of the tree is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.
If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sing. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.

Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?

Choose the best answer to complete the passage: 
Each (1) ……. has its own tradition when New Year comes. (2)……. Japan, at midnight (3) ………. December 31, all temples in the country ring their bell (4) …… times. They believe that the ringing bells can remove their (5) ……. actions from the previous year.

In Thailand, the New Year is in April. It’s the hottest time of the year. People often throw (6) ……. over the people. They believe that this activity will (7) …….. a lot of rain and wash away the bad things.

In Viet Nam, people clean and decorate their houses (8) ………. Tet. They (9) ……….. their houses to look more beautiful. The first footer is very important. They believe that the first footer on the first New Year Day decides the family’s (10) ….. for the whole year.

8_________

Dear Minh,

Let’s meet on Sunday evening at Lau coffee on Tran Quoc Hoan street. There’s a post office on the corner of the street. The café is next to the post office. There’s a cinema opposite the café so we can see a film after we have coffee.

To get to the café, take bus number 49 to Tran Hung Dao street. Get off the bus stop in front of a park. Go along the street until you get to the traffic lights and then turn right. Take the first turning on your right. Go straight ahead- just about 500 meters and it’s on your left.

See you there!

Vy

After going straight ahead-just about 500 meters, the café is on the right.