* Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.
On Sunday, Ba (1) …………………Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village. The journey to the village was very interesting. They crossed the green paddy fields and a small bamboo (2)…………………before they reached a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they (3) …………………boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank. Liz took a lot of photos to (4) …………………the trip to her parents.

* Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. village B. language C. dormitory D. university
2. A. invite B. visit C. improve D. agree
3. A. European B. sightseer C. providence D. monument
4. A. particular B. accidental C. analysis D. outnumber

On Sunday, Ba (11) …………………Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village. The journey to the village was very interesting. They crossed the green paddy fields and a small bamboo (12) …………………before they reached a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they (13) …………………boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank. Liz took a lot of photos to (14) …………………the trip to her parents.

Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

       1. The mouse avoided to be caught by coming out only when the two cats were outside.

       2. After two months without work, he regretted to leave his job at the bank.

       3. The computer, the marvel of the machine age, was in use since 1946

       4. When I realized I was wrong, I apologized to him about my mistake.

       5. I was prevented of arriving on time by a delay in the railway system.

       6. We’ve warned him about swim in that part of the river.

       7. Have you been provide with enough money for the journey?

       8. Think it over and let me know your decision tomorrow, shall you?

Last week John went to his uncle’s farm in a village not very far (1) ______________________ the city center. It’s the busiest time of the year for farmer to (2) ___________________________ their crops. It is also the time for his holyday. He intends to stay here for a week. He wants to do something (3) ____________________ to help him.
John got up early to (4) _______________________ the first bus and after twenty-five minutes he came to the village. The weather was (5) _____________________. John was very glad to meet his uncle. After a while he went to the field where his uncle grows maize. He enjoyed the fresh air and the aroma of the maize
(6) __________________ in the air. John helped his uncle to work in the maize field from early morning till late in the evening (7) _____________________ his stay on the farm.
The week (8) _____________________ by so quickly. Back to the city, John has learned a lot about the farm life.

Question X.  Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

    On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his own village about 60 km to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week.

    The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.

     Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack

1.     Where is Ba’s village ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

2.     Do many people like going there for their weekends?                                                   

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

3.     How did Ba and his family get to the village?

      ………………………………………………………………………………………….

4.     Where is the banyan tree ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5.     How did they feel after two hours traveling by bus?

…………………………………………………………………………………………....

Bài 1: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English

1. In the 1920s cinema became an important art form and one of the ten largest industry in the US

2. In some cases, advertisements make people to buy things that they do not really want

3. George told Mary that he has seen this film three times

4. It was so nice weather that we would like to go to the beach

5. Though it is one of the rarest metals. gold was one of the first to be discover

(MONG CÁC BẠN GIÚP MÌNH NHA)

Last Saturday, Liz was very happy (1)……….to Ba,s family on a day trip to his home village about 60 km to the north of Hanoi. They left Hanoi (2)……..his home village very early on Sunday morning. It took them (3)……….one hour and half to (4)……….his village by bus. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Liz felt very (5)……….to have a great chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross the bamboo forests. After a twenty-minute walk, they a
ived at Ba,s house and ate a big lunch with Ba,s family members.
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about 30 minutes to visit Ba,s uncle. There, they walked up the mountain where the shrine of a Vietnamese hero is (6)………… The scenery was so wonderful that a lot of photos were (7)………… Liz wishes (8)………..all of the photos to her parents after the unforgetable trip.
1. A. to be invited B. to invite C. to inviting D. invited
2. A. to B. for C. with D. at
3. A. near B. nea
y C. nearly D. more than
4. A. visit B. get C. reach D. a
ive
5. A. excited B. excitingly C. excitedly D. exciting
6. A. lies B. located C. sit D. lain
7. A. taken B. taking C. to be taken D. being taken
8. A. sending B. to be sent C. to being sending D. to send

Choose the best option to fill each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage.

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer was (1) _______ out over two centuries ago by a man (2) _______ Charles Babbage.

Babbage was born in 1791 and (3) _______ up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) _______ he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) _______ building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6) _______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7) _______ engine (8) _______ on one of Babbage’s. designs.

It has taken six years to complete and more (9) _______ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (10) _______ people of Babbage’s work.

Question 1

A. turned

B. thought

C. invented

D. worked