Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 7:

A. expecting

B. waiting

C. welcoming

D. receiving

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 10:

A. even

B. hardly

C. too

D. very

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 8:

A. was living

B. have lived

C. live

D. am living

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 6:

A. reached

B. got

C. stooped

D. came

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 9:

A. recall

B. memories

C. thinking

D. remembering

Read the story of Helen Keller's life as a young girl. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, with the ability to both see and hear, like any normal child. She began to speak when she was six months old and to walk at the age of one. But six months later, she contracted a serious illness, possibly meningitis. After she had recovered, her mother noticed that Helen didn't react to sounds, or when she waved her hand in front of Helen's face. The illness had left her both deaf and blind. As she grew up, she learned to communicate with the daughter of the family cook using sign language that they invented together. But Helen was an unhappy child and often flew into a rage. Her mother was very patient with her and tried to help her. She had read about the successful education of another deaf-blind child, and when Helen was seven she contacted a special school for blind children in Boston. The director of the school suggested that Helen work with Anne Sullivan, who was herself visually impaired and a recent graduate of the school. It was the beginning of a 49-year relationship between pupil and teacher.

Anne travelled to Helen's home and immediately began teaching her 'finger-spelling': spelling out words on the palm of Helen's hand. The first word she tried to teach her was 'doll' - Anne had brought Helen a doll as a present. But Helen could not make the connection between the letters and the objects and became very frustrated. After about a month, however, there was a breakthrough. Helen realised that the movements of Anne's fingers on her palm, while she poured water over her other hand, signified 'water. By the end of the day Helen had learned thirty new words.

1 As a baby, Helen had normal sight and hearing.

2 A relation of one of the family servants gradually taught Helen sign language.

3 Helen's mother was very unhappy and frequently got cross with her.

4 Anne Sullivan was partially blind.

5 The first word that Helen understood through finger-spelling was 'doll'

Read the article and answer the questions.

1 What was her great interest as a young girl?

2 What is Silent Spring about?

Rachel Carson, an ecologist, a biologist, and a writer, was born in 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. As a small girl, she was an avid reader and soon showed a keen interest in the natural world and writing. 1_________ She graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) in 1929, studied at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, and received her MA in zoology from Johns Hopkins University in 1932.

Initially, Rachel Carson worked for the US Bureau of Fisheries as a part-time science writer. ²_________ She then spent the next few years serving as a marine scientist and editor for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. There, she became famous for her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea, ³_________ Climate change, rising sea-levels, melting Arctic glaciers, decreasing animal populations are part of her work. In her most influential book, Silent Spring (1962), Rachel Carson strongly disapproved of the widespread use of pesticides such as DDT. ⁴_________

and called for new policies to protect humans and the environment. She then was criticised by the chemical industry and some government officials, but never gave up. ⁵_________ Additionally, it helped spark the environmental movement, resulting in the establishment of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. That's why she was called the mother of modern ecology.

Rachel Carson died of breast cancer in 1964. However, her work continues to inspire new generations to protect all the living world.

Read the three texts and choose the best answer (A-D).

Back in time

As she stepped into the hall after nearly thirty years of absence, she realised at once that she shouldn't have come back. The smell of wood smoke, damp stone and ancient paper brought the past back so powerfully that it nearly knocked her backwards. In an instant she felt like a young girl again, alone and frightened in the house. She remembered feeling very, very cold-not from the damp and the near-freezing temperature, but because a terrible new life was beginning. And she could do nothing to stop it.

1 What is true about the woman's feelings when she entered the house?

A She realised that she had missed her old home.

B She was happy to return to the house

C She understood that coming back was a mistake.

D She was sad about the condition of the house.

Future home?

Every few years, trend-watchers tell us that the house of the future has arrived, and gadgets from science fiction films will soon be in every home in the country. So far they've been wrong-and after viewing the 'Home of the Future' exhibition, I suspect that they are still wrong. Why do I need a super-intelligent fridge or an internet- surfing mirror? I would much rather see my face clearly in an ordinary bathroom mirror than try to surf the Internet while I'm combing my hair! If only they could design a device to stop me killing all my houseplants. If they did that, then I might be interested!

2 What was the writer's reaction to the exhibition?

A He found it very interesting.

B It reminded him of a science fiction film.

C He wanted to buy the gadgets online.

D He didn't see the use of many of the inventions.

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3 The purpose of the text is to

A describe a particular home.

B attract the interest of people who are looking for a new home.

C outline the history of a home builder.

D explain what makes a quality home.

Câu 1: Hoàn thành câu sau đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn :

1. It/ be/ cloudy/ yesterday.

2. In 1990/ we/ move/ to another city.

3. When/ you/ get/ the first gift?

4.She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.

5. How/ be/ he/ yesterday?

6. and Mrs. James/ come back home/ and/ have/ lunch/ late/ last night?

7. They/ happy/ last holiday ?

8. How/ you/ get there?

9. I/ play/ football/ last/ Sunday.

10. My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago.

11. Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month.

12. Joni/ go/ zoo/ five/ day/ ago.

13. We/ have/ fun/ yesterday.

14. My/ father/ not/ at the office/ the day/ before yesterday.

Câu 2. : Lựa chọn và điền dạng đúng của từ :

teach cook want spend ring

be sleep study go write

She.....out with her boyfriend last night.

Laura.....a meal yesterday afternoon.

Mozart.....more than 600 pieces of music.

I.....tired when I came home.

The bed was very comfortable so they.....very well.

Jamie passed the exam because he.....very hard.

My father.....the teenagers to drive when he was alive.

Dave.....to make a fire but there was no wood.

The little boy.....hours in his room making his toys.

The telephone.....several times and then stopped before I could answer it.

Câu 3: Chia động trong ngoặc đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn :

Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1........... young. Her father (marry)2.............again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so beautiful. The evil queen (order)3.............a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase)4.............her away instead, and she (take)5.............refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live)6.............with the dwarfs and took care of them and they (love)7.............her dearly. Then one day the talking mirror (tell)8.............the evil queen that Snow White was still alive. She (change)9.............herself into a witch and (make)10.............a poisoned apple. She (go)11.............to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put)12.............her into an everlasting sleep. Finally, a prince (find)13.............her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be)14.............married and lived happily ever after.