1. Yesterday, the government announced a $10 million increase in the town's budget to try and tackle the ______problem that exists. HOUSE

2. Tom’s failure was due not to_______but to his own mistakes. (FORTUNE)

3. Those boys are___________to talk to. INTEREST

4. It is my dream to work in the ship-building industry but unfortunately, there is so much_______ around that I may have to alter my ambitions. EMPLOY

5. Come to my house tomorrow, ______as early as possible. PREFER

6. How long do we have to sit in this police station waiting. It's making me feel very______ watching all these criminals walking past. EASY

7. The modernisation of the factory______productivity but unfortunately, many people lost their jobs. DOUBLE

8._______is the spice of life, says the proverb and everyone should try and do new things and meet new people to avoid becoming bored. VARY

9. The food at the restaurant was simply delicious. I just didn't think there was enough________ VARY

10. My company has spent a lot of money building a new, ______factory which will nearly double production. COMPUTER

giúp mình với , ai nhanh nhất mình sẽ tick người đó  . 1 .the browns ______  a very modern play at the moment . They _______ it, but they _________ some of the jokes .                                                                                                                                                                                 A.are watching /are enjoying / do not understand                                                                                                                                                B.are watching /enjoy / do not understand                                                                                                                                                            C. watches /are enjoying / do not understand                                                                                                                                                    D. watch /are enjoy / understand  

Exercise 10. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

  Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.

  Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1)                   in their free time. Sports provide other (2)                  hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.

  Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3)                  collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.

  For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4)          , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5)             .

1. A. fun           B. funny                    C. funnies                  D. funniest

2. A. strange    B. normal                  C. favourite               D. unusual

3. A. another    B. other                     C. others                    D. the other

4. A. exercise   B. game                     C. interest                  D. sports

5. A. play         B. to play                  C. playing                  D. to playing

Exercise 11. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

     It’s important to (1)             well, especially when you are studying. If you are at primary (2)     , you may not go home for lunch and have a cooked meal of meat or (3)                      and vegetables. A chicken and lettuce sandwich, with some (4)               fruit would be a light but (5)           lunch. Many people around the world eat plain, boiled (6)                  two or three times a day. Pupils and students often don’t eat (7)                 when they’re revising for an exam – they eat chocolate and (8)                lots of black coffee! And by the way, doctors say everybody should start the day with healthy (9)                 . It’s also good for you to drink a lot of (10)        through the day.

     1.  A. launching         B. emitting            C. eat                    D. peaking

     2.  A. school              B. weapons           C. spaceships        D. rockets

     3.  A. to                     B. towards            C. with                 D. fish

     4.  A. as soon as         B. fresh                 C. as well as          D. such as

     5.  A. burnt                B. explored           C. went off            D. healthy

     6.  A. rice                   B. audience           C. observatories    D. watcher

     7.  A. sent back          B. returned to        C. well                  D. except for

     8.  A. weightlessness B. drink                C. wavelengths     D. length

     9.  A. space               B. atmosphere       C. vacant              D. breakfast

     10. A. scientists          B. drivers             C. water                D. astronauts