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.

Edinburgh Festival is the biggest art festival in Great Britain.

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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?

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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._________

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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.

What is the purpose of this passage?

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.________

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 the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. 
The idea of a driverless car is not new. Now there are already cars on the road that can park themselves. But a truly self-driving car, one that can drive itself, is being tested by scientists and engineers. Self-driving cars have already been tested on public roads. These cars not only record images of the road, but their computerized maps view road signs, find alternative routes and see traffic lights even before they are seen by a person. By using radars and cameras, the cars can analyze information about their surroundings faster than a human can.

In some of the tests, the car leans the details of a road by driving on it several times, and when it is time to drive itself, it can identify when there are pedestrians crossing and then stops to let them pass by. Self-driving cars could make transport safer for all of us by eliminating the cause of most of today’s accidents.

What is the main idea of the passage?

The following sentences can be true, false or no information, check the appropriate word (a, b, c or d).

Hoa watched Mrs. Mai make her dress. She thought sewing was a useful hobby. She decided to learn how to sew.

Hoa bought some material. She learned how to use a sewing machine and she made a cushion for her armchair. It was blue and white.

Next, she made a skirt. It was green with white flowers on it. It looked very pretty. Hoa tried it on but it didn't fit. It was too big, Hoa's netghbour helped her and then it fitted very well.

Now, Hoa's friends like her new dress very much.

Choose the correct option for each blank to complete the passage. 

In the modern world, people depend on energy to power their everyday lives. A wide range of power-run devices and modern conveniences (1)………….and although it may seem that we will not be in danger of living without those conveniences, the fact is that many supplies of energy are running out rapidly. Scientists are constantly (2)………….new sources of energy to keep modern society running. Whether furture populations will continue to enjoy the benefits of abundant energy will depend (3 ………….the success of this search. Coal, oil, and natural gas are now being used widely. (4)…………., these supplies are limited, and they are a major source of pollution. Therefore, the existing alternative energy sources must be improved or further explored and developed. These include nuclear, water, solar, and wind power, as well as energy from new, (5)…………. Types of fuels. Each of these, however, has advantages and disadvantages.

3.________

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.

Hung Emperor invented Chung cake in the contest of looking for new Emperor.

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.

3._______

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

In order to treat a sore throat one should…………..

Choose the correct answer (a, b, c, d) :

Rob: We're going on a picnic next Sunday. Will you join us?

Jill : I'm not sure. I will call you tomorrow 

Rob : Oh, come on. You are working too much. You should relax.

Jill : Ok. What time?

Rob : Seven o'clock. 

Yoko : I'd love to, but I'm going to a birthday party on Sunday.

Rob : That's too bad.

Yoko : Thanks anyway.

Rob : You're welcome.

Jill won't go picnic with Rob

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first, there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.

Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?

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

 She says that she is glad (16)________ her parent were well.

"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.

 It will take less than 10 hours to boil Chung cake by burning wood.

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”.

2. ________

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.________

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.

Thanksgiving is held _______.

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.

The weather wasn't very good, the people weren't (18)_________, and the hotel was terrible.

Read the following  passage and choose the item ( A,B,C or D) that best answer each of the questions about it:

Mike: Hi, Celia!How was you trip to the United States ?
Celia:It was wonderful . I really enjoyed it.
Mike :Great .How long were you away ?
Celia :I was there for about three weeks .
Mike: That’ a long time!Was the weather OK?
Celia: Yes, most of the time .But it snowed a lot in Chicago.
Mike: So, what was the best thing about your trip?
Celia : Oh, that’s difficult to say .But I guess I liked Nashville best

How was her trip ?