Our lives (1) _____________________________ (make) better every day thanks to inventions. But sometimes, inventions can make our lives worse. This can happen when an invention (2) __________________________ (not use) according to the inventor’s plan. For example, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist, invented a strong explosive in 1867. It (3) ________________________ (call) dynamite and it revolutionized the world of engineering. After its invention, many bridges, tunnels and other structures (4) _________________________ (build) with the help of dynamite. However, dynamite (5) _________________________ (also, use) to kill people in wars. This upset Nobel. Before his death, Nobel decided to use the money from his famous invention to make the world a better place. A special fund (6) ________________________ (start) in Nobel’s name. Every year, Nobel prizes (7) _________________________ (give) for extraordinary work in science, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace. 

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After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards : literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first award ceremony.Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges'decisions.Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.

1. When did the first award ceremony take place?

A. 1985 B. 1901 C. 1962 D. 1968

2. Why was the Nobel prize established?

A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity B. To resolve political differences

C. To honour the inventor of dynamite D. To spend money

3. In which area have Americans received the most awards?

A. Literature B. Peace C. Economics D. Science

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Awards vary in monetary value.

B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.

C. Polictics can play an important role in selecting the winners.

D. A few individuals have won two awards.

5. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed?

A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10

     After inventing dynamite, Swedish- born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of the dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made world while contribution to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty- seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested and the interest in this sum is used for the awards which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards are presented to the winners. Some politics plays an important role in the judge’s decision. Americans have won numerous science awards but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.

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Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

     After inventing dynamite, Swedish- born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of the dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made world while contribution to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty- seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested and the interest in this sum is used for the awards which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards are presented to the winners. Some politics plays an important role in the judge’s decision. Americans have won numerous science awards but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.

II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

11.South-East Asia has many tourist ________.

A. landmarks B. places C. spots D. attractions

12.It’s a very ________ story. I laugh from the beginning to the end.

A. interests B. amusing C. interested D. amused

13.You had a party last night, ________?

A. had not you B. didn’t you C. had you D. did you

14.Who ________ the first typewriter?

A. invented B. did invent C. invents D. did he invent

15.Sugar adds taste ________ the food we eat

A. to B. in C. with D. for

16.He never likes durians and________.

A. I do too B. I didn’t either C. so do I D. neither do I

17.In a game of singles, two players play________ each other

A. for B. against C. opposite D. with

18.I often ________in winter.

A. play skiing B. go skiing C. go to ski D. go playing skiing

19.We shouldn’t cross the street outside the ________.

A. sidewalk B. zebra crossing C pavement D foot lane

21. I bought this dress at the ________on Hang Bai street.

A. store of closes B. closing store C. clothes store D. clothes’ store

22.Would you like to play basketball? - ________ . Good idea!

A. I want B. I’d love to C. I like D. I love it

23.The boss wants his ________ to type some letters.

A. secretary B. journalist C. novelist D. musician

24.Nobody ________ in the room when we came home.

A. isn't B. aren't C. is D. are

25.I have to write a ________ composition every other week.

A. two-thousands-word B. two-thousands-words

C. two-thousand-words D. two-thousand-word

III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.

31.She was the only __________________ left in the town. (inhabit)

32.Conan Doyle was a ________________ famous for his detective stories. (novel)

33.He gets very angry if you ____________________ with his ideas. (agree)

34.There is saying “ _______________ is better than cure”. (prevent)

35.I had a ________________ evening. It made me forget all my sadness. (terrify)

36.I don’t like this chair. It’s _________________. (comfort)

37.Hoa is having a __________________ check-up. (medicine)

38.We must remember to eat _____________. (sense)

39.There are many badminton _______________ nowadays. (compete)

40.Mary looked _____________ because her mother died. (happy)

IV. Find a mistake by choosing A, B, C or D.

61. Have you ever seen a painting of Picasso yet?

A B C D

62. “Do you think anyone saw us?” she told nervously.

A B C D

63. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.

A B C D

64. The employer said that he would give them a two-day trip to Phu Tho next week.

A B C D

65. My sister is studying very hard in order to pass the exam and getting scholarship at university.

A B C D

V. There is one mistake in each line in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it.

Example: 0. I haven't saw you for two month 0/ seen

VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

Kipling was the first writer (41)____________ expressed the faith and national pride. He was

(42)__________ in Bombay India (43)____________ 1865 and was taken (44)____________

England to (45)___________ educated at the (46)___________ of 6. But at the age of 17 he

returned (47)___________ India and became a journalist. (48)___________ this time he

(49)___________ a great amount of prose and poetry. After wards he returned to England and

travelled in Japan and America. He received the 1907 Nobel (50)___________ for literature and

died in 1936 while he was working on his autobiographical notes.

VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

PARAGRAPH 1:

After inventing dynamite, Swedish- born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he

foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the

inventor of the dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be

used for awarding prizes to people who had made world while contribution to mankind.

Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics

was added in 1968, just sixty- seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel’s original

legacy of nine million dollars was invested and the interest in this sum is used for the awards

which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s

death, the awards are presented to the winners. Some politics plays an important role in the

judge’s decision. Americans have won numerous science awards but relatively few literature

prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some

people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.

51.The word “foresaw” in line 2 is nearest in meaning to ________.

A. prevailed B. prevented C. postponed D. predicted

52.All of the following statements are true except ________.

A. A few individuals have won two awards

B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention

C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.

D. awards vary in monetary value

53.The passage implies that Nobel’s profession was in ________.

A. economics B. Science C. peace D. medicine

54. The word “world while” is closest in meaning to ________.

A. economic B. valuable C. prestigious D. trivial

55.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.

B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.

C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.

D. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite

PARAGRAPH 2:

Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer. Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.

Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.

We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?

31. The number one cancer among men is____________.

A. tongue cancer B. throat cancer C. lung cancer D. mouth cancer

32. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.

A. drinking B. overeating C. breathing D. smoking

33. Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.

A. cancer patients B. killing diseases C. early deaths D. injured men

34. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.

A. cancer B. smoke C. air D. breath

35. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?

A. People who live in the city B. People who live with smokers.

C. People who live with non-smokers. D. People who live in the country.

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

61.John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.

John used___________________________________________________________

62.You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your homework.

Unless______________________________________________________________

63.He speaks English very well. You would think it was his native language.

He speaks English so__________________________________________________

64.Nobody used this house last year.

This house___________________________________________________________

65.He’d rather play football than tennis.

He prefers___________________________________________________________

66.No one is more intelligent than her in our school.

She________________________________________________________________

67.Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness.

Because Mai_________________________________________________________

68.Ann said to me “ Will you do English test tomorrow?.”

Ann asked me________________________________________________________

69.We find it difficult to understand this question.

This question_________________________________________________________

70.It’s nearly two years since we saw him

We haven’t__________________________________________________________

IX. Rearrange the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentences.

71.to / tell / nearest / you / how / supermarket / me / get/ Could / the / to/ ?

____________________________________________________________________

72.to/ I/ apologized/ mistake/ When/ I/ wrong/ ,/ I/ them/ realized/ my/ was/ for/.

____________________________________________________________________

73.the/ continue/ earth’s/ the/ If/ gases/ in/ atmosphere/ become/ to/ ,/ the/ climate/ increase/

may/ warmer/.

____________________________________________________________________

74.the/ cause/ lot/ of/ ice/ the/ may/ may / serious/ melt/ Poles/ floods/ A/ and/ near/.

____________________________________________________________________

75.that/ world/ so/ have/ are/ down/ over/ many/ People/ there/ now/ areas/ of/ cut/ waste land/

trees/ all/ the / vast/.

____________________________________________________________________

WRITING : Write a paragraph (170-230 words) about how technology has changed the way students learn today.

T or F

Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age. Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

26. In 1854 Edison’s family decided to settle in Milan, Ohio.

27. Edison didn’t go to school at all.

28. He invented the motion picture camera.

29. He made numerous inventions.

30. Edison died at the age of 84.

II. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question or complete each sentence.

The Peace Corps is one of the most famous organisations in the world that help people. This organisation was founded in 1961 by the former US President John Kennedy.

People working in this organisation are called volunteers. They are both men and women. They live and work in other countries for two years at a time. They share skills with people to help solve challenging problems in developing countries.

Peace Corps volunteers work as teachers at schools. They also help communities to protect their environment and prevent the spread of diseases. They also help farmers grow more food efficiently.

Peace Corps volunteers build bridges of cross-cultural understanding with people of other countries. They help people from other countries learn more about who they are. Peace Corps volunteers also bring home with them better understanding of other peoples and cultures.

What can be the best title for the passage?

A.The Efforts of the Peace Corps

B.A John Kennedy's Creation

C.Building the Bridge Between Cultures

Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. 1952

B. 1953

C. 1954