While radio broadcasting was still in its infancy the marvel of television was already being developed. The first step towards its invention was taken in 1873 but the person responsible for developing it was John Logie Baird. In 1926 he gave the first demonstration of a television picture. As a home entertainment, television rapidly became more popular than any other form. A news broad cast b ecame more immediate when people could actually see the scene in question and the movements of the figures. Films could be viewed in the comfort of the home and variety shows were also available. One of the advantages of travel progarmmes was the glimpse of far – away places which many viewers would not o therwise have seen. Though much of the entertainment was of a popular kind like quiz competitions, some remarkable cultural programmes were also broadcast. Just as with radio in earlier days, the publicit y given to actors and actresses on the screen meant that a group of personalities became familiar in every household. One o f the most popular programmes was the televised coverage of sports and an interesting result of the television b roadcast was the increased attendance at the actual events. How far this was due to a growth in interest in the game and how far out of the spectators’ desire to appear on the screen is not clear

III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to fill in the blanks :
Nam had a wonderful holiday (1) __________ summer. He came to Hanoi, the (2) __________ of
Vietnam. He stayed (3) __________ his uncle’s house for three weeks. He visited a lot of interesting places
(4) ____________ as Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, West Lake, Lenin Park, etc. He bought
some (5) _____________ for his friends and a cap (6) _____________ a national flag on it for him. Nam
liked the cap much. He wore it all day. When he (7) ___________ to HCM City, he spoke (8)
_____________ his friends about the vacation.
1. a. next b. last c. on d. all are correct
2. a. city b. country c. capital d. town
3. a. at b. with c. for d. to
4. a. like b. a lot c. such d. many
5. a. souvenirs b. people c. tourists d. families
6. a. with b. of c. for d. from
7. a. lived b. be c. arrived d. returned
8. a. for b. at c. to d. all are correct

1. He thinks Chinese is (difficult)___ language in the world

2. Cast are not (intelligent)___ as dog.

3. Who is (talkative)____ person in your family?

4. A cut is (painful)___ than an insect bite.

5. Apartmentsare usually (cheap)___ than separate houses.

6. A tumour is (bad)___ of all diseases.

7. A man is normally (strong)___ than a woman.

8. Fruit and vegetables are are (healthy)___ than fast food.

9. Fish is one of (nutritious)___ food possible.

10. Non-smokers usually live (long)___ than smokers.

11. Which is the (dangerous)___ animal in the world?

1.Làm tính nhân :

a) (-2x\(^3\)+\(\frac{3}{4}\)y\(^2\)-7xy) . 4xy\(^2\)

b) (-5x\(^{^{ }3}\)).(2x\(^2\)+3x-5)

c) (x\(^2\)-2x+3).(x-4)

d) (2x\(^3\)-3x-1).(5x+2)

2.Tính nhanh

a) 892\(^{^{ }2}\)+892 . 216+108\(^2\)

b) 36\(^2\)+26\(^2\)-52.36

Give corresponding types of words for the following words
1. government (n )                ­­_______________________ (v) ?
2. prevent (v)                                    ­­_______________________ (n) ?
3. success (n )                       ­­_______________________(v) ?and ­­__________________ (adj)?
4. strengthen (v) ­­                        _______________________ (n)? ­­_____________________  (adj)?
5. change (n)             ­­_______________________(adj)?

6. significance (n)     _______________________ (adj)?
7. intend (v)                   _______________________ (n)?
8. desire (n)               _______________________ (v)?
9. imply (v)                _______________________ (n)?
10.stable (adj)          _______________________ (n)?

11. performance (n)             _______________________ (v)?
12. accept (v)                        _______________________ (n)?
13. investigator (n)              _______________________ (v)?
14. participation (n)                        _______________________ (v)?
15. reinforce (v)                   _______________________ (n)?

Fill in the blanks with words given

Foremost among Vietnam’s agricultural (1)……..was exceptionally adverse
weather, including a drought in 1977 and major typhoons and widespread flooding in
1978. The drought (2)……Vietnam’s modest irrigation (3)…………., and the
floods damaged them. In addition, the floods reportedly reduced cattle herds
(4)……..20%. The size of this loss was indirectly confirmed in Vietnamese statistics
that showed a leveling (5)…….of growth in livestock inventories (particularly of
cattle) between 1978 and 1980. Throughout the Second Five-year (6)…….., and
especially in the late 1970s, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and spare (7)……….for
mechanical equipment were in short supply.

Despite their troubles having (8)………., for the most part, fairly early in the
plan period, the severe reversals in agricultural sector greatly diminished hopes of achieving self-sufficiency in (9)………….production by 1980. the 1980 grain target
eventually was lowered from 21 million tons to 15 million tons, but (10)……..that
amount proved unattainable.