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Read the passage and choose the best answers:
Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 . His father had a small business . He made shoes and other things from leather . Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small . One day when Louis was 3 years old , he was cutting some leather , suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eyes . He soon became completely blind .
When he was ten years old , he entered the National Institute for the blind in Paris . One day his class went to visit a speacial exhibit by a captain in the army . One thing in the exhibit was very interesting for Louis . It showed messages in code . Armies send messages in secret codes so no - one else can read them . The captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thick paper .
Louis thought a lot about this code . Then he decided to write in the same way so the blind could " read " with their fingers . It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters . Instead of letters , Louis used a " cell " of six dots . He arranged the dots with two dots across and three down . So blind people can read and write even write music by Braille .
1 . It is difficult to feel the differences between ................................
A . arrangements of dots
B . coded messages
C . raised letters
D . a system of raised dots
2 . Louis Braille's father made things from .............................
A . codes
B . exhibit
C. leather
D . wood
3 . Which of these sentences is probably not true ?
A . Braille invented a system of reading for blind people .
B . Braille system is used for everyone .
C . Braille visited an exhibit of codes
D . Braille was an intelligent boy .
4 . When Louis was ten years old , he began to study ......................................
A . at a local school
B . at a special school for the blind .
C . in the army
D . at a university .
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Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer |
1/ interesting |
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holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area |
2/ his |
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in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road |
3/ went |
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through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult |
4/ between |
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because there had no water to drink and no shops where we |
5/ was |
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could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet |
6/ buy |
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in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” |
7/ wettest |
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Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, |
8/ for |
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But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping |
9/ done |
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to return next year to do any more work there |
10/ some |
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Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer |
1/ ___interesting________ |
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holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area |
2/ ______his_____ |
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in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road |
3/ ____went_______ |
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through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult |
4/ _____between______ |
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because there had no water to drink and no shops where we |
5/ ______was_____ |
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could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet |
6/ ____buy_______ |
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in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” |
7/ ____wettest_______ |
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Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, |
8/ ____for_______ |
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But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping |
9/ ____done_______ |
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to return next year to do any more work there |
10/ ___some_______ |
,Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form
1, If we (not) don't on electricity, there will be power cuts
2, I hope he (finish) will finish his homework before we (get) get back
3, If we sit too far away from the screen I (not be) won't be able to see the film
4, Listen to those people! What langauge are they (speak) speaking?
5,It is an awful fim. It (be) is the worst film that I ever (see) have seen
6,Khanh usually (play) plays football with his friends after school, but yesterday he (not play ) didn't play as he was tired
7,After three days of rain, I'm glad the sun (shine) shines again today
8, ___ I know from my experience that (gain)___ a good knowledge of a foreign language, one must work hard at it every day.
9, I (repaint) repainted the walls. They lock great! The room (be) is much lighter now.
10, Someone (steal) will steal your car if you leave it unlicked
11, If he (wash) washes my car , I'll give him $10
12, They'll be very angry if she (make) makes any more mistakes
13, If you are late, they (not let) won't let you in.
14, If lend you $10, when will you (repay) repay me?
15, If I find your passport, I (telephone) will telephone you at once
16,He will ruin his eyes if he (read) reads in bad light
17, If I tell you a secrect, will you (promise) promise not to tell it to anyone else?
18, If I see him, I (give) will get him a lift
19, If he (be) is late, we'll go without him
2,Give the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the letter
Dear Kay,
Isabella and I are having the (good) best holiday of our life! We are in Vinabliss Resort, one of the (lovely) most lovely islands in the Eastern Sea. Although it is much (small) smaller than Vinaland, there seems to be (much) more to do than in Vinaland. Moreover, the people here seem to be (friendly) more friendly than those on other islands. We are staying in the (moden) more modern hotel I have ever seen. It is far(comfortable) more comfortable than any other and it is even (big) bigger than the world-famous Calton hotel .The (near) nearest beach is (little) less than a hundred metres away, so we can swimin a lot. It's really good and I want you to be here with us.
Love,
Maltida
3,Choose a suitable word from the box put in each blank to finish the passage
| from | means | in | waste | possible |
| wind | should | green | However | who |
Much of our waste, especially waste (1) from factories, electric-poweres stations, the chemica indusrty and heavy industry, is very dangerous. Fish die (2) in the lakes, rivers and seas; forest trees die, too. Much of this dangerous (3) waste goes into the air and is carried by the (4) wind for great distances.
The Earth is our home. We (5) should take care of it, for ourselves, and for our children and grandchidren. This (6) means we have to keep our enviroment (7) green and clean. The importance of this task is pointed out by ecologists-the scientists (8) who study the relations between living things and the enviroment . (9) However , each of us must do everything (10) possible to keep the land, air and water clean
| trees | metal | protect | damage | recycle | enviroment |
| danger | rubbish | save | animals |
11, Some factories recycle empty bottles and cans
12,We shouldn't damage forests.
13, It's important to save our skin from harmful effects from the sun
14, Metal, paper and glass can recycle
15, We should plant more trees in our city
16, We have to do everything to protect the environment
17, Some animals in the world are in danger now
18, Don't throw rubbish in the streets
19, People are doing a lot of things to damage the environment
20, We are destroying wild animals and plants
4, Join the pairs of sentences, using the suggestions given in brackets
1, I must ring john. i won't forget, I hope.(I hope I....)
=> I hope I won't forget to ring John
2, His uncle helped him. He was able to finish his course.(Because....)
=> Because his uuncle helped him, he was able to finish his course
3,I think we should go ahead. No one disapproves of the plan.(As..)
=> As no one disapproves of the plan , we should go ahead
4, It was raining heavily. They continued to play tennis. (Although ...)
=> Although it was raining heavily , they continued to play tennis
5, "Ambulance" is written backwawrds. You can read it in the mirror (....so....)
=> "Ambulance" is written backwawrds so you can read it in the mirror
put the verb in past progressive or past simple:
1. He suddenly (realize) realize that he (travel) were traveling in the wrong direction.
2. The burglar (open) was opening the safe when he (hear) heard foodsteps. He immediately (put) put out his torch and (crawl) crawled under the bed.
3. He (not allow) didn't allowus to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow) has blown
4. As I (cross) crossed the road I (step) stepped on a banana skinand (fall) fell heavily
5. He (play) was playing the guitar outside her house when someone opened the windown and (throw) threw out a bucket of water.
6. He always (wear) wore a raincoat and (carry) carried an umbrella when he walked to the office
7. I was still (lie) lying on the road when I (see) saw a lorry approaching
8. When I came in they (sit) were sitting round the fire. Mr.Pitt (do)was doing a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pitt (knit) was knitting, the others (read) were reading. . Mrs (smile) smiled at me and (say) said, "Come and sit down"
9. Yesterday I didn't want to go to the zoo because it (rain) had rained
10. I (hear, not) didn't heard the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep) had slept
11. It was beautiful yesterday when we (go) were going for a walk in the park. The sun (shine) shone . A cool breeze (blow) blew. The birds (sing) sang.
12. My brother and sister (argue) were arguing about something when I (walk) walked into the room
13. I got a package in the email. When I (open) opened it. I (find) found a surprise
14. While Mrs. Emerson (read) was reading the little boy a story, she (fall) fell asleep, so she (close) closed the book and quietly (tiptoe) tiptoed out of the room
I. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :
1. Detroit ....................... as the first capital city of Michigan, but now Lansing is the capital city of Michigan.
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A. chosen |
B. was chosen |
C. have been chosen |
D. is chosen |
2. The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it ................ in Ann Arbor
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A. located |
B. location |
C. is located |
D. locates |
3. There ................. be a fire over there as I see smoke from here.
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A. must |
B. should |
C. might |
D. could |
4. Our organization seeks to improve the social ................. of disable people.
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A. stand |
B. seat |
C. status |
D. place |
5. There .................. a new law to protect endangered species if we don’t want them to disappear from the earth.
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A. must to be |
B. needs to be |
C. might be |
D. may be |
6. The role of women of society has been greatly ................. in the last few years.
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A. overtaken |
B. overcome |
C. overcast |
D. overlooked |
7. “ “ in the sentence below is not correct. You mustn’t take the test if you don’t want to . It’s optional
A B C D
8. Wage ................ exists when workers are equally qualified and perform the same work but one group of worker is paid more than another.
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A. equality |
B. payment |
C. discrimination |
D. income |
9. For many ................... parents, balacing their jobs and their family obligations can be a challenge.
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A. worked |
B. working |
C. work |
D. career |
10. After her parents died, she ................... by her uncle and aunt.
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A. was grown up |
B. was brought up |
C. brought up |
D. was brought |
11. Siobhan and Ray have just ...................... engaged.
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A. been |
B. become |
C. get |
D. got |
12. Although males seem to have ................ in many ancient cultures, ancient Egypt still had female rulers, such as Cleopatra.
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A. dominating |
B. domination |
C. dominated |
D. dominate |
13. Each district was ................ up into a number of sub-divisions.
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A. split |
B. splitted |
C. divided |
D. dividing |
14. Recent laws that prohibit specific types of job discrimination in certain workplaces have promoted ................... in the USA.
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A. equal property |
B. equal opportunity in annual income |
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C. equal income |
D. equal employment opportunity |
15. Most of the space in his room ...................... by an enormous wardrobe.
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A. has taken up |
B. took up |
C. is taken up |
D. takes up |
16. Does it bother you if I go out late tonight ? - ...................................
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A. Yes, go ahead |
B. It doesn’t matter to me |
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C. No. I want you to stay at home |
D. I’m tired of being with you |
17. Mark gets special ........................... because he knows the boss
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A. treatment |
B. cure |
C. treat |
D. instruction |
18. Fathers tend to .................. more household chores and responsibilities than ever before
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A. take up |
B. take in |
C. take off |
D. take on |
19. I’m against .................................
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A. violating |
B. violent |
C. violence |
D. violate |
20. Hundreds of people ....................... the job in the company but only five workers were employed.
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A. asked for |
B. appointed |
C. recruited |
D. applied for |
II. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :
1. In some companies, it is suggested that female officers should be supported by their male co-workers
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A. colleges |
B. colleagues |
C. villages |
D. collectors |
2. John:I suppose that woring mothers are good educators for their children- Mary: “..................................”
A. I agree with you. They know little about educating
B. I couldn’t agree more.They are able teach them at home
C. That’s true. They don’t know how to teach their chidren
D. Because educators are teachers
3. In order to be .................... for this position, candidates must have not only an MA degree but also work experience.
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A. qualify |
B. quality |
C. qualified |
D. qualification |
4. Taking part in social activities and interacting with different cultures widen their knowledge and gradually ................
Them
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A. nature |
B. mature |
C. future |
D. picture |
5. “The protestors couldn’t persuade the president to change the law” has the closest meaning to :
A. The president couldn’t be persuaded to change the laws B. The president couldn’t persuaded to change the laws
C. The president couldn’t be persuade to change the laws D. The president couldn’t persuade to change the laws
6. The afternoon meeting...................... because three of the five commitee memberse unable to attend
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A. might postpone |
B. might postponed |
C. might be postpone |
D. might be postponed |
7. dental appointments ................... so as not to conflict with school commitments
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A. should be arranged |
B. should not be arranged |
C. should be arrange |
D. should not arrange |
8. This beer can be served .................. beersteak
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A. from |
B. by |
C. with |
D.as |
9. Many parents think that fast food .................. in schools
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A. should not sold |
B. should not be sell |
C. should be not sold |
D. should not be sold |
10. Jenny and Jim have been looking for a caretaker to look after their parents who are both old and sick in their house
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A. test taker |
B. caregiver |
C. test giver |
D. checker |
11. Modules ...................... in the minimum amount of time
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A. cannot always be completed |
B. cannot be completed always |
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C. can always be not completed |
D. can be not always completed |
12. The return of assignment , exams and final grades ................... by lecturers’ time.
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A. could affected |
B. could be affected |
C. could affect |
D. could be affect |
13. A study guide .................... by all Independent Study students
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A. must be purchase |
B. must purchased |
C. must be purchased |
D. must purchase |
14. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
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A. pursue |
B. courage |
C. hobby |
D. standard |
15. Both gender should be provided ....................equal rights to education, employment and healthcare
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A. from |
B. by |
C. with |
D. on |
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. Somebody has to pick the visitors up from the airport ( up )
® The visitors have to be picked up from the airport
2. Why don’t they tell me about these changes earlier ? ( should )
® I should have been told about these changes earlier.
3. Luckily it wasn’t neccessary for Jim to take the exam again ( need )
® Luckily Jim didn't need to re-take the exam.
4. In the end I had no choice but to get a lift with a colleague ( could )
® In the end all I could do was to get a lift with a colleague
5. By law, all rear-seat passengers are obliged to wear seat-belts ( have )
® By law, seat-belts have to be worn by all rear-seat passengers
6. It may seem strange but I like stake cake ! ( as )
® Strange as it may seem I like stake cake !
7. Visitors to the zoo are not allowed to feed the animals ( must )
® The animals must not be fed by visitors to the zoo
8. I would have been better If he had told us his new address ( should )
® He should have told us his new address
9. Alice’s face turned bright red when the teacher asked her a question ( have)
® Alice must have been embarrassed.
10. The notice says you have to sign the form twice ( be )
® The notice says the forms has to be signed twice.
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. It’s not neccessary for you to do the test ® You don't have to do the test.
2. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice ® It can't be denied that she has a beautiful voice.
3. They will catch all the prisoners again tonight ® All the prisoners will be catched again tonight.
4. They haven’t cleaned the street this week ® The streets haven't been cleaned this week.
5. He could repair the broken vase ® The broken vase could be repaired by him.
6. The could not trace who had supplied the information in the first place ® The sourse of the information couldn't be traced.
7. I gave Tom the message, but he already knew about it ® I needn’t have given Tom the message.
8. It’s a pity you didn’t come to the party because you’d have loved it ®You should have come to the party.
9. It is essential that no one be told about our plans ® You mustn't tell anyone else about our plans.
Exercise 1 : Put "a"or "an" in each blank whore necesssary :
1. Would you like a glass of water,ann?
2. Morris is a computer programmer. He works in an office.
3. Max and Angela are designers. They're nice couple.
4. Is there a post office near here?
5. They have a refrigeRator, but they don't have an air-conditioner.
6. T saw an exciting football match on TV yesterday.
7. Can you see those women? They're police women.
8. We visited an art gallery and an amusement park yesterday.
9. would you like to drink coffee with milk?
10. Roger asked his teacher for advice about choosing a part-time job.
Exercise 2: complete each sentence by choosing a word from the box
| amusing/ amused |
boring / bore |
| confusing / confused | dissappointing / dissappointed |
| embarrassing / embarrassed | exciting / excited |
| interesting / interested | pleasing / pleased |
| shocking / shocked | surprising / surprised |
1. I asked Derek if he wanted to go to the movies with us, but he wasn't INTERESTED
2. It's sometimes EMBARRASSING when you have to ask people for money.
3. The lecture was so BORING that most of the students fell asleep.
4. The bos was so PLEASED with Jeffs work that he promised him a promotion.
5. We were DISAPPOINTED in the movie. It was not as good as we'd expected.
6. It was quite SURPRISING that he pased the exam. I could hardly believe iy.
7. The comedion's performance was AMUSING . He made the audience laugh all the time.
8. Everybody was CONFUSED because the lectures didn't explain the problem clearly.
9. The news was SHOCKING. All of us really felt sorry for the victims of the disaster.
10. Monica is starting a new job tomorrow. She's very EXCITED about it.
- Mạc Đĩnh Chi became a leading scholar in the village and later passed the palace examination as the highest-scoring graduate in 1304.
(Mạc Đĩnh Chi đã trở thành một học giả hàng đầu trong làng và sau đó đã vượt qua kỳ thi đình với tư cách là người tốt nghiệp có điểm số cao nhất vào năm 1304.)