Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1)______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived In the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______. In the USA. For the first time, most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before. This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives

All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______. In the USA.

Select the synonym of the following and underlined word in each sentence: The World Cup is followed with great interest around the globe- the final game of the 1994 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 million viewers.

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it by choosing the letter A, B, C or D.

The study will be carried out over a six-month period, which are announced in the school board.

Choose the best option to make meaningful sentence: " Let me see all the homework ____  you have done."

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

My daughter and I were walking along the street when we noticed a homeless boy sleeping in a cardboard.

Hoàn chỉnh câu thứ hai sao cho không thay đổi nghĩa so với câu đã cho:

They have just built a new bridge in the area.

If you don’t feel well, go to bed and rest.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

Hoa is busy now, so she can’t help her mother with the housework.

Choose the best option to make meaningful sentence: " Pelé is the _____ footballer that ever won the title “Greatest Soccer Player”."

Select the synonym of the following underlined word in each sentence: " During a small lesson, she raised both arms and opened up her fingers one by one until all ten stood up."

Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the first sentence. 

My nephew often flied a kite in this field when he was a child.

Select the  antonym of the following and underlined word in the sentence: My suitcases are so heavy.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning:

Our children are interested in giving away their old books to needy people.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one:

I’m sorry David cannot be in Hue for the festival.

Rewrite the following sentences with the given beginning or under the instruction so that the meaning is unchanged.

Our heating isn’t working and I feel cold.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

 We are going to have a picnic despite the rain.

Make meaningful sentences with the given suggestions.

lot /people/ choose/ favorable date/ occasions/ such/ wedding/funeral/ house moving days. //

I/ can/ send/ you/ references/ the Director of the Happy Mind Charity Centre.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence that has the closest meaning to the given one.

It was only because his wife helped him that he was able to finish his book.

Hoàn chỉnh các câu sau sao cho nghĩa của câu không thay đổi so với câu đã in ở trước đó:

He spent an hour watering the flowers yesterday.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it:

They will build a new hospital for children here.