IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (0,2) Plants supply man with food clothing, and shelter- his most important needs. Many of our most useful medicines are also made (26)_________plants. In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives. Most people enjoy the smell of flowers, the sight field of waving grain, and the quiet of a forest. Not (27)_______plants are helpful to man. Some species grow in fields and gardens as weeds that choke off useful plants. Tiny hits of pollen from (28)_______plants cause such (29)_________as asthma and hay fever. Other plants destroy millions of dollars (30)_______of crops yearly. 26. A. of B. from C. by D. with 27. A. all B. every C. any D. some 28. A. any B. certain C. most D. all 29. A. accidents B. diseases C. misfortune D. disasters 30. A. worth B. value C. price D. money V/ Which notice (A-H) says this (1-5)? Write the correct answer in the blank under each numbered sentence (0.5 point) VI. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write your answers T (true) or F (false) on your answer sheet. (1.5 pts) Environmental pollution is a term that refers to the way in which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by littering on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are very necessary to the survival of all living things, but badly-polluted air causes illnesses. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s beautiful natural world. 1. People pollute their surroundings with gases, smoke, and chemicals only. ……….. 2. Too many fertilizers and pesticides can damage the soil. ……….. 3. People operate machines and motor vehicles that can pollute the air with disturbing noise. ……….. 4. Environmental pollution isn’t as important as other problems which man is facing today. ……….. 5. Polluted soil reduces the amount of food. ………..
IV.Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the gaps.
Once a farmer (26)______ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to (27)______ to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he (28)______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!” His wife (29)______ to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (30)______ open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
26. A. lived B. live C. lives D. living
27. A. selling B. sell C. sells D. sold
28. A. go B. goes C. went D. is going
29. A. run B. runs C. is running D. ran
30. A. cutting B. to cut C. cut D. A&B
Exercise 8: Choose the correct answer
1. It is typical of the cultural life of (some/ a/ the/ X) Thai people.
2. (What/ Where/ Why/ How) do the cattle provide for the nomads? - Dairy products, meat, and clothing.
3. The crop (depends heavy/ depends heavily/ affects heavy/ affects heavily) on the weather.
4. Mai studies Maths a little bit (bad/ badly/ good/ smartly).
5. During the festival, they fly many (colour/ colourless/ colourful/ colouring) kites in different shapes and sizes.
6. An old woman was (riding/ taking/ herding/ running) the goats up the mountainside.
7. (When/ How often/ How/ What) is the festival celebrated? – Every year.
8. There are no high buildings to block (view/ a view/ some view/ the view) in our village.
9. Nick would like to know something about the (culture/ cultural/ cultured/ culturology) groups of Viet Nam when he visited the Museum of Ethnology.
10. He is surprised (to understand/ to study/ to know/ find) that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
Exercise 9: Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning
1. Her hair is long and black.
She has.................................................................................................................................
2. The theater is near Lan’s house.
The theater isn’t..........................................................................................................................
3. Alexander G. Bell invented the telephone.
Alexander G. Bell was.............................................................................................................
4. I will telephone you tomorrow evening.
I will make.............................................................................................................................
5. How about going to the movie tonight?
Let’s..................................................................................................................................
6. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
Peter is not.........................................................................................................................
7. Remember to turn off the light before going out.
Don’t................................................................................................................................
8. That girl is very intelligent.
What...............................................................................................................................
9. I intend to come over to pick you up.
I am.................................................................................................................................
10. Nga is older than Nien.
Nien................................................................................................................................
Exercise 10: Find the mistake then correct it.
1. Sophie is going to leave at 9.00 because she have to go home.
2. He left school and disappeared two weeks late.
3. The scientists plan to introduction their invention next month.
4. Ian is not going to buy a big house yesterday.
5. He was born in Oxford or somewhere near to here.
Exercise 11: Use the correct form of given word
1. Like my aunt, I want to become a professional dog (train)......................
2. Which ethnic group has the smallest (populate)........................in Viet Nam.
3. Some ethnic peoples in the mountainous regions still keep their (tradition)......................way of farming.
4. Which do you think is more (colour).........................,the Tay’s or Nung’s costume?
5. Custom (different)..........................from tradition in some aspects such as scale and time.
Exercise 12: Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete it.
The Rice-cooking Festival
The Rice-cooking (1)........was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2)........There were three (3)..............water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival (4)........one day. In the water-fetching (5)...........,one person from each team had (6)...........to the river to get the (7)...........In the fire-making contest, two team members had to make fire in the (8)...........way. They tried to rub pieces of (9)..............together to make the fire. Six people from each team (10)..........in the Rice-cooking Festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
1. A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition
2. A. mountain B. city C. house D. river
3. A. holidays B. contests C. festivals D. competitions
4. A. takes B. took C. taking D. take
5. A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests A
6. A. to run B. run C. ran D. running
7. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water
8. A. strange B. tradition C. traditional D. tradition
9. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water
10. A. participates B. participate C. participating D. participated
Exercise 13: Read the passage then choose the correct answer
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages. There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children. However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs. In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in the city.
1. According to the passage, living in the country has..............
A. Only good points
B. Only bad points
C. Both good and bad points
D. No disadvantages
2. How many advantages does living in the country have?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. No
3. Living in the country is safer for young children because..............
A. There is less traffic
B. There are few shops
C. There are fewer people
D. There are few services
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.
B. It’s hard to find entertainment in the country.
C. There are fewer shops and services in the country.
D. The country is only suitable for retired people.
5. Having few friends is..............
A. one of drawbacks to life in the country
B. the only disadvantage to living in the country
C. one of certain drawbacks to life outside the city
D. one of certain advantages to life outside the city
Exercise 8: Choose the correct answer
1. It is typical of the cultural life of (some/ a/ the/ X) Thai people.
2. (What/ Where/ Why/ How) do the cattle provide for the nomads? - Dairy products, meat, and clothing.
3. The crop (depends heavy/ depends heavily/ affects heavy/ affects heavily) on the weather.
4. Mai studies Maths a little bit (bad/ badly/ good/ smartly).
5. During the festival, they fly many (colour/ colourless/ colourful/ colouring) kites in different shapes and sizes.
6. An old woman was (riding/ taking/ herding/ running) the goats up the mountainside.
7. (When/ How often/ How/ What) is the festival celebrated? – Every year.
8. There are no high buildings to block (view/ a view/ some view/ the view) in our village.
9. Nick would like to know something about the (culture/ cultural/ cultured/ culturology) groups of Viet Nam when he visited the Museum of Ethnology.
10. He is surprised (to understand/ to study/ to know/ find) that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
Exercise 9: Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning
1. Her hair is long and black.
She has.................................................................................................................................
2. The theater is near Lan’s house.
The theater isn’t..........................................................................................................................
3. Alexander G. Bell invented the telephone.
Alexander G. Bell was.............................................................................................................
4. I will telephone you tomorrow evening.
I will make.............................................................................................................................
5. How about going to the movie tonight?
Let’s..................................................................................................................................
6. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
Peter is not.........................................................................................................................
7. Remember to turn off the light before going out.
Don’t................................................................................................................................
8. That girl is very intelligent.
What...............................................................................................................................
9. I intend to come over to pick you up.
I am.................................................................................................................................
10. Nga is older than Nien.
Nien................................................................................................................................
Exercise 10: Find the mistake then correct it.
1. Sophie is going to leave at 9.00 because she have to go home.
2. He left school and disappeared two weeks late.
3. The scientists plan to introduction their invention next month.
4. Ian is not going to buy a big house yesterday.
5. He was born in Oxford or somewhere near to here.
Exercise 11: Use the correct form of given word
1. Like my aunt, I want to become a professional dog (train)......................
2. Which ethnic group has the smallest (populate)........................in Viet Nam.
3. Some ethnic peoples in the mountainous regions still keep their (tradition)......................way of farming.
4. Which do you think is more (colour).........................,the Tay’s or Nung’s costume?
5. Custom (different)..........................from tradition in some aspects such as scale and time.
Exercise 12: Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete it.
The Rice-cooking Festival
The Rice-cooking (1)........was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2)........There were three (3)..............water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival (4)........one day. In the water-fetching (5)...........,one person from each team had (6)...........to the river to get the (7)...........In the fire-making contest, two team members had to make fire in the (8)...........way. They tried to rub pieces of (9)..............together to make the fire. Six people from each team (10)..........in the Rice-cooking Festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
1. A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition
2. A. mountain B. city C. house D. river
3. A. holidays B. contests C. festivals D. competitions
4. A. takes B. took C. taking D. take
5. A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests A
6. A. to run B. run C. ran D. running
7. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water
8. A. strange B. tradition C. traditional D. tradition
9. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water
10. A. participates B. participate C. participating D. participated
Exercise 13: Read the passage then choose the correct answer
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages. There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children. However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs. In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in the city.
1. According to the passage, living in the country has..............
A. Only good points
B. Only bad points
C. Both good and bad points
D. No disadvantages
2. How many advantages does living in the country have?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. No
3. Living in the country is safer for young children because..............
A. There is less traffic
B. There are few shops
C. There are fewer people
D. There are few services
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.
B. It’s hard to find entertainment in the country.
C. There are fewer shops and services in the country.
D. The country is only suitable for retired people.
5. Having few friends is..............
A. one of drawbacks to life in the country
B. the only disadvantage to living in the country
C. one of certain drawbacks to life outside the city
D. one of certain advantages to life outside the city
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 5:
A. die
B. díed
C. dying
D. dead
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 3:
A. collect
B. buy
C. sell
D. save
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 1:
A. leave
B. left
C. live
D. lived
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 6:
A. poor
B. foolish
C. sociable
D. generous
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 4:
A. exciting
B. excited
C. excitedly
D. excitingly