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Levi Strauss ,a young.........(1) from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush, thousand of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Levi Strauss came to sell canvas to these.....(2) Canvas is heavy fabric. So Levi Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents.
One day Strauss heard a miner.........(3) that he couldn't find clothes.....(4) for the work he was doing Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it....(5) pants.These are pant were....(6) the miner needed. In on day Strauss sold all the pants he had made.
Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them avent better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes ,a city in France ,and was called serge de Nimes.The miners liked this fabric. They called it ''denime'' (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants from Strauss
However, denim had....(7) Because of this the denim pants did not look interesting and thay got dirty easily. To solve these problems ,Strauss made the denim blue.
Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today ,the company he started is known around world and jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well
1. A. immigrate B. immigrant C. immiigrate D. migrate
2. A. gold mines B. gold mining C. gold miners D. mining gold
3. A. complain B.tell C. ask D. talk
4.A.enough strong B.strong enough C.streng D. strength enough
5. A.from B. for C.into D. to
6. A.that B. what C. which D. No word is needed
7. A.colorful B.colorless C. no color D. color
8. The word ''to improve'' means..............
A. to make better B. to find more C. to take care D. to look after
9. The phrase ''around the world'' means...............
A. outside the world B. the world over C. near the world D. woldwide
10. People like jeans because thay are................
A. practical B. fashionable C. colorful D. A and B
Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B , C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .
One of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century was a method of using natural gas for Cooking and Heating . Large (23)_______natural gas found in the United States , usually several thousand feet below : the surface of (24) _______Earth . For many years after natural gas first discovered , it was thought to have no value . Finally , ( 25 ) ________,people began to understand its uses and to find ways of storing it and of moving it from place to place .
Today ( 26 )_______ gas is stored in large tanks and used for lighting Cooking , and heating . In many ways , natural gas is one of our finest fuels . It is cheap and can be used for ( 27 )_______ without making the room hot . It can be moved easily from one place to another through long pipelines , some of which are hundreds of miles in length .
23 . A . areas B . amounts C . piles D . packs
24 . A . one B . a C . anh D . the
25 . A . however B . therefore C . so D . but
26 . A . nature B . natural C . naturally D . naturalize
27 . A . Cook B . Cooker C cooking D , Cooked
I. put the words in parentheses inyo their correct form.
1. My English friends find driving on the right__difficult__(difficulty)
2. The people in the area need the ___provision___ of food and pure water.(provide)
3 One of the ___strongest____ English is that it is becoming more and more international. (strong)
4. _____designers___ made different styles of jeans to match the 1960s' fashions. (design)
II. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (1)___________ opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Micheal Cullen. A supermarket is different (2) ________ other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (3) __________ choose what they want and take them to be checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed thanin other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores (4) __________ example, in supermarket, there is usually a display of smallinexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap food and so on.
Most customers (5) ___________ go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
1. A. is B. has been C. was D. were
2. A. in B. from C. of D. with
3.A. customers B. managers C. assistants D. sellers
4.A. in B. for C. of D. by
5.A. whom B. what C. which D. who
V. Use the words given in capital to form a word that fits in the gap in the sentences.
1. You can save energy and money and increase your comfort by properly maintaining and upgrading your equipment .EQUIP
2. She gave the child a handful of sweets. HAND
3. This word is very difficult to say. I always mispronounce it. PRONUNCIATION
4. She divorced him because of his unkindness to the children. KIND
5. The Internet is not only time- consuming and costly but also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. CONSUME
6. In Western countries, electricity, gas and water are necessities. NECESSITY
7. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a job nowadays. INCREASE
8. She upset him with a tactless remark about his big nose. TACT
9. Thousands of people are living in misery after the earthquake. MISERABLE
10. He became more and more anxious as time went by. ANXIETY
VI. Identify one mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
Example: Q: My father asked me what I think of the film.
A: think --> thought
1. It is important that cancer is => should be diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assur e a successful cure.
2. The progress made in space travel for => sincethe early 1960s is remarkable.
3. On her mother’s birthday, Lan did => made a beautiful cake to celebrate.
4. One of the best collection => collections of paintings can be found in that famous museum of arts.
5. Hot => Heat in the summer causes a lot of problems for people who live in this part of the country
6. The most => more calories a person eats, the less likely he is to lose weight.
7. The threat of being dismissed do => does not worry me any more because I have started my own business.
8. I expect it will rain again when we are on holiday this year, but at least we are properly prepared about => for it this time.
9. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push => pushing a few buttons.
10. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those => that of other liquids.
PART IV. READING
VII. Read the following passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word to complete it.
Children are (1) brought up with love and (2) care in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. They enjoy every (3) opportunity to get a good education and to acquire a useful trade. Our country is now (4) on its way to Socialist construction. We need people with fully-developed (5) physical and mental abilities. It is for this reason (6) that labour training is introduced in all Vietnamese schools. The develo pment of good working habits (7) in our children will undoubtedly help them (8) enter life as useful members of a socialist society. (9) Therefore, while still at school, they learn a useful trade and upon graduation they may effectively work in (10) industry and agriculture.
Chiang Mai, also sometimes weitten as " Chiengmai", is the largest and most cultural significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is 800 kilometers north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country The city stands on the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River. In recent years, Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, althought is lacks the cosmopolitan gloss of Bangkok. It has many attractions for the thousands of foreign visitors who come to the city each year. Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewelry particular silver, and woodcarving.
*Questions:
1. Where is Chiang Mai?
a. in the east of Thailand
b. in the south of Thailand
c. in the north of Thailand
d. in the centre of Thailand
2. Which the following sentences is NOT true about Chiang Mai?
a. It is the largest city in Thailand
b. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province
c. It is nearly one thousand kilometers from the capital of Thailand
d. It is surrounded by high mountains
3. Chiang Mai is now ___________________________?
a. an ancient city
b. famous for its vehicles
c. a quickly developing city
d. near the Silk Road
4. Which jewelry is Chiang Mai most famous for?
a. umbrellas
b. silver
c. woodcarving
d silks
5. The word "significant" in line 2 means ___________________.
a. ancient
b. large
c. important
d. developed
I. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each sentence.
1. In some European countries, a barber used __________ teeth as well as cut hair.
A. pull B. pulled C. pulling D. to pull
2. King Duc Duc __________ the country for only three days before he was overthrown.
A. had ruled B. has ruled C. have ruled D. will rule
3. I suggest __________ these valuable things in high-security places.
A. put B. puts C. putting D. to put
4. They wondered how __________ this support service.
A. use B. used C. using D. to use
5. It’s a tradition in Viet Nam that the juniors have to __________ the seniors.
A. obey B. disobey C. obedient D. disobedient
6. The living standards in the countryside have __________improved in the last ten years.
A. considerable B. considerably C. considerate D. consider
7. The two countries agreed to __________ fill diplomatic relations.
A. set in B. set out C. set up D. set off
8. I don’t think Fred __________ Daniel. They always argue.
A. gets out with B. gets over with C. gets through with D.gets on with
9. I couldn’t sleep last night __________ the bar nearby played music too loudly.
A. because B. although C. so that D. while
10. Sometimes I wish my parents could put themselves __________ my shoes.
A. at B. in C. on D. out
11. A: It is said that marriages used to be arranged by parents.
B: __________
A. Wow, I can’t imagine that. B. I wish I could go back to that time. C. How cool! D. Sure.
12. In order to learn how to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home, students need to have __________ skills.
A. housekeeping B. emotion control C. cognitive D. social
13. A __________ is a castle on high ground in or near a city where people could go when the city was being attacked.
citadel / cathedral / monument / centre
14. Which underlined word in this question is unstressed? “What are you looking for?”
(những từ in đậm là từ không được nhấn)
A B C D
II. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage.
I was a postman in a remote area of Myanmar. Once (1)______ month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, (2)______ were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered (3)______ collected the post. I also used (4)______ and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were illiterate. I also passed (5)______ the news I (6)______ from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard job but I loved it.
U Sein Tun from Myanmar
1. A. a B. an C. the D. each
2. A. who B. where C. that D. which
3. A. and B. but C. so D. because
4. A. read B. to read C. to reading D. reading
5. A. on B. down C. up D. in
6. A. hear B. have heard C. had heard D. will hear
III. Read the following text and choose the best answer.
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen GiaTuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
1. The passage mainly discusses________.
A. Chu Van An, the teacher B. Chu Van An School in the future
C. Chu Van An School over time D. the difficulty of being admitted to Chu Van An School
2. Chu Van An High School was founded in ________.
A. the early 19th century B. the late 19th century
C. the early 20th century D. the late 20th century
3. All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT________.
A. the school was originally named after the location it is in
B. the school admits three thousand students every year
C. the school has a view of the West Lake
D. the school is large
4. It can be understood from the passage that________.
A. students of the school are very smart
B. the school fees are very high
C. only children from prestigious families can enter the school
D. the teachers at the school earn a lot of money
IV. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the words in capitals.
1. My friend Veronica is now participating in an international summer camp in Brazil. I’d love to be with her. (WERE)
- I wish. . . . . . . . . . . I were to participate with Veronica. . . . . . . . . . in an international summer camp in Brazil.
2. It was confident of her to say that she would win the first prize.
- She was . . . . . . . . .. . . . . so confident as to say that she would win the first prize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. “Have you seen her recently?” asked Thanh.
- Thanh asked me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if I had seen her recently. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
4. Mai spent her childhood in a small town in the south. (UP)
- Mai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .grew up in a small town in the south . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V. Make meaningful sentences using the words or phrases given.
1. It / kind / her / lend / me / her book.
- It was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kind of her to lend me her book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. That skyscraper / be / one of / tall buildings / the world.
- That skyscraper is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one of the tallest buildings in the world. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Although / she / be tired / last night / she / finish / knit the scarf for her dad.
- Although she was. . . . . tired last night, she finished knitting the scarf for her dad. . . . . . . . .
4. It / known / that / Ha Long Bay / be recognised as a World Heritage Site / UNESCO / 1994.
- It is known that Ha Long Bay was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.
I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different to that of the rest in each group.
1. A. bargain B. construct C. accuse D. decline
2. A. garment B. campaign C. gradual D. province
3. A. mechanize B. handicraft C. industrial D. centralize
4. A. competitive B. economic C. equivalent D. security
5. A. drastically B. accommodate C. congratulate D. promotional
III.
31. d
32. a
33. d
34. c
35. a
36. b
37. a
38. a
39. d
40. c