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1. I don’ know many English words. I wish I (know) more English words.
2.Paper money on these Pacific islands.(not/be used)
A. is
B. are
C. will be
D. were
2. There is usually a gap between the old and the young, especially when the
world is changing so fast.
A. age
B. value
C. generation
D. seniority
3. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common in many
Asian countries.
A. behavior
B. practice
C. tradition
D. occasion
4. Nam: Would you like to participate in this “Preserving the past” project? Lan:
A. How cool!
C. Sure.
5. Your brain will grow and you’ll have improved self-control and skills
A.housekeeping
B. reasoning
C. social
D. emotion control
6. The farmers in my home village transport rice home on trucks. They used
buffalo-driven carts.
A. used
B. used to
C. didn’t use
D. didn’t use to
We wish we can (A) consult an (B) expert on how to solve (C) this problem (D).
When we are(A) on holiday (B), we used to go to (C) the beach every day (D).
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school,
his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had
difficulty in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he
became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history.
Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the
phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture
technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had
excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing
problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped
him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep
every day. He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration".
When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
IV. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning and
contains the words in capitals. Do not use more than five words.
1. They believe that the best time to visit the complex of Hue Monuments is in April. (IS)
3. Everybody doesn’t have enough food and place to live in. (HAD)
4. They claim that Phong Nha – Ke Bang can be compared to a huge geological museum.
(IS)
V. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Veronica (go) to Hue City next week.
3. Girls didn’t use to (worry) about getting fat and going on a diet.
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.
Formed on the vast delta of the (1) mouths of Dong Nai, Sai Gon and
Vam Co, Can Gio Mangrove Forest in Ho Chi Minh City is an ecosystem (2)
_ aquatic ecosystem and land ecosystem, freshwater ecosystem and
marine ecosystem, (3) _ 150 flora species, 744 fauna species, 130
species of birds and 130 species of fish. In the core zone of Can Gio Mangrove Forest,
Ho Chi Minh City invested to build Vam Sat Ecological Tourist Site with many tourist
(4) such as: a crocodile farm, a bat lagoon, a bird yard, Tang Bong
Tower, a (5) _ garden and many games of fishing crocodile, sailing
boats, rowing boats…
Can Gio is the green (6) _ of Ho Chi Minh City and is assessed as the
best restored, care and (7) place in Viet Nam and worldwide. This is
also the ideal place for eco-tourism and (8) research. On 21 January
2000, UNESCO (9) _ Can Gio (10) a world biosphere reserve.