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.

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IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (2.0 points)

When Linh was younger, she liked to go to school (1) __________ than anything. She used to study every day and even tried harder when preparing for exams. In class, she listened attentively (2) __________ lectures and (3) ___________ her teachers’ questions perfectly. That was why she often performed well in exams and appeared in the list of “Top 10 Students” of the school. She was much (4) ___________ at learning languages than any (5) __________ subjects. At the age of fifteen, she could (6) ___________ two foreign languages, English and French, quite fluently. Her dream (7) __________ to become a successful diplomat. Unfortunately, her father died in a car accident when she was a first-year student at university. She had to quit school to help her mother (8) __________ care of her family. Nevertheless, she continued studying by (9) __________ and tried her best to graduate (10) ___________ the Institute of International Relations at the age of 30. She is now the director in the Department of Foreign Affairs. She says “the more I try, the more I see the meaning of life”.

Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (10 points)

                        People who are deprived (1).................... sleep lose energy and become quick-tempered. (2).................... two days without sleep, a person finds that lengthy concentration becomes difficult. He can force himself to (3) .................... tasks well for short periods, but he is easily  (4) .................... . He makes many mistakes, especially at routine tasks, and his attention slips  (5) .................... times. Every “sleepless” person experiences periods in which he (6) .................... off a few seconds or more. He completely falls asleep (7) .................... he is kept active continuously.

                        Persons who go without sleep for than three days have great (8) ....................  thinking, seeing and hearing clearly. They have periods of hallucinations (9) ....................which they see things that do not really exist. They also confuse daydreams with real life and (10) ..................... track of their thoughts in the middle of a sentence.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. Write your answer in the numbered bow below. 0 is an example (20 pts)

IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (2,0 pts)

It (1)___ estimated that about 500 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. Most people use the Internet to (2)____ information or (3) ____entertainment. A new study, however, says that almost 10% of internet users are using it so often (4) ___ it is seriously harming (5) ___ lives.  The study says these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet (6) ___ they have become addicted. Someone (7) ___ is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an activity. According to Mr. Green, a psychologist, 30% internet users say that they use the internet to escape (8) ___ problems or emotions. The study (9) ___ shows that having discussions (10) ___ strangers in internet areas called “chat room” is one of the most addictive activities.

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IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each

          Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the (1)_________ She’s my (2) _____________

youngest sister. She has never married and (3) __________alone in a small village near Bath. She’s fifty years old, (4) __________she’s quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet (5) __________, the first thing you notice (6) __________her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you (7) _________a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading (8) _____________gardening, and she still goes (9) __________ long walks over the hills. I hope I’m as active as she is when I’m at her (10) __________ .

IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each

          Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the (1)_________ She’s my (2) _____________

youngest sister. She has never married and (3) __________alone in a small village near Bath. She’s fifty years old, (4) __________she’s quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet (5) __________, the first thing you notice (6) __________her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you (7) _________a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading (8) _____________gardening, and she still goes (9) __________ long walks over the hills. I hope I’m as active as she is when I’m at her (10) __________ .

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

LEARNING VOCABULARY

Do you (1)________ hours trying to memorize lists of words? Do you look (2) ________ in a dictionary the meaning of every word you don't know? If  so, you may not be  doing yourself a favor. Research suggests that the (3) ________ way of building your vocabulary is by seeing words (4) ________ context and the obvious way to do that is to read as  often as you (5) ________. Regular exposure to written English, say 15 minutes every day, will be much (6) ________ useful than working really hard (7) ________ the evening once a week. This is (8) ________ the brain remembers information best when (9) ________ is associated with other information. The more you enjoy reading the more you will read. Pop songs (as long  as  they are in English) and TV programs will help in the same way. Who says that learning can’t (10) ________ fun?

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space .The first one has been done for you. Write your answers in the table below. (2,0ms)                         

I (0)............. several good friends but I suppose that my best (1)............. is Ellen. We have been friends with each other (2)............. we were very young because she used to live next door to me. We were in the (3)............. class at school. She has always been much more clever than me at all subjects. I don’t mind (4).............. she often help me with my homework! Anyway, I have always been better at sport than she is. I beat her at tennis and she didn’t like that. In fact, she hates (5)..................  at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That is the only thing that I don’t like about her. Otherwise, she has a great sense of (6) ................. and she always makes me laugh. We get on very well (7).................. although we have arguments about silly little things sometimes. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I (8).................. see her a lot. We’re planning to go on a (9)................around Europe next summer. I’m really looking forward to it because I think we’ll (10)............. a lot of fun and see exciting places.