I. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word from the box to complete the passage.
As a child, Phong always dreamed of going (1) ______ to study. After he graduated from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally (2) ________true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good, and sometimes he did not understand what other people said. He also had (3) ________ in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his friends in Vietnam. After two years, Phong is now very (4) ________ in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (5)_________ earning money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant. Now he realizes that studying abroad is such a good experience.
III. Read the following and choose the best answer.
fluent abroad good difficulties at foreign came
There are many (1) villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village in Ha Noi is widely known (2) its products of high (3) .
Embroidery has been developing around here (4) the 17th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered (5) for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members. The first man who taught the local people how to embroider was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip to China (6) an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong upon his (7) . Although these skills eventually spread (8) the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In (9) to create beautiful embroideries, an artisan must be patient, careful and have an eye for design, along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range from clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are (10) to many countries.
1. A. number B. exist C. embroidery D. population
2. A. for B. border C. region D. place
3. A. includes B. insists C. quality D. consists
4. A. around B. over C. on D. since
5. A. costumes B. tell C. name D. separate
6. A. good B. as C. better D. well
7. A. another B. others C. return D. anothers
8. A. across B. hill C. village D. downtown
9. A. quarter B. effort C. order D. notice
10. A. wonder B. cause C. true D. exporte
1) She has worked as a secretary______she graduated from college . a.before ; b.since ; c.while ; d.until 2.In the past, people_____to the beach more often a.have gone ; b.used to go ; c.were going ; d.had gone 3. I feel that you______me a.don't like ; b.didn't like ; c.aren't liking ; d.haven't liked 4.We_____ to her twice this week a.wrote ; b.were writing ; c.write ; d.have written 5. The team_____a single match so far this season a.doesn't win ; b.didn't win ; c.hasn't won ; d.hadn't won 6.Where is Mary ? She_______her homework in her room a.is performing ; b.is making ; c.is doing ; d.is learning 7.Two years have passed since I______you for the first time a.meet ; b.have met ; c.met ; d.had met
1 B
2 B
3 A
4 D
5 C
6 C
7 C