Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 5 and 6.

   A.    Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in making of ladies’ stocking. During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tires.

Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers… It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.

1.  Nylon was introduced to the world in 1838.    

2.  Nylon was used to make stockings, parachutes and tires.    

3.  We can’t find nylon in ropes.                                                         

4.  About 36 million tons of ropes will be manufactured next year.                           

5.  The main idea of the passage is about:

  A. The application of nylon to life.      C. The invention and application of nylon to life.

  B. The importance of nylon.              D. The way to find nylon.

  6.  It can be inferred from the passage that:

  A. Nylon is one of the most breakthrough invention.   C. Nylon has never been out of date.

  B. Nylon used to be used in the past.                 D. Products made from nylon are good

VII. Read the following letter. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the question 5     (1.5 pts)

The first jeans were made in Genoa,Italy.The first people to wear jeans were sailors in the 16th century.

In 1950, popular movie and music stars like Elvis Presley and James Dean started wearing jeans.  Jeans became so popular because they meant freedom. 

In 1960 they started to decorate their jeans with flowers and colorful designs or to tear and rip the jeans.

But in 1980 jeans became very expensive. Famous fashion designers like Calvin Klein began making designer jeans. Young people wanted to wear certain brands to show their style. There was a lot of pressure to keep up with the trend. Everybody wanted to be fashionable. Jeans were considered the uniform of youth.

1.      The first people wearing jeans were sailors in the1600s.

2.      Jeans symbolized freedom.

3.      In 1980 jeans became very inexpensive.

4.      Jeans were considered the school uniform.

5.      What are decorated on jeans in 1960?

A. flowers        B. colorful designs         C. flowers and colorful designs      D. designs

Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 5 and 6.

Today Levi Strauss & Co. makes jeans in large factories. Other companies all over the world also make jeans. Usually, one worker makes just one part of the pair of pants. Someone makes the front of the pant legs, and someone else makes the back. Another person puts in the zipper.

Why are jeans popular? In the United States, they are the only kind of traditional clothes. In other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are a sign of youth and independence. Everybody wears jeans because everybody wants to be modern, young and independent.

1. Usually, one worker makes all part of the pair of jeans.                                                  

2. The United States has many different types of traditional clothes.                                    

3. Jeans are made and worn worldwide.                                                          

4. Today only Levi Strauss & Co. makes jeans in the world.                                           

5. According to the writer, ____________________________

       A. only young people wear jeans. C. jeans symbolize youth and independence.

B. a few workers make the zipper.          D. jeans seem to be unpopular all over the world.

6.  Young people like jeans because ________________________.

 A.they are made by Levi Strauss.                C. they are included strong zippers.

 A.they are useful for their work.                   D. they want to look modern

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I.       Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are TRUE or FALSE, and choose the correct answers (a, b, c or d) for the questions. (1.5pts)

The ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has a long history. In the early 17^th century, Vietnamese clothing designers made changes to the design of the traditional Chinese costume, creating the primitive forms of the present ao dai. This creativity showed Vietnam’s strong sense of independence. The ao dai, with different designs and materials, was traditionally worn by both men and women. Over the years, despite the coming of western clothing for more convenience in daily activities of modern life, the ao dai has been there to stay. Therefore, Vietnamese women go on wearing this unique dress, which is both traditional and fashionable and which conveys our rich culture to the world.

*True or False:

19. The ao dai had its start at the beginning of the 17^th century.

20. Vietnamese ao dai and Chinese dresses are exactly the same.

21. Both men and women wore the ao dai in Vietnam many years back.

22. Although a little convenient in modern life, the ao dai is uniquely fashionable.

*Choose the best answers:

23. The main topic is _____.

      a. Vietnamese ao dai and Chinese dresses           b. The inconvenience of ao dai

      c. The ao dai and its history                                 d. The modern ao dai

24. The word ‘primitive’ means

            a. beautiful      b. convenient   c. original        d. advanced

VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 21 to 24 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 25 and 26. (1.5 pts)

        It's a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person's birthday. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party. If they can't come they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the person who gives birthday party opens all the gifts in front of the people present and thanks them for the gift. The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can't, she may order one from a cake - shop. A number of candles are plaid on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out, they all sing and song "Happy birthday to you"... then they play some games or sing or dance together. 

15. Only in Britain people celebrate a person's birthday.             

A. True                B. False           C. Not given            D. No information  

16.   Only dear friends and members of the family are present.

A. True              B. False              C. Not given             D. No information

17.        Some people may not send gifts if they can't go to the party.

            A. True               B. False             C. Not given            D. No information

18.  They open the gifts in front of their friends at birthday party.

        A. True              B. False            C. Not given              D. No information   

VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 21 to 24 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 25 and 26. (1.5 pts)

        It's a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person's birthday. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party. If they can't come they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the person who gives birthday party opens all the gifts in front of the people present and thanks them for the gift. The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can't, she may order one from a cake - shop. A number of candles are plaid on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out, they all sing and song "Happy birthday to you"... then they play some games or sing or dance together. 

26.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. It's a custom in Britain and in most European countries

B. gifts to give to a person's birthday.

C. Cake is important on birthday.

D. What the people do at the birthday party

IV. Read the following passage . Decide if the statements from 1 to 4 are True or False and choose the correct answers (A,B,C,D) for the questions 5 and 6 (1,5 pts)

I remember the days when I was a little girl . When the New Year came, my mother used to tell me not to cry, she used to take me to the market and buy new clothes for me . People sold lots of things there, such as vegetables, fruit, meat, and clothes . Everything was really cheap . My mother bought 500 grams of carrots and they only cost 10,000 VND . She also bought 2 kilos of pork and 500 grams of potatoes because we love cooking potato soup for dinner . Pork costs 60,000 VND per kilo, and potatoes are 18,000 VND per kilo . She used to go to the flower market to buy a bunch of beautiful flowers, too . It was fresh and only cost 30,000 VND . I had a nice morning in the market . My father used to paint the walls and redecorate the house and he used to help my mom with housework . Now my parents are old and I am grown up but I still remember the days

1. She doesn’t forget the day when she was a little girl

2. The market sold on vegetables, meat and clothes

3. Her father helped her mother with chores

4. 500 grams of potatoes are 18,000 VND

5. The girl in the passage ……..

A. is very busy    B. buys a lot of seafood    C. has good memories in the past

D. is not a good daughter

6. How much change does she get if she has 200,000 VND ?

A. 65,000 VND    B. 31,000 VND    C. 96,000 VND    D. 82,000 VND

V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D ) for questions 21 and 22. ( 1.5 pts. )

     Long time ago, there was a king in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he could eat almost nothing if there was no fish on the table. It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after month, there was less water in the river, and less and less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the king. The king could not eat anything. He sent men to all the fishermen’s villages in the country to announce that the man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any reward he asked for. Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a tremendous fish. When the guard at the gate saw the fish, he asked the fisherman to give it to him. Needless to say, the fisherman did not agree and insisted on giving the fish to the king himself. The guard finally agreed to let him go on the condition that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward. After the fisherman met the king, the king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the fisherman asked for a thousand blows and he shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the guard a lesson about being dishonest.

17. It was difficult for the king in Tibet to have a meal without fish.

      A. True                                        B. False

18. There was no rain and there were no fish at all.

     A. True                                         B. False

19. The king offered a reward for fish.

     A. True                                         B. False

20. The guard hadn’t been given a lesson about being dishonest from fisherman.

     A. True                                         B. False

21. Why did a poor fisherman come to the palace?

     A. Because he wanted the king’s reward                   

     B. Because he wanted to see the king.

     C. Because he wanted to see the palace.                    

     D. Because he had a fish to bring to the king’s table.

22. Why did the fisherman ask for blows as his reward?

     A. Because he wanted to teach the king a lesson.

     B. Because he wanted to teach the guard a lesson.

     C. Because he liked blows.

     D. Because he wanted to make the king angry.

VI. Choose the word( A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. ( 1.5 pts.)

    Language (23) ___________ learn words in different ways. Some learners make a (24)           _                                       and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word (25)                                 remember how to use the word in the right way.

    In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and (26)___________                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      use on a small piece (27)                                     paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.

     Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across. They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important

(28) ________________

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts)

29. My grandmother can read                                  without glasses.

      A. good                   B. worse                    C. well                        D. the best           

30. Tom should improve his Spanish                                   correctly.

      A. pronounce           B. pronunciation       C. pronounceable       D. pronounced

31.                                  ,the villagers hold the festival in Spring.

      A. Tradition              B. Traditional           C. Traditionally           D. Traditionalism

32. Good morning. I’m                                  for the activities for this summer.

      A. enrol                     B. enrollment           C. enrolling                D. enrolled

33. He was                                   of his achievements in the field of sports.

      A. pride                             B. proud                    C. prided                    D. pridefully

34. My parents always                                  me to study hard.

      A. encouraged          B. encouragements     C. encourage              D. encouragingly

VIII. Rearrange the words, groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5pt)

35. to do/ modern equipment/ everything without/ Mom had/ the help of/./

      A. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.

      B. Mom had to do the help of modern equipment everything without.

      C. Mom had to do modern equipment the help of everything without.

      D. Mom had to do everything without modern equipment the help of.

36. locked cupboards/ It is safe/ medicine in/ to keep/./

      A. It is safe locked cupboards medicine to keep.

      B. It is safe to keep medicine in locked cupboards.

      C. It is safe medicine in locked cupboards to keep.

      D. It is safe to keep locked cupboards medicine in.

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0pt)

37. You aren’t allowed to make noise in the library.

       A. You must make noise in the library.

       B. You mustn’t make noise in the library.

       C. You must to make noise in the library.

       D. You mustn’t made noise in the library.

38. Jane plans to buy a new computer next year.

      A. Jane isn’t going to buy a new computer next year.

      B. Jane isn’t going to bought a new computer next year.

      C. Jane is going to buy a new computer next year.

      D. Jane is going to bought a new computer next year.

39. The teacher said: “ Please give Tim this dictionary”

      A. The teacher asked Tim’s mother to give him that dictionary.

      B. The teacher asked Tim’s mother to notgive him that dictionary.

      C. The teacher asked Tim’s mother not to give him that dictionary.

      D. The teacher asked Tim’s mother give him that dictionary.

40. He began to study English two years ago.

      A. He has studied English two years ago.

      B. He has study English two years ago.

      C. He has studied English for two years.

      D. He has study English for two years.

• Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 1 - 4 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D) for the questions 5 - 8.

      My name is Tsukasa Richard Nakai. I am 33-years-old and I am an avid Star Wars fan! My favorite character is Darth Vader. I’m currently involved in the Best Buddies Friendship Program, Ambassador Program, and the Jobs Program.

      I’ve been part of the Best Buddies chapter at UCLA since February 2017 and I am currently their Buddy Director. I’ve been an ambassador since March 2017, and through the Jobs Program, I now work as a part-time employee in the Best Buddies California State Office as an administrative assistant… I love it!

      My life before joining Best Buddies was one of self-loathing. In October 2000, I had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. I had never fully accepted who I was as a person and I was always very self-critical. Despite my achievements, including becoming a published author and a college graduate, I would never praise myself or give myself a kind word. The one person who helped me on my journey of self-acceptance was one of my colleagues, Tori Braden. When she was Chapter President at UCLA, she asked me if I wanted to become an Ambassador.  I replied, YES! — thinking that I wouldn’t get asked to do too much, but I was mistaken!

      One month after I participated in the Ambassador Training at UCLA, the Program Supervisor of our area called me and asked me if I wanted to do a speaking engagement for one of our sponsors at the Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle! It wasn’t until I started interning at Best Buddies state office in California, that I found out Tori had advocated on my behalf. This was unusual; we barely knew each other, but she took a huge risk on me and it paid off for both of us.

+ QUESTIONS:

1. Nakai has been participating Best Buddies chapter at UCLA since February 2017, then became ambassador in March 2017 and adopted Jobs Program. _________

2. Tori Braden was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in October 2000 while she was the Chapter President at UCLA. .....

3. Richard Nakai was called by our regional program supervisor and asked if he would like to give a speaking engagement. .....

4. Nakai once achieved becoming a published author and a college graduate although he never complimented himself or did himself a single word of kindness. __________

5. What is Richard Nakai's favorite program?

A. Best Buddies Friendship Program                       B. Star Wars

C. Ambassador Program                                          D. Jobs Program

6. Why doesn't Richard Nakai completely accept who he is?

A. Because he had an inferiority complex about his achievements.               

B. Because Nakai didn't achieve a presentation for one of our sponsors at the Best Buddies Challenge.

C. Because he believes that he won't be required to do too much.               

D. Because he has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and including his achievements.

7. What does the word "ambassador" in line 4 mean?

A. An individual who is represented and carries out the functions of a given organization.

B. The highest-ranking diplomatic officer is appointed to represent a country.

C. A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.                                                                           

D. A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.

8. The word “self-acceptance” in line 9 is CLOSEST in meaning to:

A. self-discovery                                                       B. self-rejection

C. self-approval                                                        D. mortification