10. I often return home ............twelve o'clock.

A. at B. in C. on D. to

11. Ngan worked hard,............ she passed the exam.

B. because A. although C. so D. since

12. We usually........... soccer late afternoon.

B. to play A. played D. play C. plays

17. It never stops raining here. I wish ........it raining.

B. would stop A. stopped C. had stopped D. will stop

3. They (just/ paint)................the school gate in green.

4. He can (play)........................ the piano well.

6. I (write)................ to my penpal for three weeks

8. What (you/ do)..............last week? .

5 Read the passage and answer the questions:

Many of the things we do, depend on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information (1).............. is stored, processed and communicated. In the past, this information used to (2)............. kept on paper in (3)................. form of, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put on computers.

Computers play a (4) ...............in our everyday lives. Consider the use (5)............computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all (6)............the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make sure (7).................are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy. They need to be able to re-order before stocks (8)...........out, to decide which things are selling well and(9)..........on. All these processes are performed quickly and efficiently (10).........computers.

1. A. which B. that C. who D. both A and B

2. A. being B. be C. been D. have been

3. A. this B. that C. the D. a

4. A. part B. role C. field D. both A and B

5. A. in B. of C. with D. one

6. A. upon B. on C. over D. in

7. A. there B. they C. which D. where

8. A. go B. run C. get D. work

9. A. so B. such C. go D. get

10. A. with B. on C. by D. through

10. Dùng động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng dúng The world's first computer (1) ..........(build) at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946,although computer-like machines (2).........(build) in the 19th century.Computers(3)..........(sell)commercially for the first time in the 1950s, and progress (4)..........(make)since than.Computers are now much smaller and more powerful, and they can (5).........(buy)much more cheaply. Computers (6).........(use) in many fields - in business, science, medicine and education. They can (7).........(use) to forecast the weather or to control robots which make cars. The computer's memory is the where information (8).......... (keep) and calculations (9)..... (do). A computer can not think for place itself. It must (10) ..........(tell) exacly what to do.A lot of calculations can (11).........(do)very quickly on a computer Computer don't make mistakes. Stories (12) .........(hear) sometimes about computers paying people too much money or sending them bills for things they didn't by. These mistakes (13) .........(make)by the programmers. Some years ago, an American computer-controlled rocket went out of control and had(14)......... (destroy). The accident (15) .........(cause) by a small mistake in one line of the program,which cost the USA 18 million dollars. Criminals have found that "computer crimes" are a lot easier than robbing banks. Hundreds of millions of dollars (16)..........(steal)from bunesses every by people changing the information in computers. Large numbers of home computers (17).........(sell) recently. People know more about computers than they used to, and computers are playing a bigger part in our lives. Progress (18).......... .(make) all the time. Many people believe we can look forward to the day when even our household jobs like cleaning and decorating (19)........(do) by computer-controlled robots.

: Read the passage and circle the best option from A, B, C or D

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptop connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptop also connect students to their classroom.

Westlake College in Virgina will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptop are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake,a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to ‘speak’ with their teachers, their classmates and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer techonology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also use testing laptop program at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lesson. As one Westlake teacher said. “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to___________

A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet

C. work at home D. connect them to libraries

2. The word “speak” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to?

A. interact B.express C. work D. use

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College ?

A. All teachers use computers B. 1500 students have laptops

C. It is an old college in American D. Students there can do everything

4. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can________________

A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world D. have free laptops

5. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The program is successful. B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive. D. We don’t know the result yet.

Twenty years ago few people ( 1. realize )........... that computer were about to become part of our daily lives. This short period of time (2. see)....... enormous changes in businees, education and public administration. Jobs which (3. take) ......... weeks to complete in the past are now carried out in minute. Clerks who(4. spend).......... all day copying and checking calculation are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors (5. replace) ......... the clatter of typewrites. Schoolchildren (6. become )............. as familiar with hardware and software as their parents (7 be)...... with pencils and exercise books. Computerization of public records(8. enable) ......... government departments to analyze the needs of citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however, whether life (9. really/ improve) ...................... as a result of these changes. Many jobs (10.disappear) ............... for example when intelligent machines (11.take)........ over the work. Employers complain that clerial staff (12. become) ........... dependent on calculator and canot do simple arithmetic. There are fears that governments (13.not/do) ............. enough to ensure that personal information held on computers is really kept secret. Certainly, many people may now be wondering whether the spread of computer (14. bring) ............ us as many problems as it (15. solve).........

Computers play an important part in our life nowadays. It's (1)...............to carry on our work without computers : for example, computers are necessary in a university library. All the(2)..........normally found in a library is now (3)...........in computers. This is very convenient for students because they can (4)..........messages and receive information without leaving their computers. Access(5)............a computer has (6)...................student's need.
(1) ( easy/difficult/exiting/interesting)
(2) ( information/work/life/event)
(3) ( taken/ stored/ put/ made)
(4) ( receive/give/ write/send)
(5) ( become/becoming/became/becomes)

II. Choose from sentences A-G the one which fits each gap 1-5. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. (1,0 p)

Every body has heard about the Internet, but do you know what an “internet” is? (0)___B____

In fact, intranets make use of the same software programs as the internet to connect computers and people. (1)__________.

If your intranet is working properly, it can link together huge amounts of information which is stored in different places in the company. ____________.

A company intranet can, of course, be used for unimportant information like office memos and canteen menus. (3)___________.

The intranet is a great idea, but the systemonly works if everyone on the intranet is willing to share their information with other people. (4))___________.

Another problem which often occurs is that top managers like to use the intranet to “communicate down” rather than to “communicate across”. (5)__________.

1. Unfortunately, many departments don’t want to share specialist knowlegde with others.
2. It is a computer network that is private to a company, university, etc, but it is connected to and uses the same software as the Internet.
3. In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless of where it comes from.
4. Most employers prefer to communicate by telephone or in writing.
5. But an intranet should provide important information which people need to make decisions about new products, costing and so on.
6. This means that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet service.
7. That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not to exchange information between themselves and others working in the same organization.

Cloze-test:

COMPUTERS: GOOD OR BAD

For good or bad, computers are now (1) _____ of our daily life. With the (2) _____ of a small home computer now as low as $50, experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most families in richer parts of the world will own a (3) _____ of some kind. Among general public, computers arouse strong feelings - people either love them (4) _____ hate them.

The computer-lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and in the home. Apart (5) _____ all the games, you can do your accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them and in some places you even do your shopping with them. Computers, they say, will also bring more leisure, as more and more unpleasant jobs are taken (6) _____ by computerized robots.

The latter, on the (7) _____ hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but unemployment. They worry, too, that people (8) _____ spend all the time talking to comouters will forget (9) _____ to talk to each other. Their biggest fear (10) _____ that computers may eventually take overfrom human being altogether.

FILL IN THE BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD

Like most people, i've been using a mobile phone and a laptop (1)..........they became cheap to use, and i know plenty of people (2)...........to spend every evening using the Internet or playing computer games. (3).............,lately i have started to worry that(4).......these electronic gadgets are taking over our lives. (5).........people used to write letters and read books and worked out problems using theirs brains, but (6)..........most of us have become (7)............accustomed to using machines that we can't do without them. There are lots of people, (8)......example, who depend on them entirely for their entertainment. It's easier to sit (9)..........home taking to people (10)..........the phone, or watching television, rather than going out and meeting them (11)........... person!. I wonder whether this makes everyone feel more lonely, (12)............ though it is easier now to stay in touch with people. Of course, there are many other kinds of gadgets, such as electonic organizers or microwave ovens,(13)......... we use to save time, though they may not be really necessary . I'm (14) ............the idea of everything in life depending on the push of a button, though i think it's probably(15) .........late to avoid it

The use of computer and the internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. For example, a journalist who lives in a remote part of the world still gets in his articles on time for the next day’s newspapers. The internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any parts of the world for the cost of a local telephone call . This means it’s inexpensive to communicate . Email allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. The internet is providing a lot of new business opportunities. Some businesses are advertising their products on the internet. People can use the internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. It is possible to use the internet for education- students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e. mail or talk their problems through ‘ on – line’ rather than attend a class. 1 the internet is ................................ to communicate with people around the world a a cheap way b an expensive way c an inconvenient way d a difficult way 2 through the internet , businesses can............................................. a buy goods from each other b advertise and sell their products c send their products to customer d all are correct 3 it takes ............................ to do the shopping to the internet a a lot of time b a little time c less time d more time 4 which of the fowllowing is true ? a thanks to the internet , people do not need to go to work b e-mail can be used to advertise new products c the internet can be used for education d students nowdays spend more time going on line than attending school