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.

What is the main idea of the passage?

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.

Cars will notice people when there is a passenger crossing the lane.

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.

When do Vietnamese people often make Chung cake ?

Read the following passage and choose the answer for each blank. Almost all people have a fear of examinations. 
Examinations, (1) ……………, are a part of our lives and all schools in Viet Nam have examinations. Examinations were first (2) ……………in China about three thousand years ago. Scholars had to memorize long passages taken from several books. Those who did well in the examination (3)…………… to enter the government service. Nowadays, the main (4) ……………of examinations is to test how well a person understands the subjects which have been taught. They are also used to find how well students perform (5) ……………pressure.

1.________

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. 

There are different ways to keep fit. One of the most important ways is by exercising. Exercising must be done regularly. The amount of exercise done each time is dependent on the free time that a person has. Exercises can be done from twenty minutes to an hour. Sometimes, daily five-minute exercises are just as effective.

Exercising can take place both indoors and outdoors. Those who exercise indoors often do so in the comfort of gymnasiums. They train on equipment that has been specifically designed for the different parts of the body.

Sometimes, games can also be played indoors. Badminton courts and even some swimming pools are found indoors.

There are many different types of outdoor exercises. These include tennis, cycling, and even rock climbing. Most people enjoy outdoor activities because they like being in the sun or are attracted to its sense of peace and quiet. Yet there are others who like the wind blowing against them. Some of these activities are only suitable for people who love adventure.

The type of exercise a person takes up often depends on his lifestyle and personality. It is important that a person finds an exercise that is suitable for him.

The highlighted phrase “do so” in the passage refers to…………..

ead the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.

Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough food to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.

Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.

The most important part of Thanksgiving _______.

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

Most sore throats are caused by an infection that treatment with antibiotics cannot cure. But with simple remedies, the patient normally gets better in 4 or 5 days.

Tonsillitis, however, usually starts with a sore throat which causes pain in swallowing. With children – and some adults – there may be fewer and the patient is obviously not feeling well. It may be possible to see white spots on the back of the throat.

Sometimes a sore throat may occur with the common cold, and with influenza, there may be dryness of the throat, pain on coughing, and loss of voice.

Treatment:
Aspirin: To help relieve the pain on swallowing and the fever (if there is one). Use aspirin tablets dissolved in water so that the patient can gargle before swallowing. Repeat the treatment every 4 hours.
Drink: Encourage the patient to drink plenty.
Steam: if there is a pain in the throat on coughing, breathing in steam may help.
Children:
Young children, who may not be able to gargle, should be given aspirin dissolved in water every 4 hours in the right dose for their age. At one year: A single junior aspirin
At five years: Half an adult aspirin
At eight years: One whole adult aspirin

When to see the doctor:
If the sore throat is still getting worse after 2 days
If the patient complains of earache
If the patient’s fever increases
If the parent of the patient is worried

One of the signs of tonsillitis can often be……………..

Read the following dialogue and choose the best answer for each blank.
Mr. Minh: The traffic (1)…………….much worse now.
Mr. Thanh: Yes, it (2) …………….easy to park in the city center.
Mr. Minh: That’s right.
Mr. Thanh: I remember when you could park outside (3) …………….shop you were going to.
Mr. Minh: Yes, you could park (4) …………….at all at one time, but now there (5) …………….parking meters everywhere.
Mr. Thanh: And they turned so many of the roads (6) ………….one-way streets now.
Mr. Minh: I know.
Mr. Thanh: It will take a while before everyone becomes (7) …………….with it.
Mr. Minh: Actually, I miss the good old days when (8) …………….to the shops. (9) …………….were no cars at all on the roads then.
Mr. Thanh: Mind you, I must stay I prefer (10) …………….by car!

1.________

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.

(4) __________

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.

 Which is a bad habit?

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.

5.________

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.

1.________

 My name is John, and this is my story. Last year just before Christmas my family and our cousins and uncle and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday. We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back. He said it was too far, and it was terribly hot too. One day it was 48°C. Even at night it was really hot. Anyway, what we decided to do was to drive back about 160km to a place where the train went through. Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Perth by train. That was fun. It was a good train.

 We had a good time in Perth but we had to cut our holiday short. You see, while we were there my grandmother (my mother's mother) in Melbourne died. Most of us flew back but my Dad and my uncle came on the train with the cars and then had to drive back to Melbourne from Port Pirie.

It was a really strange holiday because nothing went the way we planned it.

Most  of John's family came back__________

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? 

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.

 How good is it if you do regular exercise?

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.

(9) __________

 Read the passage, and then tick the correct answer: true (T), or false (F).

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.

Cars will notice people when there is a passenger crossing the lane.

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.

9.________

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 to (5)……………types of road users.

3.________

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 artists on the streets only paint pictures of the scenery.

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.

(2) __________