popular Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D.. Understanding American music can help you understand American people, their history and cult
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1/ We worked very hard for the exam Then we passed it
→ Before .
2/ First my sister considered what to say Then she decided to talk to her headmaster
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3/ I learned my lessons Then I went out for a walk
→ Before .
4/ Her brother bought a new washing machine First he checked the prices
→ After _.
5/ My mother took an aspirin Then she felt a little better
→ Before .
6/ The boys argued Then they fought
→ After _.
7/ His aunt went out to the food store Then she had an accident
→ Before .
8/ We decided to go on a trip to Hue First we had some problems
→ After _.
9/ The students read some materials Then they wrote their assignments
→ Before .
10/ He watched the football match Then he wrote a report
→ After _.
Make questions for the underlined parts.
1 They do their homework at night
2 Mr Robertson came to the party alone
3 She felt better after she took a nap
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4 She has talked to him for an hour
5 My parents have two cars
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6 I don’t get up early because I like to sleep late
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7 We have an English class every day
8 The club is not far from their house
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9 Their favourite kind of music is Latin Jazz
10 They are singing popular songs
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12 A serious accident happened yesterday
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13 He went to school by bike
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14 Miss Phuong loves teaching because she loves working with children
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15 That book costs 20, 000 VN dong
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Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has the same meaning as the given one.
1 He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
- If he
2 You should complete the form in black ink
- The form
3 Famers grow rice in this field
- Rice
4 “I am a student”, Mike said
- Mike said that
5 I don’t have money and I can’t buy that shirt
- If
I
6 “Why don't we take a taxi ?”, she suggested
She suggested
7 In spite of the cold weather, we went out
Although
8 I have never been to this shop before
This is the first
9 Learn hard or you won’t pass the exam
If ………
10 The boy is bored His bike has been stolen (whose )
11 No one in this club is a better swimmer than John
John swims
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1) These exercises were done well
2) This dress must be washed in cold water
3) No mistakes have been made in his composition
4) His painting will be exhibited for the first time by New Arts gallery
5) This house was built 100 years ago
6) These artificial flowers are made of silk
7) The lessons are being written by the students now
8) This job has to be done at once
9) These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day
10) The operation is going to be performed by French doctors
Read the reading below carefully, and then complete it with the best option A, B,
C or D given below:
Early formal adult education activities focused (1) _ single needs such as reading and writing Many early programs were (2) _ by churches to teach people to read the Bible When the original purpose was (3) _, programs were often adjusted to meet more general educational needs of the (4) _ Libraries, lecture series, and discussion societies began in various countries during the (5) _ As more people experienced the benefits of (6) _, they began to participate increasingly in social, political, and occupational (7) _ By the 19th
century, adult education was developing as a formal, organized movement in the (8) _ world
The largest early program in the U.S., the Lyceum, (9) _ (1826) in Massachusetts by Josiah Holbrook, was a local (10) _ of men and women with some schooling who wanted to expand their own education (11) _ working to establish a public school system The Lyceum (12) _ encouraged the development of other adult education institutions (13) _ libraries, evening schools, and gifted lecture series By mid-century, employers and philanthropists began to endow (14) _ such as the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (1859) in New York City (15) _ the Peabody Institute (1857)
in Baltimore, Maryland, for adult education Large audiences were (16) _ to the Chautauqua movement, which began (1874) in New York State (17) _ a
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2/ A started B begun C made D done
3/ A interested B fascinated C satisfied D amused
4/ A people B country C community D population
5/ A 18th centuryB 19th century C 20th century D 21st century
6/ A schooling B learning C education D teaching
7/ A deeds B things C activities D societies
8/ A Eastern B Western C Southern D Northern
9/ A created B built C held D founded
10/ A relationshipB friendship C governorship D scholarship
12/ A movement B motion C action D refreshment
14/ A schools B centers C institutions D offices
16/ A interested B excited C fascinated D attracted
18/ A spring B summer C autumn D winter
19/ A common B important C main D popular
Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C
or D.
Music is a very important part of our lives Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth Others remind
us of the people we love Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music Every nation has a national song like the American “ The Star – Spangled Banner ” In the U.S , high schools and colleges have school songs, too Music is a part of the history of America It expresses the problems and feelings of its people As the years pass, the music grows and changes Modern science has also changed music Inventions like records, radio, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders and video have changed the way we play and listen
to music They have helped to make music an important form of international communication
American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “ pop ”, is known around the world Music is one of America’s most important exports It brings the people of the world together Even when people can not understand the same language, they can
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1 What is true about “ The Star – Spangled Banner ”?
A It’s played in weddings B It’s the U.S national song
C It’s liked by every nation D It’s one of the American school songs
2 According to the passage, music is changed thanks to the invention of the following EXCEPT …
A International communication B Tape recorders
3 The word exports in the last paragraph is nearest in meaning to …
A things that can be sold B things that can
be bought
C things that can be enjoyed D things that can be changed
4 What is the earliest form of music in America ?
A Folk music B National music C Pop music D School music
5 What can be the title for this article?
A The development of American music B The future of American music
C The history of American music D An introduction to American music
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
The shark is a meat-eating fish and one of the most feared animals of the sea Scientists identified about 250 species of fish as sharks These fish live in oceans throughout the world, but they are most common in warm seas
Sharks vary greatly in size and habits Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60 feet long A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice as much
as an African elephant The smallest shark may measure only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce Some kinds of sharks live in the depth of the oceans, but others are found near the surface Some species live in coastal waters, but others dwell far out at sea A few species can even live in fresh water
All sharks are carnivores ( meat-eaters) Most of them eat live fish, including other sharks A shark’s only natural enemy is a larger shark Sharks eat their prey whole, or tear off large chunks of flesh They also feed on dead or dying animals
1 How many species of sharks are there?
2 Where do they live?
3 What is the length and weight of the largest kind shark?
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4 Do sharks eat other sharks?
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5 What does carnivore mean?
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Read the passage then answer the question:
Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students The result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done
at school
Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently In Denmark, Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends In Holland, teachers allow students to stay at school to do their homework The children are free to help one another Similar arrangements also exist in some British schools
1 What do many people think?
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2 Where did parents complain about the difficult homework recently?
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3 Which countries stopped homework?
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4 Where cannot teachers set homework at weekends?
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5 In Holland, what do teachers allow students to do?
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Read the passage then answer the question:
In England boys and girls go to school five days a week They don't go to school
on Saturdays and Sundays Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock Each lesson lasts forty five minutes At fifteen past eleven they have a quarter of an hour's break in which they drink milk Some pupils eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home Then they have two lessons more After that they have a lunch break Some pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school At two o'clock, school begins again These are two more lessons For the next forty minutes they do some of their homework or have a club meeting or play games like football They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon
1 How many days a week do boys and girls in England go to school?
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2 What time do lessons usually begin?
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3 How many minutes does each lesson last?
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4 How many hours do they have a break?
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5 How many lessons do they have in the morning?
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Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Water, one of the two elements that are essential to life, covers 90 percent of the earth’s surface However, despite appearances, water that is drinkable is rare on our
planet In the past, we have considered air and water to be free; but we cannot do so
any more Although we have oceans, seas, rivers, and glaciers, we need to protect our drinking supplies As global warming increase, ice floes melt into the oceans The deserts are increasing in size as they encroach upon and absorb arable land Drought and scarcity of water are an increasing feature of our everyday lives
A good example of our problems is California It has a reputation as a fertile state Nevertheless, for years it has been short of water, and, since the 1980s, has been suffering from prolonged drought Florida, too, has water problems and is trying to stop salt water from seeping into its underground reserves Floods occur regularly but
do not provide enough water to compensate for periods of drought Both the bloods and the drought demonstrate that we lack control and that we are unable to manage this primary resource
1 According to this article, what are the two “elements” that are essential to life?
C Water and air D Fire and water
2 Which of the following words is a synonym of “free” in the first paragraph?
A Easy B Without cost C Everywhere D Unattached
3 In the second paragraph, what is Florida?
A A river B A glacier C A town D A state
4 Which of the following is NOT a synonym of “demonstrate” in the last sentence?
A Prove B Show C Give evidence of D March
5 What does “it” refer to in the second paragraph?
A The problem of salinity B Drought C Florida D California
Read the passage and choose the best answer
Someone once said that there are three kinds of people who are interested in sport: People who … (1)… part, people who watch, and people who watch … (2)… television It’s very easy to make fun of stay-at-home sports fans but on the other hand, television does enable us to enjoy all kinds of … (3)… events We can watch a racing car … (4)… another, see a cyclist cross the finishing line, or enjoy the goals of our favorite football … (5) The first time I watched a tennis match was on television, and I found it … (6) … interesting It’s not always easy to … (7) … long distance to football grounds and television is a good solution Of course, you can … (8)… used to
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3 A the B future C sports D athlete
4 A cross B overtake C or D from
5 A group B class C band D team
6 A valuable B imaginatively C unexpectedly D real
10 A customs B habits C pastimes D leisure
Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A pay B bay C day D quay
2/ A kni fe B routi ne C di nner D kick
3/ A brown B down C now D show n
4/ A kitche n B whe n C me ss D de bt
5/ A desks B rulers C bags D pens
6/ A minu te B mu ddy C fu nny D nu mber
7/ A bor n B wor ld C for k D shor t
8/ A h ouse B h our C h ow D h orse
9/ A sky B pretty C why D by
10/ A died B continued C contented D followed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A routine B arrive C morning D prefer
2/ A dinner B harrow C neighbor D correct
3/ A dinner B during C although D number
4/ A evening B usually C afternoon D another
5/ A alarm B discuss C friendly D begin
6/ A morning B repair C happy D pupil
7/ A buffalo B exactly C tobacco D continue
8/ A minute B about C Physics D English
9/ A quarter B before C partner D weather
10/ A peasant B finish C compare D adverb
Circle one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C and D.
1 A peace B tease C leader D instead
2 A hammer B cabbage C cinema D manage
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4 A kite B invite C niece D cite
5 A protect B psychology C puppy D provide
6 A bomb B probably C baby D valuable
7 A destruction B constant C sickness D species
8 A Answer B Solemn C Music D Listen
9 A Feelings B News C Songs D Delights
10 A Photograph B Phone C Physics D Stephen
11 A weigh B through C enough D neighbour
12 A Thursday B Thames C there D anything
14 A stone B impossible C erosion D hydroelectric
1 A theater B teaching C speaking D reading
2 A write B wonderful C world D weekend
4 A months B cousins C compulsory D consuming
8 A national B teenager C natural D animal
10 A season B business C designer D answer
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
2 a awareness b nation c date d face
3 a pulse b popular c shut d runner
4 a cooked b stopped c finished d visited
6 a industry b documentary c suspend d succeed
8 a whatever b whoever c wherever d whenever
natural
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addition
cinema
stopped
played
29 a computers b instructions c letters d scientists
34 a understands b makes c works d sleeps
worked
malaria
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
1 A interest B finish C climate D panic
3 A seaside B realized C scream D seat
4 A children B chemistry C kitchen D chat
technology