I. Find ONE word only which fits in all THREE sentences.

1. A The young singer is bringing out a new ..................... called "Forever Love".

B The police are keeping a .....................of all cars which entered the area.

C It's difficult for anyone with a criminal................... to get a job.

2. A With one blow he..................... the nail into the plank.

B Failure..................... him to such despair that he could hardly get over.

C The man............ the van up to the front door of the warehouse.

3. A Her family planned to...................her at the Christmas debutante all in New York.

B. She wants to..................... as a pleasant young woman.

C. He gave Brian a..................... with the understanding that he would appreciate it until a later date.

4. A As we round the bend, the first few houses came into

B There is a widespread..................... that too much sugar is bad for you.

C The prize-winning sculpture is on..................... at the National Gallery this week.

5. A The team did so ..................... that they hardly reached the quarter-finals.

B Some of our trees were..................... damaged in the storm.

C The roof has been leaking for some time and is..................... in need of repair.

XI. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (20 points)

Almost all people have a (1) _____________of examinations. Examinations, (2)______________, are a part of our lives and all school in Viet Nam have examinations. Examinations were first (3)_____________ in China about three thousand years ago. Scholars had (4)_____________ memorise long passages (5)_____________ from several books. Those who did well in examination (6)_................. allowed to enter the government service. Nowadays, the main (7)___________ of examination is to test (8)_______________ well a person understands the subjects which have been (9)_____________ . They are also used to find out how well student perform (10)_____________ pressure.

Giúp mình với ạ!!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 23

  We are all too well aware that the extinction of animal and plant species is one of the biggest and most horrifying threats (23) _____________ our planet these days. Having said that, there has recently

been some good news out of Russia regarding something called regeneration - a(n) (24) _____________ solution to this ever-growing problem.

  Regeneration involves (25) _____________ tissue from a plant or animal that has become extinct and ‘bringing it back to life’. In recent Russian experiments, scientists took fruit and seeds from the underground burrow of a long-dead Siberian squirrel and process to regenerate a beautiful flower called the Silene stenophylla. To date, it is the oldest plant to be produced from the innovative regeneration (26)____________  

  Understandably, experts are over the moon about their success as it shows once and for all that tissue can survive ice conservation for thousands of years. Those who participated in the regeneration of the flower are pleased and are now hoping to find prehistoric squirrel tissue or perhaps even (27) _____________ tissue from the great woolly mammoth, which could lead to the resurrection of those two species.

[From: STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing. 2010]

A. heading

B. facing

C. confronting

D. hallenging

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 23

  We are all too well aware that the extinction of animal and plant species is one of the biggest and most horrifying threats (23) _____________ our planet these days. Having said that, there has recently

been some good news out of Russia regarding something called regeneration - a(n) (24) _____________ solution to this ever-growing problem.

  Regeneration involves (25) _____________ tissue from a plant or animal that has become extinct and ‘bringing it back to life’. In recent Russian experiments, scientists took fruit and seeds from the underground burrow of a long-dead Siberian squirrel and process to regenerate a beautiful flower called the Silene stenophylla. To date, it is the oldest plant to be produced from the innovative regeneration (26)____________  

  Understandably, experts are over the moon about their success as it shows once and for all that tissue can survive ice conservation for thousands of years. Those who participated in the regeneration of the flower are pleased and are now hoping to find prehistoric squirrel tissue or perhaps even (27) _____________ tissue from the great woolly mammoth, which could lead to the resurrection of those two species.

[From: STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing. 2010]

A. succeeded

B. managed

C. directed

D. conducted

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

  We are all too well aware that the extinction of animal and plant species is one of the biggest and most horrifying threats (23) _____________ our planet these days. Having said that, there has recently

been some good news out of Russia regarding something called regeneration - a(n) (24) _____________ solution to this ever-growing problem.

  Regeneration involves (25) _____________ tissue from a plant or animal that has become extinct and ‘bringing it back to life’. In recent Russian experiments, scientists took fruit and seeds from the underground burrow of a long-dead Siberian squirrel and process to regenerate a beautiful flower called the Silene stenophylla. To date, it is the oldest plant to be produced from the innovative regeneration (26)____________  

  Understandably, experts are over the moon about their success as it shows once and for all that tissue can survive ice conservation for thousands of years. Those who participated in the regeneration of the flower are pleased and are now hoping to find prehistoric squirrel tissue or perhaps even (27) _____________ tissue from the great woolly mammoth, which could lead to the resurrection of those two species.

[From: STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing. 2010]

A. pulling

B. moving

C. taking

D. bringing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

  We are all too well aware that the extinction of animal and plant species is one of the biggest and most horrifying threats (23) _____________ our planet these days. Having said that, there has recently

been some good news out of Russia regarding something called regeneration - a(n) (24) _____________ solution to this ever-growing problem.

  Regeneration involves (25) _____________ tissue from a plant or animal that has become extinct and ‘bringing it back to life’. In recent Russian experiments, scientists took fruit and seeds from the underground burrow of a long-dead Siberian squirrel and process to regenerate a beautiful flower called the Silene stenophylla. To date, it is the oldest plant to be produced from the innovative regeneration (26)____________  

  Understandably, experts are over the moon about their success as it shows once and for all that tissue can survive ice conservation for thousands of years. Those who participated in the regeneration of the flower are pleased and are now hoping to find prehistoric squirrel tissue or perhaps even (27) _____________ tissue from the great woolly mammoth, which could lead to the resurrection of those two species.

[From: STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing. 2010]

A. icy

B. freezing

C. iced

D. frozen

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 23

  We are all too well aware that the extinction of animal and plant species is one of the biggest and most horrifying threats (23) _____________ our planet these days. Having said that, there has recently

been some good news out of Russia regarding something called regeneration - a(n) (24) _____________ solution to this ever-growing problem.

  Regeneration involves (25) _____________ tissue from a plant or animal that has become extinct and ‘bringing it back to life’. In recent Russian experiments, scientists took fruit and seeds from the underground burrow of a long-dead Siberian squirrel and process to regenerate a beautiful flower called the Silene stenophylla. To date, it is the oldest plant to be produced from the innovative regeneration (26)____________  

  Understandably, experts are over the moon about their success as it shows once and for all that tissue can survive ice conservation for thousands of years. Those who participated in the regeneration of the flower are pleased and are now hoping to find prehistoric squirrel tissue or perhaps even (27) _____________ tissue from the great woolly mammoth, which could lead to the resurrection of those two species.

[From: STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing. 2010]

A. probable

B. possible

C. likely

D. expected

I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Food, glorious food

These days it's very hard to get people to agree (11) ___anything. But there's one thing we can all accept - people like food! However, what makes good food is (12) ___a universal concept — something considered repulsive in one part of the world is a delicious lunch in another.For example, many of us (13) ___been brought up to believe that insects are for swatting rather (14) ___eating, but in fact (15) ___are an important part of the diet in many places and provide a valuable source of protein.

Perhaps the problem really is that we have become too unadventurous - we are now so (16) ___to vacuum- packed, tasteless ready-made meals that we are unwilling (17) ___ try anything unusual. Yet many less obvious combinations of food can change our tastes - simple touches (18) ___combining carrots with sugar enhances their flavour - and how about trying strawberries with a bit (19) ___pepper? There's food out there for everyone and if you look hard (20) ___you are sure to find something you love.