Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers: true (T), or false (F).

Songkran is Thailand's most famous festival. An Important event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year. Water is an important element of Songkran, especially in more recent times when the throwing of water has become a huge part of the annual celebrations. If you're visiting Thailand during this period, don't be surprised if you get splashed. Crowds of people roam around throwing buckets of water, using water pistols and just generally soaking anyone in the vicinity. Appreciation of family is another important aspect of the festival, with many Thai people making their way to their hometowns to spend time with older relatives. Buddhists also visit temples throughout Songkran where water is poured on Buddha images and on the hands of Buddhist monks as a mark of respect. Without a doubt, Songkran is a hugely important festival to the Thai people but it's also very popular with visitors and many tourists specifically arrange their holidays around rhis unique event. Anyone and everyone can and will get involved in the celebrations. If you're out and about during Songkran, you're almost guaranteed to end up soaked but you'll have lost of fun in the process!

38. Songkran is considered the festival of the traditional Thai New Year.

39. Water has been used during the festival recently but not in the past.

40. People have many ways to makes each other wet with water.

41. Songkran is also an occasion for people to go to back to the hometown to spend time with their relatives.

42. It is certainly not a religious festival.

43. Everyone visits temples to pour water on Buddha images to show their respect.

44. The Thai do not let foreigners participate in the festival.

45. Songkran is actually a very important festival in Thailand.

46. Nearly everyone gets wet after talking part in the festival.

47. The festival only has the religious meaning but it is not enjoyable.

I. Read the passage below and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box. (10 points)

             Many people dream of living in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience for those who (1) ____ the courage to leave their family and friends to settle down in a new place. However, there’s one potential problem you should be aware of: Culture shock.

             Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we (2) _____up that we are not sure how to deal with it. Societies are organized in many different ways, and we can often be (3) ______ aback by some of the things we find in foreign countries.

           Customs and tradition can be very different and that can sometimes make it difficult to (4) ______on with local people and to (5) ______friends. They might not approve of things you do or object to things you say. You might even be banned (6) _____ doing things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. (7)______you were to move to a country such as Singapore, you might find some of the laws very strict. There, people can be forced to pay for a large fine just for dropping litter.

           Eventually, though, most people who live abroad (8) ______in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences. It does (9) ______real courage to make such a big change to your life, but many people agree (10) ______ it is worth it in the end.

Your headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these _____ that you have a cold, and you feel completely miserable. You are not sure if you will live through the day.
Everyone suffers ______ the common cold at some time or other. It isn't a serious illness, but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less. Make your head intense, and stop your nose running for a while. However, it can cure your cold. So far ______ no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. Althrough there is no cure or preventive medicine for cold, people have all kinds of ideas about _____ prevent and treat cold. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won't catch cold. Others say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

1. A. diseases B. fevers C. cures D. symptoms

2. A. about B. from C. of D. with

3. A. it is B. they are C. there is D. there are

4. A. what B. why C. where D. how

1. Question: What is always coming, but never arrives?
2. Question: What can be broken, but is never held?
3. Question: What is it that lives if it is fed, and dies if you give it a drink?
4. Question: What word would you use to describe a man who does not have all his fingers on one hand?
5. Question: What can one catch that is not thrown?
6. Question: What is it that if you have, you want to share me, and if you share, you do not have?
7. Question: If a plane crashes on the border between the United States and Canada, where do they bury the survivors?
8. Question: If it takes eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men?
9. Question: If you have a bowl with six apples and you take away four, how many do you have?
10. Question: If you had only one match and entered a dark room containing an oil lamp, some kindling wood, and a newspaper, which would you light first?
11. Question: If you spell “sit in the tub” s-o-a-k, and you spell “a funny story” j-o-k-e, how do you spell “the white of an egg”?
12. Question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
13. Question: If Mrs. John’s bungalow is decorated completely in pink, with the walls, carpet, and furniture all shades of pink, what color are the stairs?
14. Question: How did the boy kick his soccer ball ten feet, and then have it come back to him on its own?
15. Question: How could a man go outside in the pouring rain without protection, and not have a hair on his head get wet?
16. Question: If an electric train is moving north at 100mph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10mph, which way does the smoke blow?
17. Question: How was it possible that every single person in an airplane crash died, but two people survived?
18. Question: What breaks and never falls, and what falls and never breaks?
19. Question: Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days, but how many have 28 days?
20. Question: "The attorney is my brother,” testified the accountant. But the attorney testified he did not have a brother. Who is lying?
21. Question: Uncle Bill’s farm had a terrible storm and all but seven sheep were killed. How many sheep are still alive?
22. Question: What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is all the time?

Read the text below and fill in the blanks.

The driving rules can be very different among countries and areas. Therefore, you need to learn the laws before travelling abroad, or you will get into trouble with the police.

The most common difference is the legal driving age. Simply, it is the age when a person can get their driving license to drive a motor vehicle. Most countries have a driving age of at least eighteen. However, in some states of the USA, the number is sixteen. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, a person must be at least fifteen to drive.

Surprisingly, women in some parts of the world are not allowed to drive no matter how old they are. Instead, they must travel by car with a male family member or hired male driver. This situation has changed, but only recently. Some countries even have very strange or unusual laws. For example, in Cyprus, it is against the law to eat or drink anything while driving.

Câu hỏi:

1. Each country has its own.................
2. The...................in the USA is sixteen.
3. In order to drive a motor vehicle, a person has to get a..................
4. Women must not ................on their own in some parts of the world.
5. In one country, eating or drinking while ..............

. Use the words and phrases to complete the passage.
1. In Sweden, it/ be necessary/ keep your headlights on 24 hours/ day.
2. We understand that/ it is required for places as cold/ Sweden during winter, but you cannot turn/ yours car’s lights even if it is June/ the weather/ look just fine.
3. If you/ are driving in Beijing/ you come/ a zebra crossing, don’t stop/ even try/ slow down/ because this will get you in trouble/ the law.
4. In Thailand, it is compulsory/ wear a shirt while driving. Women/ who go/ topless while driving/ can be fined equal/ a few hundred bath.
5. In Cyprus, you should keep both hands/ the wheel. Drivers who unnecessarily raise/ hand from the steering wheel/ can get fines, although we think/ making some gestures at bad drivers/ is sometimes good.
6. Don’t yell or curse while you/ be driving in Rockville, Maryland, USA although you are right. It is illegal/ curse in public. You have/ pay a fine up/ $100 or go to prison/ to 10 days.
7. Before you drive off with/ car in Denmark, you must check/ the children in your car/ have the best places. Maybe the reason/ is that they/ can read books/ Hans Anderson.
8. Drinking/ driving/ be illegal in Spain, but/ Macedonia, if you are drunk, you cannot sit/ the front seats.

I. Comlete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets

........................(recent), in these hard economic times, more people than before are competing for fewer jobs, so it's important to have good .....................(qualify) when you leave school. To get these, you to do.............(good) at school, because most people find a job related to the school subject that they like or are good at. For example, if you are good at chemistry or physics you can become an .............(engine). Alternatively, if you are keen on English and history, you can become a................(journal)

However, nowadays, even a good university degree isn't always enough to get the job that you want, so having good job interview skills has become............(equal) important. Many places offer...........(train) courses to help you improve your interview skills. Of course, most people feel..........(comfort) at job interviews, but it's important to try and relax. Many of these course will try and help you to stop feeling ............(nerve). But don't forget, even if you have all the right qualifications and interview skills, you...........(should) arrive late for your job interview!

II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it:

1. Indonesia is among the strongest countries in badminton.

=> One of the....................................................

2. I prefer listening to music to watching TV.

=> I like...............................

3. Hoang plays the guitar well.

=> Hoang is...................................

4. It's a long time since we became close friend.

=> We have...........................................

Task 1

Complete the text. Write one word in each gap.

Travel Blog: Places to see

If you are lucky (16) to go to Egypt, you must visit the statue of the Great Sphinx at

Giza. One thing (17) makes it amazing is its size - it’s huge! It’s a statue of a lion with the
head of a human -a creature from mythology. Experts believe the ancient Egyptians built it around
4,500 years (18) when Khafre was the king and that it is his face on the lion. There are other

statues of sphinxes, but this one is the (19) famous in the world. It has attracted visitors
thousands of years. The statue is close to the pyramids, so you can visit both on the
same day. If you want to explore by (21)... , you can download an app that has a
of useful information. But if you would (23) go with a guide or a tour
group, there are many that you can choose from.

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Will people still read books 100 years from now? A few years ago, many people would have said no. It seemed likely that computers and the Internet would replace books. Now, however, most experts think that books are here to stay.

There are a number of reasons why computers will not replace books entirely. One reason is that books on paper are much cheaper than computers. And books do not need a power source. You can read a book for as long as you want and wherever you want. You never have to worry about losing power. Also, many people feel more comfortable reading woeds in a book than reading woeds on a computer screen because it is less tiring to the eyes.

Will books in the future be exactly the same as the books you can buy today? The answer to that question is no. In the future, you may only need to buy one book. With this one book, you will be able to read novels, plays, and newspapers. It will look like today's books, but it will be electronic.

One of the people working on the book of the future is Professor joseph Jacobson from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Jacobson's electronic book will have a small button on the side. When you oress the button, woeds will instantlu appear on the page. When you want to read a different story, you can push the button again and a new story will quickly appear.

1. The phrase are here to stay in the first paragraph mostly means .......

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage ?

3. What will the book of the future look like?

4.The button on the side of the electronic book is used....

5.What is the main topic of the passage?