I find solving crossword puzzles to be an enjoyable and ..... activity.(challenge)
I. Questions 1 – 4. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1. What is the big challenge for television and the Internet? ..............................................................................................
2. What is the title of Mrs. Jones’s lecture? ..............................................................................................
3. Where is the lecture? ..............................................................................................
4. When is the final date for the assignment? ..............................................................................................
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1. “I thought you liked a challenge!” “Not the kind that involves……. off a bridge will a rubber band round my ankles!”
A. jumping B. jump C. to jump D. to jumping
Franklin wants to join the Hue Festival, he is preparing for his trip. Franklin wants to join the Hue Festival, he is preparing for his trip.(so)
1. ______ Jenny accept the challenge this time, then she will have a chance to become a full-time Google employee.
A. Were
B. Had
C. Should
D. If
2. ______ you be truly competent, you won’t need to worry about your future work.
A. If
B. Should
C. Were
D. Had
3. ______ my friend not been able to speak in public, I wouldn't have been a teacher for 10 years.
A. If
B. Should
C. Were
D. Had
4. ____ Manh studies hard, he will pass the exam
A. Had
B. Were
C. If
D. Should
5. _____he not weak, they could enjoy the life.
A. Should
B. Were
C. Had
D. If
6_____Mai studied harder, she wouldn't have failed the exam
A. Should
B. Were
C. Had
D. If
7._____it to rain, we wouldn't walk to the town.
A. Had
B. Should
C. If
D. Were
8. _____ it snows, we will have to reschedule tomorrow.
A. Should
B. Had
C. If
D. Were
9. _______ you treated people around you well, you would have felt happy in your heart.
A. Were
B. Had
C. Were not
D. if
10. _______ she have a headache, she will see a doctor for treatment.
A. Were
B. Should
C. If
D. Had
F. READING
I. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.
I'm Linh and now I (1) _____________ at a high school in the United States. My biggest challenge in the United States is the language (2) _____________. I (3)_____________ English for five years but I still face difficulties in communication. For all the time, I feel nervous to understand what other people were saying and why they were laughing. (4)_____________I go to see an American movie, I still can't understand the actors. Maybe because spoken English has a lot of idioms
and communication (5)_____________ may happen due to cultural differences.
Leaving home and (6) _____________ to study in a new country can be a stressful experience. However, I have learned some ways to overcome my problem. First, I usually tell people that I am learning English in case they don't understand me. Second, I listen (7)_____________. If I don't understand something for the first time, I'm not afraid (8) _____________ questions as many times as it is necessary. Watching people speak also help me to add new words to my vocabulary. Finally, my big fear is public speaking, so I decided (9) _____________down what I want to speak. This is good because I already have some words and sentences in my mind, instead of (10) _____________ during the presentation.
1. A. am studying B. study C. studies D. will be studying
2. A. difficulties B. world C. barrier D. communication
3. A. study B. studies C. have studied D. studied
4. A. When B. Which C. Who D. Why
5. A. barrier B. breakdown C. interaction D. distance
6. A. travelling B. travel C. to travel D. travels
7. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
8. A. to raise B. raises C. raise D. raising
9. A. write B. to write C. writing D. writes
10. A. think B. to think C. thinks D. thinking
G. WRITING
I. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.
1. Mary/ enjoy/ listen/ music/ on/ radio.
__________________________________________________________________
2. I / not/ mind/ do/ washing/ up.
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3. She/ advised/ me/ see/ doctor/ as/ soon/ as/ possible.
__________________________________________________________________
4. At/ last/ they/ decided/ rent/ apartment.
__________________________________________________________________
5. Would/ you/ mind/ post/ this/ letter/ me?
__________________________________________________________________
6. We/ plan/ go/ Europe/ this/ summer.
__________________________________________________________________
7. The/ students/ hope/ pass/ exam.
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8. My/ boss/ want/ me/ send/ this/ email/ before/ afternoon.
__________________________________________________________________
9. She/ always/ enjoy/ talk/ her/ grandfather/. / He/ always/ tell/ great / stories.
__________________________________________________________________
10. The/ children/ promised/ be/ back/ 9/ o'clock.
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I. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.
I'm Linh and now I (1) _____________ at a high school in the United States. My biggest challenge in the United States is the language (2) _____________. I (3)_____________ English for five years but I still face difficulties in communication. For all the time, I feel nervous to understand what other people were saying and why they were laughing. (4)_____________I go to see an American movie, I still can't understand the actors. Maybe because spoken English has a lot of idioms
and communication (5)_____________ may happen due to cultural differences.
Leaving home and (6) _____________ to study in a new country can be a stressful experience. However, I have learned some ways to overcome my problem. First, I usually tell people that I am learning English in case they don't understand me. Second, I listen (7)_____________. If I don't understand something for the first time, I'm not afraid (8) _____________ questions as many times as it is necessary. Watching people speak also help me to add new words to my vocabulary. Finally, my big fear is public speaking, so I decided (9) _____________down what I want to speak. This is good because I already have some words and sentences in my mind, instead of (10) _____________ during the presentation.
1. A. am studying B. study C. studies D. will be studying
2. A. difficulties B. world C. barrier D. communication
3. A. study B. studies C. have studied D. studied
4. A. When B. Which C. Who D. Why
5. A. barrier B. breakdown C. interaction D. distance
6. A. travelling B. travel C. to travel D. travels
7. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
8. A. to raise B. raises C. raise D. raising
9. A. write B. to write C. writing D. writes
10. A. think B. to think C. thinks D. thinking
II. Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the option A, B, C or D.
BENEFITS OF VIDEO CONFERENCING
Video conferencing is the technology that allows you to hold meetings with people who are in different places while seeing them and talking to them in real time. It is different from simple video calling, which is often one-to-one video communication. In the past, video conferencing needed complex and expensive equipment. Today, it's easy to join in a video conference on your computer or smart phone with Internet connectivity. Moreover, video conferencing is also an important tool for people who work away from the office, often at home because it helps to save time and money for them.
Video conferencing can help teachers in teaching, too. Video conferencing is a great way of learning and sharing knowledge beyond distance. Courses can take place with the teacher and each different student living in a different location. This will help education spread even to remote mountainous areas.
1. Video conferencing helps people _____________.
A. send message B. send snail mail
C. send snail mail D. hold meetings
2. How does video conferencing help people?
A. It helps connect people in different places in real time.
B. It helps connect people in different places in future time.
C. It helps connect people in same places in real time.
D. It helps connect people in same places in future time.
3. What can people do with video conferencing?
A. People can see and touch each other.
B. People can see and use telepathy.
C. People can see and talk to each other.
D. People can talk and touch each other.
4. Which statement below is NOT TRUE?
A. Video calling is often one-to-one communication
B. Video conferencing can happen between many people.
C. In the past, video conferencing needed simple equipment.
D. Today, video conferencing only needs smartphone with Internet connectivity.
5. How can video conferencing help people who work away from the office?
A. It saves time. B. It saves money.
C. It saves time and money. D. None of them.
6. Who will get benefits from video conferencing?
A. farmer B. teacher
C. engineer D. housewife
7. What is the advantage of studying through video conferencing?
A. Teacher can start class late.
B. Teacher doesn't know his/her students.
C. Teacher and students can be in same places.
D. Teacher and students can be in different places.
8. What does the word "mountainous" mean?
A. a place has rivers B. a poor place
C. a place has mountains D. a far place
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.0,6 pts
1. A. ranked B. gained C. prepared D. proved
2. A. host B. honor C. hockey D. horror
3. A. badminton B. swallow C. challenge D. ballet
II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.0,4pts
1. A. chemist B. browser C. technique D. programme
2. A. reality B. unable C. enormous D. benefit
1. "Romeo and Juliet" (is written/ wrote / was written /written) by Shakespeare.
2. Those toys were (make / made / making / to make) of wood.
3. I am excited (to join/join/joining/joined) in the trip around the Capital.
4. People recycle used things (save / to save / saving/ for save) the natural resources.
5. It's hard (believe / to believe / believed/ believing) that mankind might live on the moon.
6.A new stadium (will build / will be building / will be built / is built) next year.
7. It's too cold outside. (Would you like to shut the windows / Will you shut the windows, please /
Shall I shut the windows / Can I shut the windows)? - Sure. I'll do it right now.
8. Milk (will be brought / is bring / is brought / has been brought) to the houses by the milkman
every day.
9. Arabic (speaks / is speaking / speaking / is spoken) by the people of Syria and Iraq.
10. Should we go out tonight? - I'm afraid not. It's (easy for / hard to / easy to / will be easy to)
catch a cold.
11. One ton of (recycling / recycled / recycle / to recycle) paper saves approximately eight trees.
12. Those vases were made from (using /use/used/ to use) glass.