2. Read the text and choose the main idea.

(Đọc văn bản và chọn ý chính.)

A. The writer's secondary school has a long and interesting history.

B. The Volunteer Club was set up 15 years ago to help teens gain work experience.

C. The club organises many volunteering activities that benefit both the community and the students.

I joined the Volunteer Club when I started secondary school. The club was formed fifteen years ago, shortly after the school was set up. Since then, it has organised various volunteering activities for all students to participate.

One of the most popular activities of our club is selling handmade items to raise money for the local orphanage and homeless old people. Last year, we also raised over one hundred million VND to help people in flooded areas. The money was used to buy warm clothes, blankets, food, and clean water.

Our club welcomes different types of donations: clothes, picture books, unused notebooks, and other unwanted items. At the end of each month, we take the donations to the community centre. Our club also organises afterschool games for the children at the orphanage and concerts for the old people at the centre. In addition, it offers other volunteering activities, such as helping at a food bank or delivering free meals to poor families.

Volunteering has helped me gain life experiences and find my sense of purpose in life. When I see suffering and hardships, I feel thankful for what I have. What is more, these activities provide opportunities for me to meet other teenagers with similar interests and help me build essential life skills.

1. We haven't been to a concert for over a year

-> The last time we..................................... was over a year

2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoy myself .

-> I...................................................since your birthday party

3. It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother

-> My father..........................................for nearly 20 years

4. James went to scotland last friday and is still there

-> James..........................................to school since Friday

5. When did you learn to drive?

-> How long is it..............................................to drive?

6. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain

->I haven't...........................................we were in Spain

7. You haven't tidied this rooms for weeks

-> It's weeks....................................this room

8. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we're still looking

-> We...............................................a flat for 2 months

9. I haven't been to a night club before

-> This is..................................a night club

10. When she heart the results, Mary began to feel more confident

-> Since....................................................more confident

III. Give the correct forms of the words in the brackets. 1. My father (belong) _____________ to the Golf Club for the past 25 years. 2. My clothes are not in the room. My mother (take) _____________ them away. 3. Since last summer, I (not keep) _____________ contact with Daisy. 4. I (wait) _____________ for him since 2 p.m. 5. He (not eat) _____________ this kind of food before. 6. She is the most warm-hearted woman I (meet) _____________. 7. You (finish) _____________ the test yet? 8. She (teach) _____________ me English for 3 years. 9. This computer (not repair) _____________ yet. 10.That film (show) _____________ on TV several times in this year.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.

    Amy Johnson joined the London Aeroplane Club when she was still a schoolgirl. There, she was taught (34) ____ to service planes and she was introduced to a pilot (35) ____ Jim Mollison, who held the record for a flight to Australia. In 1930, Amy tried to beat his record. She didn’t succeed, but she was still the first woman (36) ____ to Australia. When she returned, she and Jim Mollison were married. Amy was very popular and a song (37) ____ about her: Amy, wonderful Amy ! Her death is a mystery. During the war, in 1941, she and her aeroplane (38) ____ into the sea.

Question 34. A. where                     B. why                           C. how                           C. what

Question 35. A. call                         B. called                        C. calling                        D. calls

Question 36. A. to fly                       B. flying                         C. flew                           D. that flying

Question 37. A. wrote                     B. was writing                C. written                       D. was written

Question 38. A. disappeared            B. was disappeared        C. was disappearing       D. disappears

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.

     In 1960, Laura Ashley, a housewife with young children, began designing and selling clothes. After some early success, her husband, Bernard, an experienced businessman, joined her and was able to provide considerable help and advice. The business expanded rapidly. Laura had started working at home, and soon there were several "Laura Ashley" shops where women could buy pretty, traditional clothes in a country style, made of natural materials. By the 1980s, the company had developed into a multi-million pound international organization with branches in places as far apart as London, Brussels, San Francisco and Tokyo.

Laura Ashley was a woman of simple tastes and strong moral beliefs. She was born in Wales and one of her largest factories producing clothes was situated in the countryside there. Her employees were encouraged to lead healthy lives, enjoy the fresh air and a good diet. Many of the Ashley family were involved in the business, but in 1985 it was decided that the public should be given the opportunity to invest money in the company. Obviously this was a major development and a clear sign of commercial success. But the woman whose ideas had been the basics of the company's development did not live to see it. She fell down the stairs while staying at a friend's house and died in hospital a few days afterwards. She was only sixty-one.

Question 39. Laura Ashley started her business by      

      A. running an international organization                               B.   working at home

      C. organizing branches in cities                                          D. opening some shops

Question 40. Which of the following is TRUE about Laura Ashley?

      A. She was a young housewife with children when she started doing business.

      B.   Her husband had helped her in the first place.

      C. Her business did not go well for many years after the start.

      D. Women came to her shops to buy expensive clothes made of luxury materials.

Question 41. We can infer from the passage that by 1985.      

      A. Many members of her family had worked in her company.

      B.   Only Laura had done the business of the company.

      C. None of the Ashley family, except her husband, had worked in the company.

      D. No one else in the family had helped Laura in business.

Question 42. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

      A. The expansion of a company                                         B.   A woman's excellent ideas

      C. The success story of a housewife                                  D. How a woman runs a business

Question 43. The word "Obviously" in the passage is closest in meaning to   

      A. Apparently                              B. Consequently            C. Lately                        D. Generally

Câu 40: By next June my elder brother will have been working as a programmer for two years.
A. My elder brother used to work as a programmer for two years.
B. My elder brother has been working as a programmer for two years.
C. My elder brother is working as a programmer at the moment.
D. My elder brother will be working as a programmer for another two years.
Câu 41: Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
Câu 42: No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
A. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
C. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.
D. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.

1. One man is ripped to become the new president. He is little known outside his own country.

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2. Is is right that politicians should make important decisions without consulting the public? They are accountable to the public.

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3. Brian Brookes will be present at its official opening. The Brookes art gallery is named after him.

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4. My Volkswagen Golf is a very reliable car. I bought it in 1980.

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5. Douglas has a new girlfriend. She works in the library.

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6. Ian McIver has become managing director of Europe's largest food retailer. His first job was selling vegetable in a market.

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Rewrite the following sentences using IF

1.They lost the match because of the heavy rain.

-> If................................................

2.She's too young to get a driving licence

->If............................................................

3.He was too slow to win the race

->.................................................

4.Ice melts down when you heat it

->If...............................................

5.I'm too busy to go to the pub

->If..............................................

6.You can attend the meeting as long as you are a club member

->If..........................................................

7.I'd like to buy a bigger flat,but I haven't got enough money

->.........................................................................

8.I wasn't told about his situation.That's why dismissed him.

-> If..............................................................