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Probably the language of 3______ people consisted of a complicated system of sounds.. Chinese people, English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area 5_____ the world.. So

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Where, when, how languages began is still a mystery Many people think (1) _ Language grew from human being imitating animal sounds and that they learned to use these sounds to communicate with each (2) _ Probably the language of (3) people consisted of a complicated system of sounds How ever, we can only trace the history of languages to the time when they were first written and by then they (4) _ well developed

1 A if B whether C that D so

2 A another B other C others D ones

3 A ancient B primary C primitive D old

4 A seem B were C was D are

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There are about 3.000 (1) languages in the world, but only six of them are the most

important ones Two-thirds of the world’s population (2) those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue Another 400 million speak it is a second language

(3) _ knows how many people speak it as a (4) language Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it only the language for more than one billion Chinese people, English

is the official language on one-fifth of the land area (5) _ the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages

In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (6) in English More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations (7)

programs in English More than half of the scientific (8) research journals are in English English

is the language of international communication

1 A live B living C alive D life

2 A speaks B talks C says D tells

3 A Someone B Anyone C Everyone D No one

4 A overseas B foreign C abroad D strange

5 A on B over C through D in

6 A writing B written C to write D write

7 A broadcast B shown C published D released

8 A but B or C and D yet

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“Are you sure looking (1) _ a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause

(2) or waste natural resources? Look no further (3) _ solar energy from our sun a present, most of our (4) comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or nuclear power This power could be provided by the sun One percent of the solar energy (5) reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population

Many countries are already using solar energy Solar panel are (6) _on the roof of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water The energy can be stored for a (7) of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy too

Sweden has an advanced solar energy program Therefore, all building will be heated by solar

energy and cars will use solar power instead (8) gas by the year 2015 ”

1 A up B for C after D forward

2 A preservation B protection C innovation D pollution

3 A than B as C more D from

4 A resource B category C appliance D electricity

5 A whose B where C that D who

6 A received B covered C planted D placed

7 A few B little C number D lot

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8 A in B of C for D with

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Plants supply man with food clothing, and shelter- his most important needs

Many of our most useful medicines are also made (1) _ plants In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives Most people enjoy the smell of flowers, the sight field of waving grain, and the quiet of a forest Not all plants are helpful to man Some species grow in fields and gardens as weeds that choke off useful plants Tiny hits of pollen from (2) _ plants cause such

(3) _as asthma and hay fever Other plants destroy millions of dollars (4) _ of crops yearly

1 A of B from C by D with

2 A any B certain C most D all

3 A accidents B diseases C misfortune D disasters

4 A worth B value C price D money

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Although there are many (1) _ through out the year Tet (2) _ the lunar New Year holiday is the most (3) _celebration for Vietnamese people Tet is a festival (4) occurs in late January or early February It is a time for families (5) _ and decorate their homes and enjoy (6) food such as sticky rice cakes Family members (7) live apart try to be together (8) Tet

1 A celebrations B activities C information D news

3 A beautiful B important C interesting D interested

5 A clean B to clean C cleaning D cleaned

6 A special B especially C specially D expecial

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Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers First, there are programs for doing math problems (1) _, there are programs for scientific studies Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters They are often used by writers and business people Other (2) _are made for courses in schools and universities And finally, there are programs for fun They include word games and puzzles for children and adults

There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like

(3) _ Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they (4) _ It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood Computers also have lights and pretty pictures And computers even seem to have personalities That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry It is easy (5) _they are like people

1 A Two B Second C Twice D Double

2 A programs B people C students D typewriters

3 A programs B reasons C games D computers

4 A work B have worked C are working D worked

5 A to think B thinking C for thinking D that thought

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The immersion program (1) _ a second language was developed in Canada in 1965 More than half of all (2) are taught in the second language Kato Gakuen Gyoshu Elementary School in

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Japan has always introduced their students to English (3) _ an early age, and began its immersion program in 1992 With the exception of subjects like Japanese and social studies (geography), all classes are taught by English by native (4) .Only English is spoken about 70% of the time in the grade

1 to 3, and about half time in the grade 4 to 6

1 A teaching B for teaching C to teach D teaches

2 A knowledge B objects C matters D subjects

3 A at B on C in D with

4 A talkers B users C tellers D speakers

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Television is one of man's most (1) means of communication It brings events and sounds (2) _ around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the president making a (3) _ or visit a foreign country He can see a war being found and watch statesmen try (4) _ about peace Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people places and things all over the world TV even takes its viewers out of the world It brings them coverage of American's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space

1 A importance B important C unimportance D unimportant

2 A from B at C in D to

3 A speak B speaking C speech D spoken

4 A bring B brought C bringing D to bring

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Every year many people in the world learn English Some of them are young children (1) are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes A few learn English by (2) or just by (3) to the language on television or among their friends Most people must work hard to learn English (4) do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question

1 A The others B Others C Another D Each other

2 A them B their C themselves D theirs

3 A listening B speaking C talking D hearing

4 A What B How C Why D Where

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(1) _ an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water, and medical supplies The amount of destruction (2) _ by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens, and how strong it is It also depends on types of buildings, soil conditions and population Of the 6,000 earthquakes in the world each year, only about 15 cause great damage and many deaths

If seismologists could (3) _ earthquakes, we could save about 20,000 human lives each year Man can control many things about nature, (4) _ we can not control earthquakes

1 A After B Before C Until D During

2 A was caused B is causing C is caused D caused

3 A is predicted B predict C predicting D was predicted

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FRIENDSHIP

What’s the difference between a friend and a good friend? Some people say that a good friend has

to be interesting (1) _ answer that intelligence is the most important thing And what about looks? Does your friend need to be (2) _ in order to be your best friend? In my opinion, personality is the key to (3) _ people good friends I always think that a cheerful attitude to life and a caring character (4) _ the most important factors

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1 A ones B Others C Some D.People

2 A attractive B interesting C intelligent D.important

3 A do B share C help D make

4 A include B contain C are D have

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Among the festivals (1) by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (2) the Mid August Festival Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (3) _ this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (4) lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies According to (5) , the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival As the moon rises, tables are placed (6) the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess

1 A celebrated B made C held D set

4 A wood B metal C paper D gold

6 A under B near C outside D around

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About twenty percent of the world’s present energy already comes from the sun in one form or another Special devices have already been made available to put on the roofs of houses and flats to (1) _ the sun’s rays and thus heat water Thousands (2) _these devices are now being used to provide (3) _ in homes throughout the United States while more (4) _ a million solar water-heating units have already been (5) _ in home in Japan Other purposes for which (6) _ energy is at present being used include the separation of salt from seawater, irrigation and sewage disposal

(7) _ most people in developing countries, the need is not for air-conditioners or central heating but for cheap (8) _of cooking food, drying crops and lighting homes

1 A greet B catch C contain D manufacture

2 A in B with C on D of

3 A light B energy C life D existence

4 A than B of C through D over

5 A built B planned C standing D attached

6 A sun B sky C space D solar

7 A Through B By C For D At

8 A manners B ways C models D types

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Rice is (1) by Vietnamese people every day It often (2) in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia The Chinese have also been growing rice for (3) years The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants Then they are taken to fields covered

(4) muddy water called paddies The fields of rice look very (5) After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked People often drain away water before colleting rice Eating rice is a special action in the world They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice (6) , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths China and Vietnam are the two countries in which people use chopsticks very well

1 A used B taken C eaten D boiled

2 A grows B keeps C plants D stays

3 A thousands B thousand C thousand of D thousands of

5 A beauty B beautiful C beautifully D the beauty

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6 A However B Moreover C Besides D Instead

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(1) _ six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area

By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester The main street was soon (2) 3 feet of water Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very (3) _ Mrs Willow, a (4) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5) _ three hours Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small (6)

“My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs Willow “ She (7) me a lot She sat with

me, so I didn’t feel afraid.” The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast

is good, (8) the floods have done a great deal of damage “ Luckily, nobody was (9) or injured.” Chief Fire Office Hawkins (10) reporters, “ but it will take a long time to clear up the mess.”

1 A In B Until C To D At

2 A under B over C through D between

3 A easy B clean C quick D difficult

4 A girl B child C man D lady

5 A for B during C while D through

6 A ship B car C boat D bicycle

7 A worried B bored C frightened D helped

8 A also B but C therefore D so

9 A burnt B cut C drowned D scratched

10 A said B spoke C asked D told

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Miss Nguyen Lan Phuong is a teacher She (1) _ English at Chu Van An High School It is one of the biggest (2) _ in Hanoi Every day she goes to work at half past six She has classes (3) _ fifteen past seven to half past eleven Teaching is (4) _ work, but she enjoys it because she loves (5) _ with children

1 A teaches B studies C works D repairs

2 A hospitals B universities C farms D schools

4 A tragic B narrow C hard D crowded

5 A working B worked C to work D work

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I am here with my family We have been here (1) 7 days now Viet Nam is (2) great country Last week, we (3) many interesting places and we saw lots of exciting things We watched people playing Vietnamese music, and we rode bicycles all over the city We (4) _ visited lots of temples and old buildings The buildings here are much (5) than in Hong Kong I think it is good (6) _ some souvenirs home, so I bought some thing for you

The people (7) we met are very kind (8) friendly I ate lots of local food What I like most is a kind of noodles soup called “Pho” I have (9) almost every morning

We will be here for only three more days We plan to visit the National Museum, the War Museum,

so we will go there tomorrow in order not to (10) this great chance

1 A in B for C with D since

3 A visit B has visited C visited D was visiting

5 A old B older C elder D eldest

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6 A buy B buying C to buy D bought

7 A whom B which C whose D when

8 A or B but C either D and

10 A have B forget C leave D miss

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It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most

environmentally desirable form of transport (26) towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27) It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour

The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) dangerous?” It would be foolish

to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) of accidents involving cyclists However, although police records (30) that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum

2 A boring B careful C enjoyable D excited

3 A expectedly B strangely C terribly D comfortably

4 A size B number C deal D digit

5 A point B indicate C display D exhibit

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Newspapers, magazines, and books are the written media Newspapers are one of the main sources for spreading news and events …(1)… the world

Radio and television supply information and entertainment to the public Motion pictures are one of the most …(2)… forms of entertainment Movies can also teach people many other subjects

The multimedia computer helps students learn about a particular topic in a …(3)… of ways When we use the Internet, we can give and get a lot of information very …(4)…

1 A all B throughout C out D on

2 A right B interested C expensive D popular

3 A variety B difference C change D kind

4 A exactly B correctly c secretly D quickly

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I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1) _you about it I was very (2) _when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3) _I met my host family At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4) _we didn’t have real practice at school Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t My problem is (5) _ ‘l’ and ‘r’ For example, Australian people often asked

“What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

2 A exciting B excites C excited D excite

4 A although B even C because D so

5 A pronouncing B speaking C reading D Telling

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By using computers people can do things faster (1) _by using other means Computers can do any calculations (2) _than a skilled mathematician Because a computer is programmed properly,

it can work accurately When we look back the history of computer scientifically we can see the great differences (3) _the old computers and the modern ones The old computers work much slower than the modern ones We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size and many applied programs (4) _are widely used all over the world We can get any sorts of information (5) _the Internet These are the reasons why computers appear not only at offices but also at homes

2 A more rapid B rapidly C more rapidly D as rapidly

3 A on B to C between D from

4 A which B who C where D when

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Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore It can also be called (1) or rubbish A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (2) you used to

be, but are not anymore In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put where it can be (3) and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage

Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts It is made when (4) something Smoke can be bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them Most people think that they are always able to see smoke, but it can also be (5) (a thing that a person is not able to see)

1 A waste B save C safe D stone

3 A wrapped B organized C collected D picked

4 A firing B fighting C burning D chopping

5 A invisible B unmovable C unspeakable D insensible

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These days it is impossible to open the newspaper (1) _ reading about the damage we are doing

to the environment The earth is being threatened (2) the future looks bad (3) _ can each of

us do ?

We cannot clean (4) _ our polluted rivers and seas overnight Nor can we stop the (5) of plants and animals But we can stop adding to the problem (6) scientists look for answers

It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (7) _ but some steps are easy to take cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as littie plastic as possible It is also easy to save (8) _ which also (9) household bills We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better world (10) our grandchildren

1 A with B without C so D moreover

2 A and B however C so D moreover

3 A Where B When C Why D What

5 A appear B appearance C disappear D disappearance

6 A when B.during C while D within

7 A complete B.completeness C completely D to complete

8 A water B energy C money D health

9 A adds B decreases C reduces D supplies

10 A from B for C to D in

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NO WAY OUT

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I have always wanted to go fishing Last summer, I went on a trip to Taiwan (1) the last day

of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake Unfortunately, I didn't catch (2) fish, and I got bored I decided to go (3) When I stood up, my wallet fell out of the boat and into the water It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything I jumped into the lake to look (4)

it, but I didn't find anything

The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home So what did I do? I called my parents and asked for some money I have (5) had such a terrible experience!

3 A swim B swam C swimming D to swim

5 A ever B still C never D just

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Nowadays, it has been (1) that computers together with robots play (2)

increasingly important part in our lives Men will become lazy and the result that unemployment will make things (3) for us However, many of us were obviously (4) by the prospect of new machines (5) would perform routine tasks such as household chores

1 A agree B to agree C agreed D agreeing

3 A difficult B difficulty C difficulties D difficultly

4 A excite B exciting C excited D excitement

5 A who B whom C whose D which

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I (1) _my teaching career nearly ten years ago I spent six years (2) _in a remote village where the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low Sometimes I was very disappointed (3) _bad living condition and low pay I was really homesick However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career, that was "teaching" I loved my poor little students They (4) _living in poverty but they could not suffer from empty mind I am proud (5) _ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of knowledge

1 A begin B had begun C have begun D began

2 A having taught B taught C teaching D to teach

3 A because of B because C so D despite

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Christmas is my (1) _ holiday I enjoy (2) _ Christmas cookies and planning parties I like sending cards and hearing (3) _ old friends I love seeing children open their (4) _ on Christmas morning Most of all, I love one (5) _custom that we have in our family On the night before Christmas we (6) _in warm clothing and go from house (7) house in our

neighborhood At each house, we (8) _Christmas songs Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there We want to let people (9) that we care about them

Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by (10) I love this!

1 A like B dislike C favorite D love

2 A bake B baking C to bake D baked

4 A presents B gifts C offers D A & B

5 A special B unusual C strange D rare

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6 A wear B put on C get D dress up

9 A know B to know C knowing D knew

10 A fireworks B fireplace C light D lighter

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Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers First, there are programs for (1) math problems Second, there are programs for (2) _ studies Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters They are often used by (3) and business people Other programs are made for courses in schools and (4) _ And finally, there are programs for fun They include word games and puzzles for children and (5)

There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (6) Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they are (7) _ It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood Computers also (8) lights and pretty pictures And computers even seem to have personalities.That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings

Sometimes they seem happy,sometimes they seem angry It is easy to think they are like people

1 A doing B working C writing D making

2 A normal B scientific C lower D training

3 A workers B farmers C writers D teachers

4 A houses B factories C countries D universities

6 A computers B programs C puzzles D games

7 A watching B seeing C working D finding

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Environmental (1) is one of the (2) serious problems facing mankind today Air water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things Man operates machines (3) _ motor vehicles (4) _ fill the air with disturbing noise They also dirty the air with gases and smoke Badly polluted air can (5) illness and even death Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water They poison the water with (6) and other substances Polluted water kills fish and other marine life They (7) the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides Pollution of soil

(8) the amount of land that is available for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world

1 A pollute B pollution C polluted D polluting

2 A most B more C better D best

4 A which B who C that D A&C

5 A caused B causing C cause D to cause

6 A machines B bubbles C chemicals D appliances

7 A damage B hug C decorate D suggest

8 A reduces B provides C recycles D uses

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Jeans are very popular with young people all (1) _ the world Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) _ but they haven't always been popular The story of jeans started (3) _ two hundred years ago People in Genoa, Italy made pants The cloth (4) _ in Genoa was called

"jeanos" The pants were called "jeans" In 1850, a saleman (5) _ California began selling pants made of canvas His name was Levi Strauss (6) _ they were so strong, "Levi's pants" became

popular with gold miners; farmers and cowboys Six years later; Levis began making his pants with blue

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