V. Read carefully and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.

     Ewan McGregor was (1) ___________ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2) _________ when he was only nine and he (3) _____________ his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (4) _____________ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with like actresses Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (5) ____________ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”. 

Fill a word ib each blank in the following passage.

Around the world, there are a lot of festivals. People love festivals 1....... of the advantages they bring about.

First of all, festivals are 2....... for the community. They create an opportunity for the people to take part in the festival 3....... Also, festivals help people cooperate with one another when they organise the activities together. They can also 4....... more about and appreciate their cultural values. Second, families can benefit from festivas. These are the opportunities for family 5....... to gather, prepare for the festival and 6....... some fun. For example, before Tet, the whole family 7....... their house, go to the flower market, make Chung cakes, ect. During Tet, they enjoy the meals 8....... and visit their reltives.

Fill in the blank

Today many people in the world are leaving(1)_____ small villages in the country for big and (2)_____cities. This means that they are renounce the(3)______hills, mountains, feilds and river of the countryside for the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and(4)___. Many people come to (5)______in town and cities(6)_______ they need work. After one or two factories have been(7) ____or near a town, people come to find(8)______and soon the industral area begins to grow. There is usually an(9)_____nearby to the factory workers live. The families of these workers need school, hospital and markets, so(10)____and more people are to live in the area to provide these service and so a city grow

2. Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage.

friendly as different from the same as(2) as quiet as as narrow as

My hometown has changed a lot - it's defintely not (1) ............................... it was before. It's not (2) ............................ it was 5 year ago. It' much more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3) ......................... the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food - Italian,French,and even Mexican!

There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not (4) ................... they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic.

One things hasn't changed though. The people here are as warm and (5) ............................. before. That's one thing that's (6) ....................... it was before.

I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

Today many people int he world are leaving their small villages in the country ( 1 ) ......................... bid and noisy cities. This means that they are leaving the peaceful hills, mountains, fields ( 2 ) ................... rivers of the countryside of the busy world ( 3 ) ....................... streets, bulidings, traffic and crowds.

In many countries people come to live in towns and cities ( 4 ) ...................... they need work.After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come ( 5 ) ....................... work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There ( 6 ) usually an area nearby where the factory workers ( 7 ) ........................ . The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets ( 8 ) ......................... more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows

1. A. with B. for C. in D. about

2. A. and B. or C. but D. so

3. A. on B. of C. for D. in

4. A. so B. and C. because D. although

5. A. to find B. find C. to do D. do

6. A. are B. were C. is D. was

7. A. work B. play C. visit D. live

8. A. beacuse B. but C. so D. however

C. READING

I. Fill in each blank in the following letter with a suitable word in the box.

Sam has got a lot of (1)……. and interests. He usually runs every morning. He occasionally goes skiing on Saturdays during the (2)…..... He often rides a horse at a stable near his home on days. He is never late. He loves listening to music. He always goes to choir practice on Wednesday evenings and sometimes sings in (3)….... on Sundays. He doesn’t have much extra money, so he rarely goes to concerts in the city. He seldom watches TV at weekends because he likes doing things (4)……. He usually goes to the gym if it’s raining outside. He often hangs out with his best friend but he never goes (5)……..

Question 1

II. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (4)_____ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with like actresses Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (5)_______ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

1. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. to bear

2. A. acting B. actress C. actor D. action

3. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred

4. A. at B. on C. with D. in

5. A. to film B. filmed C. film D. filming

Do as directed in parentheses. 1. His teacher ……(not be) happy because he…… (not do) his homework yesterday . (Write the correct form of verbs) 2. Let's go to the circus! (Rewrite this sentence, keep the meaning unchanged) Why………………………… 3. Life in the cities is different .………life in the countryside. (Fill the suitable preposition in the blank). 4. She will meet him in front of the movie theater. (change into negative form). ……;………… 5. Like/ you/ come/ tonight/ would/ to/ dinner/ for? ( order these words into a sentence ) ………………. 6. The kids are……(noise) today because they are so excited(Write the appropriate form of the word) 7. My family rarely eats out " because it is not safe " ( make a question for the underlined part)………………. 8. He isn't going to leave the town and so am I ( underline the error and rewrite the correct sentence)…………;

IX. Read the passage and choose the best answer

Ewan McGregor was _______(1) in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he _______(2) his first film in 1992. So far in his career, he has _____(3)_ in a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musicals, dramas and Star War movies. His uncle, Denis Lawson was in the original Star War in 1977 and McGregor _____(4) in his first Star movie 22 years later. In his career Ewan McGregor has worked with actress like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman and his films had won lots of __(5)_ He love acting and when he finished _____(6) the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “ I  have never been happier to do anything in my life”

1.      A. stayed                      B. born                      C. lived                        D. started

2.      A. made                       B. played                   C. worked                    D. participated

3.      A. attended                  B. appeared               C. joined                      D. played

4.      A. acted                       B. performed            C. starred                     D. took

5.      A. profit                       B. money                   C. presents                   D. awards

6.      A. filming                    B. to film                   C. film                          D. filmed