Question 6. The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do.
A. The children B. boring C. what to do D. don’t
Boring => Bored
Question 7. Nam suggested to play football instead of staying at home watching TV.
A. to play B. suggested C. instead of D. watching TV
Suggestes => Suggesting
I. Read the following text about what children in Sweden like doing in their free time and fill the gaps with the words / phrases provided (1,5pts)
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Swedish teenagers enjoy(1) ……….……to music and (2)……..……..with friends, just like most of children around the world. Everyone is encouraged to develop his or her own(3)………. Singing and playing(4) ……………………..are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-15 play an instrument in their spare time.
(5)………………sports is also encouraged .68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-olds are member of a sport club. Football is the most popular(6)…………………. among both girls and boys. then come horse riding for girls . boys prefer football , swimming and ice-hockey.
II. Read the passage and decide the statements are true or false (1pt)
I live in a mountain village. My parents often tell me stories about their life in the past. It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays.
Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones. Our houses are better equipped with electric fans and TVs. Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life outside our village. We don’t use oil lamps any more. We have electric lights which are much brighter. More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of riding a horse or walking. We – village children - no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get to school, which is dangerous in the rainy season. Now there’s a new school nearby. We also have more visitors from the city. They come to experience our way of life.
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Bài 1:Chia V
a)She is tired.She.....(want) to go home now
b)......(Tom/plant) the trees in the garden at the moment ?
c)What...(you/do) now
d)Listen!Someone...(knock) on the front door
e)He...(write)a novel at present
f)...(they/watch)TV at present?No-they
g)He and I....(play)soccer at the moment
h)Tom and I...(be)busy now
i)They..(see)a movie now
j)We..(want)to go school at the moment
Bài 1 a)" My fathe r will visit Hue next month " Lan said to Nam b) " Do you like watching Tv after school every day ?" Hoa said to me c) "Don't talk in class " the teacher said to us d) "When will you get to my house tomorrow ?" She said to him e) "We are going to play football this afternoon "Nam said (Mong các bạn giúp cho mình dang cần gấp , mình cảm on trước )
I. Choose the best answer
1, Let’s ………………….. to Nha Trang (go, to go, going, went) 2, My mother ……………………a cap for me ( buy, to buy, buying, bought) 3, ……………….you do your homework yesterday? (Do, Are,, Did, Is) 4, How about ……………..the movies?(see, saw, seeing, to see) 5, What about………………….to music? (listen, to listen, listening, listened) 6, I prefer…………………coffee and milk ( to drink, drank, drinks, drinking) 7, I like sugar. …………….does he.( so, too, neither, either) 8, My mother doesn’t like cooking meals ……………. do I. ( so, too, neither, either) 9, Tomorrow, I …………………visit my friends.( will, can, could, should) 10, You should ……………..English harder. ( learn, to learn , learning, learned) 11, He’s interested…………….learning Math(, in, on, at, of) 12, How…………..is the pen?-It is 1000 dong(far, much, long, heavy) 12. How ………………are you ? –I’m 45kgs(far, much, long, heavy) 13,Children shouldn’t…………in the street because it is very dangerous.( play, to play, playing, played) 14, He is a good student. He learns very ……………….(good, well,bad, badly) 15, My mother cooks very well, She is a …………………….cook(good, well,bad, badly) 16, I would like ………………..soccer in the evening( play, to play, playing, played) 17, You ………………go to the market two days ago.( don’t, didn’t, aren’t isn’t) 18, Math books are on the shelf…………..the left( at, on, to ,for) 19, The medicines……….the pain in my chest.( prevented, protected, worked, relieved) 20, I ………………my mother two days ago( meet, to meet, met, meeting)II. Circle the suitable word to complete the sentence: 1. I know how to take care _________ myself.(off /about / of /on ) 2. Lan and her parents ________ Da lat last summer.( visit / visiting /visited/ to visit) 3. They ________ a lot of gifts for their friends yesterday. A. bought B. buy C. buys D. buying 4. Did your aunt make this dress for you? – No, she _____ A. don’t B. doesn’t C. isn’t D. didn’t 5. Tri Nguyen ________ is a famous place in Nha Trang. A. Temple B. Museum C. AquariumD. Pagoda 6. Mrs Anh takes care of people’s hair. She is a _____. Adressmaker B. hairdresser C. hairmaker D. head 7. Hoa learned how _________ a sewing machine. ( use/ using / used/ to use) 8. Ba ____to school yesterday because he felt tired .A. doesn’t go B. wasn’t go C. didn’t go D. not went 9. What is his ____________ ? – 60 kg( heavy / weighed / weight / height ) 10. Minh’s tooth hurt _________ he has a cavity.( but / and / or / because ) 11.It is an ___________book .( interest / interested / interesting / interestingly ) 12.How _________does the T.V cost ?( far /long/ often / much ) 13.What ________you doing now ? _ I am washing my clothes ( are / do/ does/ were) 14.I’m not a teacher and _________ is he .(so/ neither / either / too) 15. Nam is a ________ student. He always gets good marks( good/ well /. Bad /badly ) 16. You can’t eat these bananas because they aren’t _______( green / ripe/. Fresh/ blue) 17. She was sick so she _________ to school.( doesn’t go / went/ didn’t go/. goes) 18. I like oranges. ____________( I do so / So am I / So I do / So do I) 19. I prefer watching soccer at the stadium to ______them on TV A. Watching B. watch C. watches D. watches 20. You ought ___________ your room. A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. cleaned 21. Would you like __________to the movies this week? A. going B. went C. to go D. goes 22. _______the banana before you eat it. A. Cut B. Put C. Slice D. Peel 23. Hoa plays tennis _______so she often loses. A. wellB. quickly C. badly D. carefully 24. How ________your vacation in Nha Trang last year ? A. be B. wasC. were D. did 25. What _______they always do in the morning ? A. are B. do C. did D. does 26. _______ Liz ____a lot of souvenirs yesterday? A. Do/buy B. Does /buy C. Are/buy D. Did/buy 27. His Aunt________ cut his hair last week. A. doesn’t B. didn’t C. don’t D. isn’t 28. I need to know your height. ____were you last year? A. How old B. How tall C. What D. Which 29.. Fred came to the meeting but Dick _______ A. didn’t B. don’t C. isn’t D. wasn’t 30. _________is he.? –He’s about 60 kilos. A. How B. How old C. How heavy D. How much 31. Would you like .................. dinner with me tonight? A. have B. to have C. having D. has 32. My mother didn’t wash it but I ……… A. didn’t B. did C. do D. don’t 33. Vegetables are good ……..your health. A. to B. with C. for D. at 34. How ………is Nga ? She is 36 kilos. A. high B. old C. heavy D. tall 35. I don’t like beef. My mother doesn’t . . . . . . A. so B. too C. either D. neither 36. She ought to . . . . her homework before going to bed. A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. to finish 37. She hates fish. . . . . . . . do I. A. too B. so C. either D. neither 38. There is a detective movie . . . . . . . . . . at the New Age Theater. A. in B. to C. for D. on 39. Stop please. That is too …………..coffee. A. lots of B. much C. little D. many 40. She doesn’t like pork, and ……..does her uncle. A. too B. so C. neither D. either 41. You should ……….your hands before meals. A. to wash B. wash C. washing D. washes 42. We can learn about the underwater world thanks .............. a diving vessel. A. on B. by C. to D. at 43. They . . . . . . . . Nha Trang last summer. A. visit B. visited C. are visiting D. to visit 44. When you have a toothache, you should go to the . . A. nurse’s B. doctor’s C. dentist’s D. hospital 45. Eating too much candy is not good for your . . . . . A. healthy B. healthier C. healthily D. health 46. Lan . . . . . . . . . a new pair of shoes yesterday. A. buyB. buys C. bought D. buyedI. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. benefit B. deny C. interactive D. Internet
2. A. wonderful B. violent C. opinion D. Control
3. A. faded B. planted C. watched D. handed
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. A. access B. purpose C. remote D. wander
2. A. respond B. commercial C. computer D. Education
III. Vocabulary, grammar and structure:
1. She thinks chatting on the Internet is time …………..
A. consume B. consumer C.consuming D. consumption
2. By learning English, you can get access to the worl’s…………….
A. develop B. development C. developing D. developed
3. We can communicate with friends by ……………of e- mail.
A. means B. paths C. methods D. uses
4. The Internet nowadays has become an important means of………….
A. relation B. communication C. combination D. connection
5. Your teacher writes poems or stories, …………she?
A. doesn’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. don’t
6. Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, …………it?
A. is B. are C. isn’t D. aren’t
7. Thanks to the Internet, people can get the………..information.
A. late B. later C. lately D. latest
8. The “Kien Thuc Ngay Nay” is _______read by both teenagers and adults
A. wide B. widely C. widen D. widened
9. I hope after the course I can read newspaper ________ English.
A. in B. by C. with D. on
10.They have to work hard _________ Monday ________ Saturday.
A. from / to B. on / to C. on / from D. to / from
11. We stayed at home………it rained heavily.
A. and B. but C. so D. because
12. They didn’t understand the matter; ………, they didn’t ask for help.
A. moreover B. however C. and D. but
13. Her sister _____as a presenter in the local television station, doesn’t she?
A. works B. is working C. has worked D. worked
14. Do you mind _____me an evening newspaper on the way home?
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought
15. You bought this pair of trouser yesterday, ______?
A. didn’t you B. weren’t you C. did you D. were you
16. Most children enjoy _________advertisements on TV
A. to watch B. watch C. to watching D. watching
17. Every thing is okay, ________ ?
A. is it B. are they C. isn’t it D. hasn’t it
18. What have you learned since you _____ here ?
A. came B. come C. is coming D. have come
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase:
Television is an important invention of the 20th century. It has been so (1) ………… that now we can’t imagine what life would be like if there was no television. Television is a major mean of (2) ………… It bring pictures and sounds from around the world into million of homes. Television (3)………… can see and learn about people, places and things in far away lands. Television widens our knowledge by introducing us to new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In addition to the news, television (4) ………… us with a variety of programs that can satisfy every taste. Most people now seem to like (5)………… their evenings watching television .It is more convenient for them to stay at home watching television than to go out for amusement elsewhere.
1. A. popular B. inconvenient C. fast D. important
2. A. information B. communication C. connection D. combination
3. A. seers B. audience C. lookers D. viewers
4. A. provides B. to provide C. provide D. provided
5. A. spend B. spent C. spending D. to spend
V.Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa:
1. Your brother likes watching documentaries, isn't he?
A B C D
2. I dislike to play soccer, it seems quite boring for me.
A B C D
3. Mrs. Lan never listens to music on the radio, doesn't she ?
A B C D
4. You didn't read the article about environment, have you?
A B C D
Giúp mình nhé
The perception of today’s youngsters as media-savvy cynics could hardly be further from the truth. Instead, this
generation of keen consumers may turn witty advertising into an endangered species. Julia Day reports
The youth of today are cynical, media-savvy, seen it all, done it all, wouldn’t-be-seen-dead-in-the-T-shirt types
who appreciate only the most achingly trendy adverts, TV shows and magazines, right? Wrong: that was so last generation.
Today’s youngsters don’t “get” clever ads, are not in the least suspicious of commercials ercials, don’t know the difference between newspapers’ political stances, or TV channels, and they don’t mind admitting it. In short, they are not half as media, marketing and advertising literate as we might have thought, according to new research
commissioned by five media groups – Guardian Newspapers, Channel 4, Carlton Screen Advertising, media buying
agency OMD, and Emap Advertising.
As a result media companies and advertisers are going back to basics to arouse the interest of 15- to 24-year-olds with instant impact messages, plain product pictures, bigger posters, annoying jingles, celebrity endorsements and repetitive ads. Today’s youth are a far cry from today’s thirtysomethings who grew up as commercially-naive kids weaned on the cold war, no national commercial radio, three national TV stations, grant-funded higher education, sponsorship-free Glastonbury festivals and regular strikes and student protests.
Now a lifetime of MTV, the internet, dawn-till-dusk advertising and PlayStation gaming has created a generation
so used to being bombarded with fast-turnover information, they filter it instantly without paying much attention to its meaning. This is a generation of “thoroughbred consumers” says Stuart Armon, managing director of 2cv: research, the company that conducted the so-called Roar research into the media habits of the nation’s youth. “Previous generations were suspicious of advertising, they might have liked ads, but they wouldn’t necessarily buy the product. But this generation has been consuming since they were born. They don’t see any reason to be suspicious,” says Armon.
One young panellist in the focus group research embodied this attitude: “If the advert is good, you think their
product will be good because the more they can spend on advertising, the more money they are obviously getting for
their product.” Armon says the trend has become more pronounced over the seven years that the continuous tracking
study has been running, but has reached a peak in the latest round of interviews with 600 youngsters.
“Advertising is accepted and expected. Young people don’t see anything wrong in being sold to and think that if a product is in a TV ad, it must be good. It’s a myth that they are interested in clever ads – they are not willing to decipher complicated mmessages, they want simple ones.” Many panellists dramatically illustrated this point by revealing they thought Budweiser’s “Real American Heroes” ad, ironically celebrating “Mr foot-long hot dog inventor”, was an ad for hot dogs rather than beer, even though the ad might not be aimed at them.
However, many loved Heineken’s ironic ad featuring Paul Daniels singing Close to You, purely because it made
them laugh. “They are looking for an instant message. If it’s not there, they don’t take any notice. And they literally,
and naively, believe celebrities in ads really use the products they are advertising,” says Armon. A girl panellist from Birmingham commented: “In some of the Nike ads they’ve got all these well-known footballers. You think, ‘Oh my God, they’ve got everybody famous there.’ You think it must be good if they want it.”
The youngsters only read newspapers for the celebrity gossip and sport, rather than news, and couldn’t distinguish between papers’ political stances. They also failed to distinguish between TV channels – they access TV through programmes, not channels, for example watching Sky because The Simpsons is on, not because it’s Sky.
The results of the research deeply worry Sid McGrath, planner at the ad agency that made the infamous “You’ve
been Tango’ed” ads, HHCL and Partners. But they do not surprise him. “My worry is that the youth of today are not
being called upon to flex their intellectual muscles enough,” he says.
“There is instant gratification everywhere – in food it’s Pot Noodles or vending machines, even their pop icons are one-dimensional figures delivered on a plate. Young people are living vicariously through other people’s lives and are not asking for much at the moment. A lot of stimulation is ‘lean back’ – it doesn’t require as much involvement as it used to.”
He says advertising is changing as a result: “Lots of the most popular ads at the moment are happy, clappy, fun.
Easy to digest. They’ve got notice or inclination to decode ads.” One reason behind the shift, McGrath believes, is that young people want relief from the traumas of real life: “Advertising is becoming the opium of the masses rather
than the educator.”
16. Research shows that, compared with the previous generation, young people today are _____.
A. less perceptive B. more sensitive C. more worldly-wise D. better informed
17. In paragraph 3, the word ‘stances’ is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. attitudes B. situations C. functions D. places
18. According to new research by five media groups, today’s youngsters are _____.
A. able to understand the language of advertising
B. unable to ‘read’ the messages in the many forms of advertising
C. bright enough to do some research before buying something
D. a bit wary of adverts
19. Advertisements aimed at the present young generation _____.
A. are using a variety of new techniques B. are technologically sophisticated
C. are making use of old techniques D. are becoming more subtle
20. It can be inferred that celebrity endorsements are advertisements _____.
A. that show viewers how to become famous
B. that famous people like watching
C. where famous people say they use and like certain products
D. where viewers are invited to take part in a phone-in progra e
21. Young people seem to believe that costly advertising _____.
A. makes no difference to the popularity of the product B. is the mark of a good quality product
C. means the product is probably overpriced D. does not inspire customer confidence
22. According to Stuart Armon, youngsters today pay more attention to an advert _____.
A. if its message is i ediately obvious B. if it is on their favorite TV channel
C. if it gives them something to think about D. if it has a witty element
23. Sid McGrath is concerned that young people these days _____.
A. are encouraged to eat too much B. are given too many choices
C. are not required to drink D. do not get enough exercise
24. The author uses the phrase ‘living vicariously’ in the penultimate paragraph to mean that young people _____.
A. want to become more sophisticated than other people
B. do not imitate people around the
C. do not rely on their own feeling or senses to understand the world around the
D. want to be independent of other people
25. According to McGrath, many advertisements today are adapting to satisfy youngsters’ desire to _____.
A. understand their problems B. see the funny side of their problems
C. forget their problems D. find solutions to their problems
BÀI 2:
There was nothing unusual about Wellington Street, or so I thought as I was growing up. The cobbled street, one
of four identical streets next to each other, was calm, apart from the occasional sound of raised voices from the pub on the corner. Everybody said hello to each other, although rarely much more than that. It was the kind of street that in the past had covered the whole of the north-west of England, affordable housing for the workers, the kind of street that used to be the heart of a community. Now it was a relic, unchanged while the modern world went on around it.
The first time I got a sense that my childhood world was not going to remain the same forever was when a letter
arrived from the local council saying that a meeting was being held locally to discuss the development of the area. I
remember wondering why areas had to be developed and I asked my father. He said that people just liked changing
things for the sake of it but my mum interrupted him and explained that the houses needed modernizing. Even then I
could see this as another move in their ongoing argument about money and location. Mum, with her keen sense of
social position and always very aware of what the neighbours thought, wanted to move into a better house, which Dad took to mean a more expensive house.
The evening of the meeting came around and my dad and I went along. It had already started when we got there
and one of the councilors was trying to explain the plans, although the general reaction from the audience was far from positive. I don’t remember the details, but I remember some shouting, until finally one of our neighbours stood up and said that he wasn’t giving his permission for any of it. I remember the councilor saying then, ‘We don’t need permission. We’re telling you, not asking you.’
The mood when we got home was tense. Although she tried to hide it, I think Mum was secretly quite pleased.
Dad sat and frowned at the TV for a while, before Mum brought him a cup of tea. I was surprised when it was he who broke the silence after a minute or two and said, ‘There are one or two nice places up around Ladybride.’ Mum said nothing. She just sipped her tea and looked at me and smiled.
46. The writer describes the street as a place where _____.
A. people felt they were part of a co unity B. people resisted the fast pace of motion life
C. everyone quietly got on with their own life D. everyone could afford their own house
47. Streets of this kind had been built in the past because they were _____.
A. comfortable B. long-lasting C. traditional D. cheap
48. What did the writer NOT understand when the letter arrived?
A. why things had to change B. why his parents were arguing
C. who had organised the meeting D. where they were going to live next
49. Why didn’t the writer’s father want to move house?
A. He knew why the area had to be developed.
B. He didn’t understand why they wanted to change things.
C. He didn’t want to live in a modern house.
D. It would cost them more.
50. Why did the mother’s mother want to move house?
A. She liked to impress other people. B. She didn’t like the neighbours.
C. She knew it would annoy the writer’s father. D. She thought the local council would help.
51. During the meeting, most people were _____.
A. shocked by what they learned B. unhappy about the proposals
C. sympathetic to the councilor D. confused by the explanation
52. Why was the writer surprised by what his father said?
A. He knew that his father was watching television.
B. He thought that it would upset his mother.
C. He knew that what his father said was wrong.
D. He thought his mother would have made the suggestion.
53. According to the passage, who would make a final decision on the development of the area?
A. People in the area B. The councilors C. Home owners D. The writer’s father
54. What would be the most suitable title for this extract?
A. An unhappy childhood B. A difficult marriage C. The wrong decision D. Changing times
55. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. people at the meeting supported the plan to develop the area
B. everybody in the area wanted to modernize their house
C. the writer said that he didn’t give permission for the development
D. the writer’s father finally agreed to move the house
Read the paragraph and do the tasks below.
Education is a very important part of a child’s life, and yet an increasing number of children don’t want to attend school. It is not that they find the work too difficult or are afraid of the teachers. It is because they are being bullied.
School bullies can make other children’s lives a misery and their bullying takes different forms. Often they will use their physical size to threaten those who are smaller and weaker than themselves. They will frighten their victims with a beating if they don’t do as they say, often using physical force to take money, and other possessions from them.
Some psychologists say that the desire of the class bully to dominate the others is a result of an inferiority complex or some personal unhappiness. The bullying problem is so great that many schools have been forced to draw up an official strategy for dealing with it.
Because it is so difficult to get victims to report bullies, and often difficult to prove coercion, many bullies escape unpunished. We must protect our children from this issue. They have a right to enjoy their schooldays.
Notes: bully: bắt nạt; kẻ bắt nạt
A/ Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Some children don’t want to attend school because of ________ .
A. difficult work B. fear of bullying n C. fear of teachers D. their laziness
2. Often bullies pick on students who are ________ .
A. rich B. poor C. smaller than themselves D. stronger than themselves
3. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED as a form of bullying?
A. Using physical strength to frighten other people.
B. Beating people when they do not follow what they are asked.
C. Using physical force to take things from people. D. Laughing at smaller and weaker people.
4. Why do many bullies escape punishment?
A. Because the problem is great. B. Because they are well-behaved.
C. Because the victims do not report bullies. D. Because they are intelligent.
B. Answer the questions.
1. What are the two main forms of bullying?
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2. Do children have a right to enjoy their schooldays?
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I.put thr verbs in the corect forms
1.What .....she (do).....?
She (be)......a teacher
2.Where ......you(be) from?
3.At the moment,sisters (play) .....vollleyball and my brother (play).......soccer
4.It is 9:00 , my family (watch) ....TV
5......your father (go)........to work by bus?
6.How......your sister(go) .....to school?
7.What time .....they (get up) .....?
8.What .....they (do) ......in the winter?
9.Today,we (have) .....English class
10.Hẻ favourite subject (be)....English
I.put thr verbs in the corect forms
1.What .....she (do).....?
She (be)......a teacher
2.Where ......you(be) from?
3.At the moment,sisters (play) .....vollleyball and my brother (play).......soccer
4.It is 9:00 , my family (watch) ....TV
5......your father (go)........to work by bus?
6.How......your sister(go) .....to school?
7.What time .....they (get up) .....?
8.What .....they (do) ......in the winter?
9.Today,we (have) .....English class
10.Hẻ favourite subject (be)....English
