Read the following story and choose the best answer to the questions below:
Mr and Mrs Brown lived in the small house near London with their  child . Sometimes Mr Brown came back home from very late, when his wife and the child were asleep . Then he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.
One night, he came home at midnight. He lost the  key, so when he  arrived home, he rang the doorbell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. .Nobody moved inside the house . Mr Brown  knocked at the bedroom window, he spoke to his wife,he shouted, but  she did not wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a  few seconds. Then  he began to speak like a small child. “Mummy!” he said, “ I want to use the bathroom!”He spoke quite quietly but at once Mrs Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him. 
How many children did the Browns have? 

 

Read the following passage and choose the correct option for each blank. 
Sandwiches are common in many countries. But (1) …………….did this strange name come from? The Earl of Sandwich (1718 – 1792) was an Englishman. He liked (2) …………….cards. One night he played for hours and got very hungry. (3) …………….he didn’t want to stop his card game. He asked for some roast meat (4) …………….two pieces of bread. (People bank roast meat in the oven or a stove). He ate the food (5) …………….he played cards. People gave his name (6)…………….this new kind of food. Pizza is (7) …………….international food. A baker probably (8) …………….the pizza in Naples, Italy. It was about the same time (9) …………….the first sandwich. “Pizza” means “pie” in Italian. People (10) …………….the name “pizza pie” for a long time. Now it is just “pizza”.

3.________

Read and answer the below question

Easy ways to be healthier: Try to eat a variety of foods. Make sure that you eat more fresh fruits and vegetables than high-fat food. You can also choose beans or tofu and low-fat milk for your meal. This can help you avoid obesity and provide you a lot of vitamins. You can do some easy movements right after you get up. Try to work out at least half an hour or an hour at a gym a day or walk around your neighborhood. Exercise improves the body in many ways. It makes your heart and muscles become stronger. It is one of the most important parts of keeping your body at a healthy weight. Some habits are really unhealthy such as staying up late or working too hard. You should sleep enough and take a rest after working for a long time. Remember to shower and clean your teeth every day.

How good is it if you do regular exercise?

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1)…………of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2) ……….popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3)………..the story. Soon the public had (4) ……….. favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5) ……….., the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6) ………..only accept this kind of film.

Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) ………..produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, 8) ………..people went to see films, but in (9) ………..years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are currently (10) ………..national film industries.

2.________

Choose the word (a, b, c, d) that best fits each ofthe blank spaces.

Alice : How was your trip? I just talked to Ben, He (16)________ it was relly nice.

Tom : Nice? I thought it (17)_________! The weather wasn't very good, the people weren't (18)_________, and the hotel was terrible.

Alice : Oh? Well, Ben thought the restaurent were good.

Tom : Well, yeah, the (19)________ were good, But they were really (20)__________ and the service was slow.

Alice : How was your trip? I just talked to Ben, He (16)________ it was relly nice.

Tom : Nice? I thought it (17)_________! The weather wasn't very good, the people weren't (18)_________, and the hotel was terrible.

Alice : Oh? Well, Ben thought the restaurent were good.

Tom : Well, yeah, the (19)________ were good, But they were really (20)__________ and the service was slow.

But they were really (20)__________ and the service was slow.

Read and answer the below question

Vehicles in the near future, will be fuel efficient, zero emission, and use high tech electronics and software to assist drivers in a variety of ways. Vehicles will communicate with each other, with the road and with traffic signals. Autos and trucks of the future will use vision enhancement devices to help you navigate through bad weather, let you see around them, or warn you of a possible collision with a pedestrian or animal. They will also let you know if you are getting drowsy or straying from your lane. In twenty years, cars of the future will be different than the automobiles of today, and so will the driving experience.

Will vehicles always cause green house gases?

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (1p) Traffic Lights

Traffic lights only became necessary in the 19th century, when traffic began to increase. A traffic signal (1)……………by J O Knight, a railway signaling engineer, was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 1868. It looked like a railway signal of the time but a few weeks later it blew up, and a signal of this type was no (2)……………used. The modern traffic light is an American invention, the first red and green lights, set up in Cleveland in 1914 followed a few years later by three-colour lights in New York. These new lights didn’t arrive in Britain (3)………..A year later, the first automatic lights were installed at a road junction in Wolverhampton, where they remained in (4)……………for the next 42 years. At the beginning of the 1930s, the first vehicle-activated lights were set up in London. Since these early days, traffic light design has developed to cater for (5)……………types of road users.

1._________

Read and answer the below question

"Banh Chung" (Chung cake) is one of the most popular and delicious traditional Vietnamese dishes. According to the legend, Chung cake was invented by Prince Lang Lieu - the 18th Prince of Hung Emperor, in the contest of looking for new Emperor. It has become an irreplaceable cake of Vietnamese people at Tet and King Hung's anniversary (10th March of the Lunar calendar). Chung cake is made from sticky rice, pork, green beans, pepper and onions. It is wrapped in dong leaves (lá dong). The cake will be boiled for about 12 hours over a wood burning stove. In Vietnam, the process of making Chung cake is the opportunity for family to come together. All members in the family often make Chung cake together and then sit around the warm fire to boil it. Nowadays, in some big cities, the busy life of modern society prevents people from preparing the cake, however, the habit of worship ancestors with Chung cake never changes.

What are make Chung cake?

Read and answer the below question

Vehicles in the near future, will be fuel efficient, zero emission, and use high tech electronics and software to assist drivers in a variety of ways. Vehicles will communicate with each other, with the road and with traffic signals. Autos and trucks of the future will use vision enhancement devices to help you navigate through bad weather, let you see around them, or warn you of a possible collision with a pedestrian or animal. They will also let you know if you are getting drowsy or straying from your lane. In twenty years, cars of the future will be different than the automobiles of today, and so will the driving experience.

Will cars and how to drive only change after two more decades?

Đọc và chọn từ, cụm từ để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau: 

Last Monday William Murphy (1)____________a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up the wallet and (2)___________a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized that (3)___________was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) ___________eight million dollas! Murphy (5)___________the huge prize, however, he (6)___________the ticket back to (7)___________ owner. Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8)___________Murphy a million dollas as a reward. “I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9)___________rich and want (10) honesty.

2._________

Read the following passage and choose the item ( A,B,C or D) that best answers each of the question about it.
  Last week, Liz Robinson and her parents went to Nha Trang on vacation. Mr and Mrs Robinson took Liz to in the Tri Nguyen aquarium in Nha Trang.There are dolphins, turtles and many different types of fish in  the aquarium. But Liz thought there are no other fish is more beautiful than the colorful little fish.
 There was a souvenir shop near the exit of the aquarium. Mr  Robinson bought Liz a cap with a picture of dolphin.Liz wore it all day.
 After they visited the aquarium, they went to a food stall for lunch.Liz’s parents ate fish and crab . When she looked at the fish, Liz remembered the beautiful fish in the aquarium. She ate noodles instead.
Why didn't Liz eat fish? 

Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps

New Year's Day is the festival of the (1) ______ expected to bring most joy to everyone (2) ______ China. Most people insist on doing everything right to prepare (3) ______ the celebration. Good luck wishes written on (4) ______ paper are hung on the walls and (5) ______ of the houses. Living room decorated with a lot of (6) ______ is always full of laughter. Many families leaving every door and window open at (7) ______ on New Year's Eve believe in letting the old year out and the New Year in. On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day people get together and (8) ______ feasts of delicious, traditional foods. Everywhere there are a lot of (9) ______ playing around in their brand new clothes. They are very happy to get some lucky money from adults. They also enjoy (10) ______ or unicorn dancing.

(7) __________

choose true or false
"Banh Chung" (Chung cake) is one of the most popular and delicious traditional Vietnamese dishes. According to the legend, Chung cake was invented by Prince Lang Lieu - the 18th Prince of Hung Emperor, in the contest of looking for new Emperor. It has become an irreplaceable cake of Vietnamese people at Tet and King Hung's anniversary (10th March of the Lunar calendar).

Chung cake is made from sticky rice, pork, green beans, pepper and onions. It is wrapped in dong leaves (lá dong). The cake will be boiled for about 12 hours over a wood burning stove.

In Vietnam, the process of making Chung cake is the opportunity for family to come together. All members in the family often make Chung cake together and then sit around the warm fire to boil it. Nowadays, in some big cities, the busy life of modern society prevents people from preparing the cake, however, the habit of worship ancestors with Chung cake never changes.

 Vietnamese people don't make Chung cake to worship ancestors any more.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of the existing human population (1)…………..the carrying capacity of Earth. Overpopulation is (2)………….. by a number of factors such as reduced mortality rate, (3) ………….medical facilities, and depletion of precious resources.

The effects of overpopulation are quite severe. One of these is a rise in unemployment. When a country (4)…………..overpopulated, it gives rise to unemployment as there are (5)…………..jobs to support a large number of people. The rise in unemployment gives rise to (6)…………..as people will steal various items to feed their family and(7)………..them basic amenities of life.

The high cost of living is another effect. As difference (8)…………..demand and supply continue to expand due to overpopulation, it raises the (9) ………….. of various commodities including food, shelter, and healthcare. This means that people have to pay (10) …………..to survive and feed their families.

9._______

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each statement.

Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning until late at night. You can see artists painting pictures on the streets!

Tens of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries. The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favorite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer.

The Edinburgh Festival is in October.

Read the following passage and choose the correct option for each blank. 
Sandwiches are common in many countries. But (1) …………….did this strange name come from? The Earl of Sandwich (1718 – 1792) was an Englishman. He liked (2) …………….cards. One night he played for hours and got very hungry. (3) …………….he didn’t want to stop his card game. He asked for some roast meat (4) …………….two pieces of bread. (People bank roast meat in the oven or a stove). He ate the food (5) …………….he played cards. People gave his name (6)…………….this new kind of food. Pizza is (7) …………….international food. A baker probably (8) …………….the pizza in Naples, Italy. It was about the same time (9) …………….the first sandwich. “Pizza” means “pie” in Italian. People (10) …………….the name “pizza pie” for a long time. Now it is just “pizza”.

9.________

Easy ways to be healthier

Choosing Healthy Foods

Try to eat a variety of foods. Make sure that you eat more fresh fruits and vegetables than high-fat food. You can also choose beans or tofu and low-fat milk for your meal. This can help you avoid obesity and provide you a lot of vitamins.

Getting Some Exercise

You can do some easy movements right after you get up. Try to work out at least half an hour or an hour at a gym a day or walk around your neighborhood. Exercise improves the body in many ways. It makes your heart and muscles become stronger. It is one of the most important parts of keeping your body at a healthy weight.

Avoiding Bad Habits

Some habits are really unhealthy such as staying up late or working too hard. You should sleep enough and take a rest after working for a long time. Remember to shower and clean your teeth every day.

What is the purpose of this passage?

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. 

Pets are kept by many people for pleasure or pastimes. They keep and nurse them at home as a hobby. Some people have special breeds of dogs or cats as pets while others rear birds in cages.

In keeping pets we need to take special care. We have to feed them with the right food at the proper times. Any failure on our part could endanger their life. We have to protect them from their enemies. Furthermore, the pets and their cages have to be kept clean. This is to prevent the attack of any diseases from unhygienic surroundings.

If we understand their habits it is easy for us to handle them. Keeping pets gives us an opportunity to be kind to these creatures. We might learn more about the life and needs of pets. Those who keep birds like parrots are likely to read books about rearing them. Such people do not hesitate to spend money, time, and energy for the well-being of their pets.

The word “rearing” in the passage is closest in meaning to…….

Read the following passage and choose the answer for each question. American Classroom Customs

If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent, you should call your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility to find out what assignments you have missed. It is not the teacher’s responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.
You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.

When the teacher asks a question, you should ………………..

Choose the word (a, b, c, d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Hoa is writing a letter to her mom. She says that she is glad (16)________ her parent were well. She is doing fine at school. At first, every-thing was strange and (17)_________. But she is having a lot of fun. She hopes her parent will visit Ha Noi after the harvest. She will shows her parent (18)__________ the city

And she tells her mom (19)__________ about her because she knows (20)__________ to take care of herself

Hoa is writing a letter to her mom. She says that she is glad (16)________ her parent were well. She is doing fine at school. At first, every-thing was strange and (17)_________. But she is having a lot of fun. She hopes her parent will visit Ha Noi after the harvest. She will shows her parent (18)__________ the city

And she tells her mom (19)__________ about her because she knows (20)__________ to take care of herself

At first, every-thing was strange and (17)_________.