1. The Brighton Language Center has excellent______. A. deposit B. reputation C. linguistics D. name 2. The "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary" is now in its 7(th)______. A.institute B. advance C. edition D.fee 3. Practicing English in an English environment is the best way to_____the skill. A. change B. comment C. order D. improve 4. the first edition of this novel was____ in 1998. A. published B. ordered C. exchanged D.gathered. 5. We should travel to Da Lat by car to enjoy the beautiful_____on the way. A. campus B. reputation C. scenery D.institute 6. She asked me what______of learning English I found most difficult. A. aspect B. method C. problem D.part 7. Many students in this city live in the_____ A. campus B. dormitory C. building D. lab 8. She has a good___as a well-qualified teacher. A. fame B. state C. voice D. reputation 9. If I attend a course in London, I'll be able to have a chance to speak to_____ speakers. A. natural B. native C.formal D. national 10. My younger brother is studying under his teacher's_____. A. academy B. request C. tuition D. reputation 11. Don't_______ him to agree your proposal, it's no use. A. persuade B. do C. let D. make 12. The train leaves Paris at 1.00 and______in Lyons at 3.00 pm. A. comes B. arrives C. finishes D. reaches

1. Ms Donaldson, _____ teaches linguistics at the university, recently received recognition for her research on the use of gestures in communication.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

2. A woman _____ teaches linguistics at the university received an award for outstanding research.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

3. The earth, _____ is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

4. A grant of $1.5 million was awarded to Dr. Sato, _____ has impressed the scientific community with his research on the   common cold.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

5. The award for the Most Valuable Player was won by a player _____ the coaches and the entire team respect.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

6. The award was won by Dennis Johnson, _____ the coach highly respects.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

7. My accountant, _____ understands the complexities of the tax system, is doing my taxes this year.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

8. The school board voted to close a neighborhood elementary school. The decision, _____ affected over 200 students, was not warmly received in the community.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

9. Our office needs a secretary _____ knows how to use various word processing programs.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

10. The winner of the Nobel Prize in physics dedicated the honor to his high school physics teacher, _____ had been an inspiration during his early years.

A. who B. whom C. which D. that E. Ø

THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE
The aim of science is to (72) ……………………. out how the world and everything in it, and beyond it, works.
Some people, though, (73) ……………………. that much of what is done in the name of science is a waste of time
and money. What is the (74) ……………………. in investigating how atoms behave or in studying stars billions of
kilometers away? Science, they argue, is of (75) ……………………. only if it has some practical use.
When the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (76) ……………………. experiments with electricity and
magnetism in the late 19th century, he had no particular end in (77) ……………………. and was certainly not (78)
……………………. to make money; he was simply trying to reveal more about how the world works. And yet his
work laid the (79) ……………………. for our modern way of life. Computers, the internet, satellites, mobile phones,
televisions, medical scanners all owe their existence to the fact that a scientist (80) ……………………. the need
to understand the world a little better.

1.     Read the story. Then answer the questions.

 The Young Scientist Award Are you good at science? Are you planning to study science at university? If the answer is 'yes' to both these questions, then one day you may want to enter a science competition and win a lot of money. There are a number of different competitions you can enter. The Young Scientist Award is one of these. This competition takes place every year in Washington in the United States. People from all around the world can take part, but they must be students studying science. To enter the competition, you can write about any scientific topic. Last year, entrants had to write at least three thousand words. This year they've made it harden. You must write between four and five thousand words. The best and most interesting entry will win! There are a number of prizes which include day courses at some of the top universities around the world. The two top prizes are $2,000 and $5,000. Last year's top winner was Rosa Alvares. Rosa is from Brazil but is in her first year at Leeds University. At eighteen years old, she's the youngest person ever to win the top prize. The second top prize winner was another young woman: Lian Wang from China. At the time Lian was finishing her course at university. She now works as a scientist in the US. Both winners wrote about climate change.

1.      Who can take part in the competition?

any science        student          any American student     any young person

2.     If you want to take part you must write no more than

3,000 words.                 4,000 words.           5,000 words.

3.     Which of these is NOT a prize?

money                 courses                      trips

4.     What is true about Rosa?

She's won a prize before.

 She's Brazilian.

She's left university.

5.     What is true about Lian?

 She's given up science.

She's got a job.

She's studying in the US.

Câu27:  What subject is Phong very good at?       

   A.  Maths                                                   B.  Science

   C.  Maths and Science                                 D.  Computer

  Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Hello. I’m Elsa. I’m from Chicago. This (28)……… the picture of Alice, my best friend. She lives (29)…………… Los Angeles. You can see she is really fit. She (30)………………. oval face, brown eyes and straight nose. She’s very kind and creative. We have been pen pals (31)…………… more than five years. This summer vacation, she’s going (32)………….me. We are going to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum to visit Uncle Ho. I’m so excited to see her soon.

Câu 28: 

A.  is B.  are C.  be D.  being

Câu 29: 

A.  at B.  on C.  in D.  to

Câu 30: 

A.  has B.  makes C.  goes D.  does

Câu 31: 

A.  of B.  in C.  since D.  for

Câu 32: 

A.  visit B.  to visit C.  visiting D.  visits

Câu 33 Choose the correct sentence which indicates the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

Mary has a big bookshelf in her bedroom

A.  There is a big bookshelf in Marys room

B.  There are a big bookshelf in Mary’s room

C.  There isn’t a big bookshelf in Mary’s room

D. There is a big bookshelf in Mary’s room

Câu 34:  This exercise/ difficult/ that exercise.

A.  This exercise is difficult than that exercise

B.  This exercise is difficult to that exercise

C.  This exercise is more difficult than that exercise

D.  This exercise is more difficult that exercise

Câu 35:  The Nile river is longer than the Mississippi.

A.  The Mississippi is shorter than The Nile river.

B.  The Mississippi is shorter than The Nile river.

C.  The Mississippi is more short than The Nile river.

D.  The Mississippi is short than The Nile river.

Câu 36:  Choose the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

 Let's go out and have an ice cream.

A.  Shall I go out and have an ice cream.

B.  Shall we go out and have an ice cream.

C.  Shall we going out and have an ice cream.

D.  Shall I going out and have an ice cream.

Câu 37:   Choose the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

The square is in front of the art gallery.

A.  The art gallery is under the square.

B.  The art gallery is on the square.

C.  The art gallery is behind the square.

   D.  The art gallery is next to the square.