Read the passage and choose the best answer.

When Nick and Jane got their phone bill, they knew something was wrong. They couldn't understand why the new bill was over fifty dollars more than the old one. Then Nick saw the long-distance charges. There were ten calls listed to the town of Rosemont, several hundred miles away.

"But we don't know anybody in Rosemont," Jane protested. "Where is Rosemont, anyway? Besides, no one would have such a ridiculous phone number as 123-456-7890." Suddenly, they thought of their twin sons, who were just learning how to count. They must have been playing with pushbuttons on the dial. This turned out to be the right solution to the mystery of their phone bill.

66. Nick and Jane are

A.        friends. B.        twin sons. C. telephonists. D. a married couple.

67. What was wrong with their new phone bill?

A.        It couldn't be understood. B.   It contained ten calls for an unknown town.

C. It was fifty dollars. D. It was several hundred miles away.

68. The word ridiculous in the passage could be best replaced by

A.        funny. B.         unreasonable.C.           foolish. D.       crazy.

69. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A.        They Couldn't understood why their phone bill cost much.

B.        There were many long-distance calls in their phone bill.

C.        They had to pay fifty dollars for the bill.

D.        Their twin sons learned how to Count on the dial when they Were out.

70. This in the passage refers to

A.        the phone number 123-456-7890.

B.        Nick and Jane's thought.

C.        the long-distance charge.

D.        their sons' playing with Pushbuttons on the dia1.

 Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Gary Smith yesterday celebrated his twentieth birthday, but he's lucky to be alive. In March this year, he was climbing Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, when he lost his way and spent sixteen hours in sub-zero temperatures.

"My friends laughed at me for having so much survival equipment, but it saved my life."

On the first night, the weather was so bad that it tore his new mountain tent to pieces, so he moved into a Youth Hostel. He left the hostel at 10.00 the next morning but that afternoon he was in trouble. "I fell off a rock and broke my left leg. I couldn't move."

Mountain rescue team went out to look for Gary, and found him at 9.00 the next morning. A helicopter took him to hospital, where he needed several operations. "Next time, I'll go with my friends, not on my own!" he joked.

1. Howald was Gary when he went climbing?

            A. 16. B.19.   C. 20. D.22.

2. How long did he spend on the mountain?

            A. 10 hours.    B. 16 hours.

            C. 1 night.       D. 2 nights.

3. Which of the following sentences is true?

A.        He didn't take many things with him on his trip.

B.        He spent the first night in his new mountain tent.

C.        He went climbing alone.

D. In spite of his broken leg, his climbing trip was a great success.

4. Which of the following groups of adjectives best describe Gary?

A.        Lost, alone, injured.

B.        Hot, terrible, lucky.

C.        Broken, alive, bad.

D.        Bad, alone, lucky.

5.  All the following sentences sound reasonable EXCEPT

A.        If he hadn't fallen off a rock, he wouldn't have broken his leg.

B.        If the Mountain rescue teams hadn't found him, he would have died.

C.        If he hadn't been operated on, he wouldn't have been able to walk again.

D.        If it hadn't been so cold on the mountain, he wouldn't have lost his way.

Rewrite the sentences.

1. I started playing the piano when he was 10.  

  He has.............................................................................

2. People use computers to solve difficult problems.   Computers.................................................................

3. I last phoned her 4 months ago.          I haven't......................................................................................

4. I began to learn French in 2010.      I have...............................................................

5. They have already sent the letter        The letter..............................................................

6. The boys broke the window yesterday.   The window........................................................................

7. I often walked to school when I was a boy.

   I used.........................................................................................

8. My mother started swimming 2 years ago.

 My mother has................................................................

9. Learn hard or you won't pass the exam.     If........................................................................................

10. I don't know the time so I am late.                  If .................................................................

11. They aren’t hard-working so they get bad marks.

If…………………………………………………………….

12. Living near a  market is convenient. It is………………………………………

13. Hurry up or we will be late.  If………………………………….

14. She works hard so she gets promotion.  If………………………………………..

15. Lan eats too much meat so she gets overweight.

If…………………………………………………………….

The Academy Awards , Commontly known as The Oscars , are the most famous film
awards in the world . They have been held since 1929 . They are called The Oscars after
the golden statuette awarded to the winners.
The Oscar statuette is officially called the Academy Award of Merit . It is 13½ inches
high and weighs 8½ pounds . The Oscar statuette was designed by Cedric Gibbons and
sculpted by George Stanley . It is a knight holding a crusader’s sword , standing on the
reel of film . The first Oscar was given to Emil Jannings on May 16 , 1929.
Questions :

1. What are the awards named after ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………

Rewrite the following sentences keep the same meaning.

1. They sell jeans all over the world.

Jeans.................................................................................................

2. They made jean cloth completely from cotton in the 18th century.

Jean cloth...........................................................................

3. They grow rice in tropical countries.

Rice.......................................................................................

4. They will produce five million bottles champagne in France next year.

Five million bottles champagne..............................................................................

5. They have just introduced a new style of jeans in the USA.

A new style of jeans...................................................................................................................

6. You must do this exercise carefully.

This exercise...............................

8. We can solve the problem

The problem........................

9. We might find life on another planet.

Life.....................

10. Both men and women wore the aodai in the past.

The aodai.................................

Chia động từ:

1. We (have) many major problems while working on this project.
2. She (graduate) from university less than three years ago. She (work) for three different companies so far.
3. Mary (love) chocolate since she was a little girl.
4. You (sleep) well last night?
5. Mary (not.like) rock music.
7. We have been waiting here for over half an hour and nobody (take) our order yet.
8. My mother used to (play) football well .
9. The waitress probaly thinks we already (order).
10. Matt and sarah (have) some differnces in their relationship lately.

đặt câu hỏi cho từ được đóng ngoặc

1.My school is surrounded by (brick walls).
=> .........................................................................................................
2.You should add (three spoons) of sugar.
=> .........................................................................................................
3.The main ingredients of spring rolls are (pork, eggs, pepper, carrots, mushrooms and onions).
=> .........................................................................................................
4.The One Pillar Pagoda was constructed (in 1049.)
=> .........................................................................................................
5.The Temple of Literature is located (in the centre of Hanoi).
=> .........................................................................................................

III. Give the correct form of the verbs.
1. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________
like.
2. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
3. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
4. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live
here.

5. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty
minutes.
6. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new
job.
7. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
8. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
9. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
10. Should I (smoke) cigarettes?
IV. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition
1. Thanks .......... . your letter.
2. I'll see my mom and dad ................ . their farm.
3. We have to work hard .......... home and................ school
4. We'll visit her .......... Christmas.
5. Are you tired ............. . watching TV?
6. She often brings them ............... school.
7. He works .......... a factory.
8. We always go to Ha Long Bay .......... vacation.
9. Tell me more .......... . your family.
10. Can you send me a photo .......... . your family?

            Put the words in the box into two groups.