I. Indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

1. You should not leave the light on when you are away.
A. OK, let's do it  B. That's good idea.  C. Try me!  D. You are right
2. Everyone should learn more about how to treat the environment well.
A. I am sure about that.  B. That's not true.  C. I don't think so.  D. It's not true.
3. Sara: "How do you feel about his comment of saving energy?" - Mary: “____”
A. Yes, it's a very good idea. B. I don't think he knew what he was saying.
C. I'm afraid I disagree with you.  D. If you ask me, I feel tired.
4. Susan shared with her friend about her losing purse. 
Susan: "I have lost my purse." - Her friend: “____” 
A. It's careless.  B. Oh, what a pity.  C. That's nothing. D. Oh, be careful. 
5. A: "Would you mind closing the window?" - B: “____”
A. Yes, of course. Are you tired?  B. No, not at all. I'll do it now. 
C. Yes, I do. You can close it.  D. Don't worry. Go ahead! 
II. Indicate the correct answer to complete each of the following questions.
13. Cities could ____ from many of the positive effects of parks by encouraging citizens to create ____ type of
green space: rooftop gardens. 
A. suffer - others  B. benefit - another  C. gain - other  D. support - the others 
31. His face was lined and ____.
A. weather-beaten  B. weather-beating  C. weathered  D. weatherproof
32. The government said that they didn't have enough funds to deal with ____ medical care. 
A. cost-high B. cost-effective C. low-cost D. high-cost
33. His father left New York. The doctor suggested he ____ there. 
A. not stayed B. won't stay C. not stay D. not go to stay
34. It is imperative that this letter ____ immediately. 
A. was sent B. be sent C. were sent D. sent
36. Barbara is motivated to study ____ she knows that a good education can improve her life. 
A. therefore B. because of C. because D. so
37. It was essential that we ____ the lease before the end of the month. 
A. sign  B. signed C. had signed D. were signing
38. When his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability, Vujicic
realized he wasn't ____ in his struggles. 
A. unique B. lonely  C. alone D. only 
39. As well as being a successful actor, Clint Eastwood is a ____ film director. 
A. talent B. talented C. distinguish  D. respectful 
42. When Jane Luu ____ as a graduate student a MIT, David Jewit ____ there as a professor.
A. enrolled - was working  B. had enrolled - was working
C. was enrolling - had worked D. enrolled - has worked
43. Before passing away, President Ho Chi Minh left the Vietnamese people with the ____ Testament.
A. historic  B. historical C. important D. essential
44. Her ____ to medicine was so great that she had little time for anything else. 
A. dedication B. emphasis C. importance D. reputation
45. Tran Hung Dao was a great ____ to lure the enemy to enter deeply into his land, then attacked to destroy
them.
A. strategy B. strategist C. soldier D. king
48. This school has an excellent ____ in the community.
A. image  B. reputation C. name  D. opinion
49. He seems like a ____ businessman, but he has caused some personal scandals. 
A. respectful  B. respectably  C. respecting D. respectable 
50. Le Loi used the ____ war, moving from little to large scale. 
A. mid-term  B. short-term  C. long-term D. half term 
51. Nguyen Hue, with his genius ____, created a people's army, no matter small or large.
A. lead  B. leadership C. leading D. leader 
52. Being stormy and sudden were the special characteristics in the battle ____ of Nguyen Hue. 
A. method  B. approach  C. strategy  D. access 
53. Bill Gates' ____ in donating large sums of money towards welfare activities is remarkable.
A. generosity  B. politeness C. wealth  D. talent 
57. I first met her four years ago when we ____ at a middle school. 
A. have been studying  B. were studying  C. had been studying  D. are studying
58. The teacher insists ____ homework regularly.
A. that the student do  B. that the student does 
C. the student to do  D. that the student is doing
59. The teacher always ____ that the student make an outline before writing the complete essay.
A. reports B. tells  C. says  D. recommends
60. It is critical that the researcher ____ everything clearly to the participants before asking them to complete
the questionnaire. 
A. must explain B. explains C. explain D. is explained
61. They ____ that the theater be demolished to make way for the new shopping center.
A. proposed B. promised C. hoped  D. tendered 
62. To solve this problem, it is advisable ____.
A. a drastic measure to be adopted B. that to adopt a drastic measure 
C. that a drastic measure be adopted D. that a drastic measure is adopted
65. ____ are urban areas that are heavily populated with substandard housing and very poor living conditions.
A. Huts B. Tents C. Slums  D. Cottages
66. If you don't ____ this opportunity, you might not get another one.
A. catch B. grab  C. capture D. hold
68. The police suggested that anyone who saw the accident ____ in touch with them. 
A. get B. got  C. had to get D. would get
69. It is essential that he ____. His illness seems worse.
A. need an operation B. needs an operation  C. need to operate  D. needed operating 
70. It is essential ____.
A. for everyone know what to do in case of fire
B. that everyone know what to do when there is a fire
C. that everyone to know what to do when there is a fire 
D. for everyone knows what to do in case of fire
71. "How much time does John have to make his choice?" 
"I suggest he ____ a quick decision." 
A. having made B. make C. made D. to make
72. Miss Hong insisted that every student ____ their report by Friday.
A. finished B. finish  C. finishes D. had finished
73. I can't stand ____ people who are not tolerant of new ideas. 
A. narrow-mind B. narrow-minded C. minded-narrow D. narrow-minding 
74. He asked reporters to provide him with ____ numbers on urban percentages. 
A. dated  B. up-to-minute C. out-of-date  D. up-to-date
75. Her doctor suggested that she ____ a short trip abroad.
A. will take B. would take C. take  D. took 
76. It is desirable that the plane ____ as light as possible. 
A. be B. is  C. was  D. were 
77. It is recommended that he ____ his course. 
A. taking  B. take  C. takes  D. took 
78. What are the socio-economic impacts of relocation as the result of the process of urbanization and ____ on
individuals and their livelihoods in Vietnam? 
A. centralization  B. industrialization C. restoration D. sanitation 
79. ____ and poverty force people to engage in anti-social activities. 
A. Employees B. Employment C. Unemployment D. Jobs
80. The chairman requested that ____.
A. the members study the problem carefully
B. with more carefulness the problem could be studied
C. the problem was more carefully studied
D. the members studied more carefully the problem 
III. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.
1. Some countries have made significant strides _______________ converting their energy bases from fossil
fuels to renewable energies.
2. Purification rites help us to wash away or let go ________________ these obstacles.
3. Biomass can be burned directly or converted ________________ liquid biofuels or biogas that can be burned
as fuels.
4. Understanding pollution and its various causes can help address the various concerns linked to environmental
degradation and destruction, and the dangers it brings _______________ human health.
5. The introduction of harmful substances in the air results _______________ detrimental impacts to the
environmental and humanity.
6. An elderly man died ________________ inhaling poisonous fumes as he tried to put out a fire at his home.
7. The poor air quality has been linked _______________ diseases such as cancer, asthma, stroke and heart.
8. The Environment Agency has said emissions of noxious gases from the giant chimney must come ________.
9. Large dust particles tend to be trapped _______________ the nose and mouth when you breathe them in and
can be readily breathed out or swallowed harmlessly.
10. Understanding the process and looking at the environmental impacts involved will help to shed some
light _______________ offshore oil drilling 

V. Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure comparative + and + comparative with
the word in blackets.
1. It is becoming ______________________ to find a job. (hard)
2. His visit to New York seemed to get ______________________ because he was very busy at work. (short)
3. Eating and travelling in this city is getting _______________________. (expensive)
4. As the day went to the weather got ______________________. (bad)
5. We had to shop the discussion because the question we becoming ______________________. (complicated)
6. Your English is Ok now, your pronunciation has got ______________________. (good)
7. Little John is becoming ______________________. (active)

News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and
in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories: the categories of print media and
electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air
waves to send news into homes, offices and public places. Print Media are usually divided into magazines and
newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspaper “The New York Times” is published everyday of the
year. Most news magazines are published weekly, for instance. Newsweek in Time magazines are
published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is
news that you listen to. In the United States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. TV
news is news that you notionally listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many
people watch an hour of news on TV at 6 o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of news media
will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.
21/ How many categories of News media?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
22/ What do the electronic media use to broadcast news?
A. air waves B. magazines C. newspapers D. all of the above
23/ Newspaper and magazine are belong to ?
A. electronic media B. newspapers C. print media D. radio program
24/ Which of the following print media are published?
A. Newsweek B. Time C. The New York Times D. all of the above
25/ Which of the following electronic media are broadcast?
A. TV program B. newspapers C. magazines D. none of the above

BIRTH OF THE COMPUTER.

Many people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But
actually the idea for a computer (41)………..worked out over two centuries ago by a man called Charles
Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He grew up plans for several
calculating machines which he called “ engine”. But despite the fact that he (42)………….building some of
these, he never finished any of them. Over the years people argued (43)…………his machines would ever
work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building an engine based on one of the
Babbage’s designs. (44)……….has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been
specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science
Museum (45)…………..remind people of Babbage’s work.
Câu 41: A. had B. has C. was D. is
Câu 42: A. started B. made C. wanted D. missed
Câu 43: A. though B. until C. whether D. while
Câu 44: A. They B. One C. It D. He
Câu 45: A. as B. for C. so D. to