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In scotland, the biggest CELEBRATION...(1) of the year is "Hogmanay". "Hogmanay" is the scottish word for New Year 'Eve. on 31st december in edinburgh, there is enormous fireworkDISPLAY...(2) at the castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people .GATHER.. (3) in the streets, coffees and bars. Then at 12o'colock, church bells RING...(4) all over the city. After midnight people go "first footing". This is a scottish .CUSTOM.. (5) that dates back hundreds of years. "First footing" is visiting your neighbours after .MIDNIGHT.. (6) on New Year's Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right foot step first, to .BRING..(7) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors brings three .GIFTS.. (8): a piece of coal and a little whisky. The gifts SYMBOLIZE...(9) warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark hair, that is PARTICULARY...(10) lucky.
II.
For many people, traveling by plance os an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1).....flying is no more dangerous (2)........any other form of travel and some experts occurs (3)......take off and landing when the (4).......desisions are vitally important.
The people (5)......job is to look (6).......the passengers the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (7)........safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (8).....such care of is all part of the total experience. (9)......other form of travel involes waiting on people in quite the same (10) with food, drink, news papers, magazines, music and even video films.
1) A. although B. too C. and D. because
2) A. than B. as C. then D. with
3) A. while B. during C. for D. through
4) A. leader's B. chief 's C. driver 's D. pilot 's
5) A. whose B. which C. their D. that
6) A. for B. up C. after D. round
7) A. feel B. rest C. shown D. taken
8) A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken
9) A. any B. no C. all D. not
10) A. way B. kind C. sort D. part
Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1. Air_________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted
2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean
4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ____ food at Christmas.
A. national B. historical C. traditional D. possible
5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the
world.
A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest
6. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged
7. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.
A. drought B. rain C. flood D. storm
8. As soon as the floodwater ___________ down, people ____________ their houses.
A. went - cleaned B. had gone – cleaned C. went - had cleaned D. had
gone – had cleaned
9. If I were you, I … do something to prevent him from littering.
A. would B. did C. will D. do
10.Earth … by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.
A. holds B. is held C. is holding D. held
#maymay#
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1. My sister’s hair is not ______.
A. slim B. fat C. curly D. sociable
2. It’s ______ to meet you, Thu.
A. pleasure B. kind C. nice D. lucky
3. He is my ______. We are in the same class.
A. character B. classmate C. principal D. neighbor
4. I ______ a letter from my friend today.
A. sent B. took C. received D. gave
5. The boy is a ______ student. He always gets good grades.
A. generous B. reserved C. humorous D. hard-working
6. The moon ______ around the earth.
A. rides B. moves C. makes D. takes
7. I find he is not communicative. He’s rather ______ in public.
A. outgoing B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous
8. He’s tall and thin. He has ______.
A. black hair short B. short black hair C. hair short black D. black short hair
9. _______. Are you Mr. Thanh?
A. I’m sorry B. Excuse me C. Hello D. Certainly
10. –“Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” –“_______.”
A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. Yes, I’d love to D. I’m sorry. I’d love to
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6. C . lucky
7.D.volunteer.
8. A. although
9. B. receive
10. C. orphanage
C. WRITING
1. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. marks/ Hungry Festival/ a/ celebration/ great/ time/ of/ superstition/, /and/ for/ living/ the/ dead/and/ the.
-> Hungry Ghost Festival marks a time of great superstition, celebration and for the living and the dead.
2. The/ believe/ also/ Chinese/ that/ spirits/ purgatory /stuck/ in/ during/ are/ this/ released/ time.
-> The Chinese also believe that spirits stuck in purgatory are released during this time.
3. preparations/ nearly/ Hungry Ghost Festival/ before/ begin/ the/ a/ week/ the/ onset/ festival/ of.
-> Hungry Ghost Festival preparations begin nearly a week before the onset of the festival.
4. laundry/ Chinese/ hanging/ residents/ avoid/ and/ leaving/ outdoors/ outside/ anything.
-> Chinese residents avoid hanging laundry outdoors and leaving anything outside.
5. On/ the/ the/ festival/ 30th night/ of/, the/ the Chinese/ ghosts/ believe/ have/ their fill/ had/ the underworld/ and/ to/ return.
-> On the 30th night of the festival, the Chinese believe the ghosts have had their fill and return to the underworld.
2. Combine two sentences.
1. The bus arrived. We were talking. (when)
-> When the bus arrived, we were talking
2. We missed the bus. We were so late. (because)
-> Because we were so late, we missed the bus.
3. The hare was sleeping. The tortoise was running. (while)
-> While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise was running
4. Tam worked very hard. Her stepmother wasn't satisfied. (although)
-> Although Tam worked very hard, her stepmother wasn’t satisfied
5. The festival costs too much money. We won't celebrate the festival. (if)
-> If the festival costs too much money, we won’t celebrate it
#baoquyen
PART I : Phonetics
I) Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. heritage B. shortage C. teenage D. luggage
2. A. appear B. weather C. bread D. headache
3. A. oganize B. belong C. woman D. concert
4. A. think B. though C. mother D. these
5. A. eraser B. scale C. suitcase D. waterfall
II) Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others
in the group.
6. A. pencil B. raincoat C. arrive D. notebook
7. A. enjoyable B. power C. permission D. explore
8. A. photography B. minority C. heroic D. visit
9. A. translation B. difficult C. unluckily D. agree
10. A. Vietnamese B. engineer C. celebration D. product
II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Question 6. A. recycle B. medical C. chemical D. athle
Question 7. A. pollute B. botanic C. contaminate D. economy
Question 8. A. into B. history C. tiny D. disease
III. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Question 9. A. national B. grammaal C. medical D. chemical
Question 10. A. athle B. historic C. drama D. classic
Question 11. A. scientifically B. economic C. artis D. scientific
IV. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
Question 12. Water pollution can put negative __________ on our health.
A. contamination B. affects C. effects D. problems
Question 13. A: How can light pollution __________ animals?
B: It can make animals change their behavior patterns.
A. cause B. make C. affect D. lead
Question 14. The dove is a universal __________ of peace.
A. symbolizing B. symbolize C. symbolic D. symbol
Question 15. The city has an atmosphere which is quite __________. You will never feel that in other
places.
A. important B. normal C. unique D. common
Question 16. __________ about the storm that stroke Hanoi last night?
A. Did you hear B. Do you heard C. Have you hear D. Did you heard
Question 17. Many people __________ because of the earthquake last week.
A. did injure B. injured C. have injured D. were injured
Question 18. When I looked at the river, I knew it __________ for a long time.
A. had contaminated B. had been contaminated
C. was contaminated D. contaminated
Question 19. All flights to Ha Noi had to be cancelled __________ the storm.
A. as a result B. due to C. because D. so
Question 20. When we were young, we __________ in the river near our home.
A. used to swim B. have swum C. had swum D. were swimming
V. Find a mistake in each sentence.
Question 21. My father worked (A) in a noisy factory for (B) a long time, since (C) he suffered from hearing
loss (D).
Question 22. The River Thames flows (A) through southern (B) England and connect (C) London with (D)
the sea.
Question 23. Much (A) of the town was reconstruct (B) after (C) the tornado (D).
Question 24. Look at (A) those (B) grey clouds! It will (C) rain soon (D).
Question 25. Students might (A) only use the (B) laboratory once (C) a (D) week.
I. Read each of the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in each list.
1. A. actress B. uncle C. grandmother D. policewoman
2. A. chicken B. cat C. sheep D. dog
3. A. wardrope B. cupboard C. arm chair D. fridge
4. A. cooker B. teacher C. engineer D. worker
5. A. orange B. green C. yellow D. apple
II. Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part.
1. The Vietnamese people worship their ancestors
A. fossils B. elders C. forefathers D. heirs
2. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly.
A. retired B. working C. business D. jobless
3. After the alien space craft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished
A. landed B. disappeared C. attacked D. rose
4. I haven’t seen your brother recently
A. lately B. suddenly C. quietly D. immedrately
5. Mathematics is a compulsory subject in Vietnamese high schools.
A. difficult B. easy C . required D . interesting
6 . The tennis match was put off because of the heary rain.
A . destroyed B . postponed C . cancelled D . damaged
7 . We are very anxious about the result of the exam.
A . careful B . careless C . exeited D . worried
8 . His sister got married to a wealthy businessman.
A. rich B. strong C. clever D. generous
9. I think his story is completely incredible
A. insufficient B, unbelievable C. incomparable D. unimportant
10. The company asked for additional information
A. certain B. emphatic C. further D. necessary