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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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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. 

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. 

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.

Question 17-20: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the answer to each of the following questions.

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 awards 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 10th , 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.

17.  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.

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

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

19.  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. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.

D. A few individuals have won two awards.

20. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed? 

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

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Read the passage and answer the questions.

The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world. They have been held since 1929. They are called The Oscars after the golden statuette awarded to the winners.

The Oscar statuette is oi cially called the Academy Award of Merit. It is 13½ inches high and weighs 8½ pounds. The Oscar statuette was designed by Cedric Gibbons and sculpted by George Stanley. It is a knight holding a crusader’s sword, standing on a reel of film. The first Oscar was given to Emil Jannings on May 16, 1929.

The most important Oscar is the ‘Best Picture’ prize, which is given to the best film. Two other important awards are ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Actress’ in a leading role. There are lots of other prizes too, such as ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Supporting Actor’ and ‘Best Supporting Actress’, ‘Best Costume Design’, ‘Best Film Editing’, etc.

1.When were The Oscars first organised?

2.What are the awards named after?

3.Who is Cedric Gibbons?

4.Who received the first Oscar statuette?

5.What is the Best Picture prize?

Question 12:  Read the passages  and choose the best answer  (1.2 pt)

Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a Swedish inventor and philanthropist, bequeathed most of his vast fortune in trust as a fund from which annual prizes could be awarded to individuals and organizations who had achieved the greatest benefit to humanity in a particular year. Originally, there were six classifications for outstanding contributions designated in Nobel’s will, including chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature and international peace.

The prizes are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidates for the prizes must be nominated in writing a qualified authority in the filed of competition. Recipients in physics, chemistry, and economics are selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; and physiology or medicine by the Caroline Institute; in literature by the Swedish Academy; and in peace by the Norwegian Nobel Committee appointed by Norway’s parliament. The prizes are usually in Stockholm on December 10, with the King of Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death. Each one includes a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash award of about one million dollars.

1- What does this passage mainly discuss? 

      A. The Nobel prizes                               B. Alfred Bernhard Nobel

      C. Swedish philanthropy                      D. Great contributions to mankind 

2- How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?

          A. Five times a year                               B. Once every two years    

          C. Once a year                                       D. Twice a year

3- The word “will” in line 4 could best be replaced by _____.

          A. Nobel’s wishes                                 B. a legal document      

          C. a future intention                               D. a free choice 

4- The word “one” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.

          A. tribute                                               B. anniversary                   

          C. candidate                                           D. prize 

5- Which individual or organization serves as administrator for the trust? 

      A. The King of Sweden      B. The Nobel Foundation 

     C. The Central Bank of Sweden      D. Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes 

6-  Why are the awards presented on December 10? 

 A. It is a tribute to the King of Sweden.       B. Alfred Bernhard Nobel died on that day.

C. That date was established in  Alfred Nobel’s will.      D. The Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust

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

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.

Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and lefthanded. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.

Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.

But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.

It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.

It can be inferred from the passage that for most Americans ______.

A. success in Mantle’s career was difficult to believe

B. Mantle had a lot of difficulty achieving fame and success

C. success in Mantle’s career was unnatural

D. Mantle had to be trained hard to become a good player