" Children under the age of 16 do not need to have a mobile phone". Do you think so? Write a passage of 100 - 150 words to show your idea.
Do you think it's necessary to learn English at school? Why or why not? Write an essay (120-150 words) to show your ideas
Write a passage about if it's necessary to have a day for dad and another for mom? Why? ( about 150 - 200 words )
Write a paragraph of 100 - 150 words to support the argument that secondary school students shouldn't spend too much time playing computer games.
The sleepy village of Bussier-Badil is (1)______ the place where you’d expected to find an internationally famous ceramics exhibition attracting fifteen thousand visitors each year. Yet when a pottery fair was first held there over fifty years ago, it was the only one (2)_______ of France , and it is still one of the most important.But why here? There is a seam of clay that runs through the area, but it is red clay of the type used to make tiles and bricks as (3)________ pots, so there is no (4)____________ tradition of art pottery. The idea of the fair started when a pottery potter by the name of Miguel Calado (5)__________ a studio in the village at the (6)________of the mayor, himself a local tile-maker, who was (7)__________ to put the region on the map.And he had certainly succeeded. Every year, up to 40 potters from all over France and beyond (8)_______ on the village to display their wares in a huge purpose-built shed. (9)________on show range from the utilitarian to the decorative, with every nuance in between. And the crowds come to look, to (10)_______ at the potters’ art, and to buy.
1.A. hardly B. seldom C. improbably D. unlikely
2.A. in all B. altogether C. all D. of all
3.A. opposed to B. rather than C. instead of D. apart from
4.A. certain B. particular C. exact D. individual
5.A. turned up B. took up C. made up D. set up
6.A. instigation B. advice C. encouragement D. persuasion
7.A. convinced B. determined C. dedicated D. committed
8.A. gather B. assemble C. converge D. collect
9.A. Issues B. Items C. Matters D. Topics
10.A. astonish B. fascinate C. amaze D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
A Mission to Mars
Have you ever had a dream of traveling to another planet in our solar system? If you have, there is an actual programme that is happening right now, and it hopes to send people to Mars in 2023. Known as the Mars One Mission, it will send a crew of four people on a one -way mission to colonize Mars. Those chosen people will have to be ready to say good-bye to the earth forever, as there will not be a return trip. For the people chosen, they will have to learn to do many different things. First of all, they will be living the rest of their lives with just a handful of other people, so they all must have personalities that allow them to get along. Second, the living quarters that they will have won’t be very spacious, so they will have to deal with that condition as well. If they feel homesick, they will only be able to communicate with people back on the earth via e-mail, video and audio sent back and forth. However, there won’t be any real-time communication. Even at the speed of light, communication between the earth and Mars takes about 20 minutes. Whether the Mars One Mission will actually happen is the big question that a lot of people are asking. There is an enormous skepticism in the science community, and Wired magazine gave the mission a miserable score of two out of ten on its probability scale. However, for those who dream of going to Mars, at least they can say there is a possibility that it could happen.
1, Who might like to go on this mission ?
A. People who get along with thers
B. People who get homesick easily
C. People with angry personalities
D. People who don't like to communicate
2, What will NOT happen to the people who go on the Mars One Mission ?
A. They will communicate with people on the earth
B. They will have to live with other people
C. They will live in quarters that don't have a lot of space inside
D. They will return to the earth
4. Which of the following is considered miserable ?
A. A crew on board of the Mars One Mission
B. A score of the programme on the probability scale
C. A personality of people taking part in the programme
D. A mission of astronauts to the ISS
5. How long will it take for a message to come back from Mars ?
A. Around 20 minutes
B. Only a few seconds
C. Almost immediately
D. About an hour
I.Read these situations and write wishes you want to mke for them, begin with "I wish..."
1.The traditional markets in my town have been replaced with supermarkets.I really miss them.
->I wish..............................................................................................................................................
2.My sister suggests thst I should learn ceramic painting. I'd love to but I don't have time for it.
->I wish..............................................................................................................................................
3.Nha Trang is said to be a very friendly tourist city, but I've never been to it.
->I wish..............................................................................................................................................
4.It's a beautiful day, and I'm at home writting an essay. How boring.
->I wish..............................................................................................................................................
5. My friend Veronica is now participating in an international summer camp in Brazil. I'd love to be with her.
->I wish..............................................................................................................................................
II. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets
1. One of the........... in my hometown is the traditional market, which is open every Sunday,(attract)
2. What are the differences between Dong Ho ........... and Sinh ones?(paint)
3.This is a very beautiful piece of ........... (embroider)
4. ........... is one of the biggest problems is this city, (employ)
5. Photography is stictly........... in this museum,(forbid)
6.Do you know what is the most........... town in this region?(population)
7.Remember to visit the Ancient Tower as it's the only........... building in our area,(history)
8.I feel so........... because I can't run as fast as my friends.(embarrass)
9............ can help you succeed in many fields.(confident)
10.Find out more about the job so that you can make an ........... choice(inform)
V. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).Example: 0. effective
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
Body language is a very (0) ............. (effect) form of communication. Some(46) ..................... (face) expressions, in particular, can be understood all around the world. If we find something (47) .............. (disgust) for example, we wrinkle up our noses. Anyone watching immediately knows họw we feel.
All people smile, and a smile is likely to get a positive (48) .............. (react) It can, however, be obvious when you don't mean it. When you (49) .............. (genuine) smile, muscles around your eyes automatically contract, but these muscles are difficult to control consciously. An authentic smile fades quickly, too, while an artificial smile will (50) .............. (usual) last longer.
The expressions we make when we are angry, sad and scared are also common to most cultures. Despite all the (51) ............. (differ) languages spoken in the world, we can still communicate using this (52) ............. (universe) language of facial expressions.
However, you sometimes need to be (53) ............. (care) Certain gesturescan vary, even within a single country. For example, (54) ............. (south) Italians gesturing 'yes' tilt their heads forwards, never back, whereas people in the north nod by tilting the head backwards and forwards. This can be very (55) ............. ! (confuse)
VI. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the passage.A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply - all these were important (56) ________ in helping England to become the center for the industrial Revolution.
But they were not enough. Something (57) ______ was needed to start theindustrial process. That “something special” was men (58) ______ individual who could invent machines, find new (59) _____ of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution (60) ______ from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were more inventors than scientists. A man who is a (61) ______ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research (62) ______. He is not necessarily working so that his findings canbe used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is (63) ______ trying to makesomething that has a concrete (64) ______. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories (65) ______ science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a (66) ______ result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of (67) ______ other objectives.
Most of the people who (68) _____ the machines of the Industrial Revolutionwere inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had (69) ______ or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a ground-work had not been laid by scientists years (70) _______.
56. A. cases B. reasons c. factors D. situations
57. A. else B. near c. extra D. similar
58. A. generating B. effective c. motivating D. creative
59. A. origins B. sources c. bases D. discoveries
60. A. came B. arrived c. stemmed D. appeared
61. Ạ. genuine B. practical c. pure D. clever
62. A. happily B. occasionally c. reluctantly D. accurately
63. A. seldom B. sometimes c. usually D. never
64. A. plan 6. use c. idea D. means
65. A. of B. with c. to D. as
66. A. single B. sole c. specialized D. specific
67. A. few B. those c. many D. all
V. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).Example: 0. successful
COMPUTER SKILLS IN THE OFFICE
To be (0) .............. (success) in the business market, it is vital for a company to keep up with all the latest technological (41) ................. (develop).
Nowadays it is (42) .............. (wide) accepted that running a company without computers, in particular, is virtually (43) .............. (possible) This is why businesses are so keen to hire the best people available for their technology departments.
Apart from the needs of the technology department, it is important that almost all employees have some degree of (44) ............... (familiar) with personal or desktop computers, even if this involves no more than the (45) .............. (complete) of a basic computer course. Like all new things, however, most people will only become (46) ..............(comfort) with using computers after practical experience.
Thanks to computers, today's businesses are run and managed with far less (47) .............. (difficult) than companies could hope to achieve in the past. For example, computers enable the (48) .................. (organise) of huge amounts of information and greatly speed up the (49) .............. (prepare) of documents and reports.
In short, although the average businessperson has no need to be a technology expert, they are unlikely to get very far without at least a basic (50) .............. (know) of computers.
VI. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the passage.
Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? When this happens again, do not (51) _______ to recall it. Do something (52) _____ for a couple of minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there since you have met (53) ______ person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall (54) ______ the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a (55) ______ memory. Forcing yourself to recall (56) ______ never helps because it doesn't (57) _______ your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful (58) __________ examinations. They read over the questions {59) ______ trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones (60) ______ which they are mostconfident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking (61) ________ ; work is being done on the (62) ______ difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers (63) _____ the more difficult ones will usually begin to (64) ______ into consciousness. It is often (65) ______ a question of waiting for recall to comz to the memory.
51. A. try B. want c. hesitate D. wait
52. A. simple B. apart c. else D. similar
53. A. some B. certain c. a D. this
54. A. leads B. begins c. helps D. prepares
55. A. light B. fresh c. dim D. dark
56. A. merely B. almost c. barely D. hardly
57. A. loosen B. weaken c. decrease D. reduce
58. A. into B. in c. about D. by
59. a . after B. besides c. before D. against
60. A. Of B. with c. for D. in
61. A. place B. shape c. charge D. action
62. A. too B. less c. not D. more
63. A. to B. of c. about D. for
64. A. appear B. grow c. extend D. come
65. A. nearly B. likely c. just D. even
