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.

The Chinese consider the first day of the new year to be a very_____(23) day. They celebrate the day irrespective of whether they are rich or poor. The Chinese call every year by a new name. The Chinese new year celebration is the most important_____(24) of the Chinese. Usually preparation of the celebration of the New Year is made weeks ahead. Cakes of various kinds are made, the houses are cleaned and____(25). A kind of red cloth bearing the words “Prosperity” and “Happiness” is ____(26) on the walls. The children wear new dresses as part of the custom.

Question 23: A. important B. normal C. unimportant D. long Question

24: A. year B. day C. festival D. occasion Question

25: A. blocked B. decorated C. decorating D. paint Question

26: A. hung B. write C. paint D. Wrote

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.

THE FOUR-YEAR SPREAD OF BUBBLE TEA ACROSS THE UK

     Four years ago bubble tea was relatively unknown in the UK, but the drinks are now ubiquitous on High Streets, from cities to small towns, writes Lucy Townsend.

     It is often brightly coloured, sometimes served with milk, with a layer of jelly-like globules - tapioca balls - that settle (23) …………. the bottom of the cup. Drunk through an extra thick straw with a spoon-shaped tip, it is a mouthful of tea and chewiness - both a drink and a snack.

     Chorley in Lancashire got its first bubble tea bar in July. Huddersfield has ‘Bubble n Shake’, there is a mobile bubble tea van in Bristol, and it can be (24) ……………. in cities from Glasgow to Portsmouth.

     Bubble tea hails from 1980s in Taiwan. It was an evolution from the country's street tea vendors (25) …………….. began experimenting with fruity flavours and colour to entice customers. The “bubble” actually (26) ………….. the froth on top of the drink which comes after it is violently shaken - some cafes use a machine especially for shaking. How the tapioca balls arrived in the drink is a matter of debate - though the most common story is that product development manager Lin Hsiu Hui (27) ………….. sitting in a staff meeting and poured the tapioca from her pudding into her Assam iced tea. The result was considered delicious.

     While growing in the UK, bubble tea is even more popular in Germany, according to the market research firm Mintel. Even McDonald's has started serving it.

23. A. down                 B. in                             C. at                         D. out

24. A. discovered        B. found                      C. searched              D. sought

25. A. which                B. where                      C. who                                 D. whom

26. A. stands for          B. regards to                C. describes             D. refers to

27. A. have been         B. is                             C. has been              D. was

 người ơi giúp em với ạ em cảm ơn ạ 
 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The Songkran Festival
The Songkran Festival is the Thai New Year’s Festival. The Thai New Year’s Day is 13 April every year, but the holiday period includes 14 -15 April as well.
The Songkran celebration is rich with symbolic traditions. Mornings begin with merit-making. Visiting local temples and offering food to the Buddhist monks is commonly practiced. On this specific occasion, performing water pouring on Buddha statues is considered an iconic ritual for this holiday. It represents purification and the washing away one’s sins and bad luck. As a festival of unity, people who have moved away usually home to their loved ones and elders. As a way to show respect, younger people often practice water pouring over the palms of elders’ hands. Paying respect to ancestors is also an important part of Songkran tradition.
The holiday is known for its water festival which is mostly celebrated by young people. Major streets are closed for traffic, and used as areas for water fights. Celebrants, young and old, participate in this tradition by splashing water on each other.

26. How long does the Songkran festival last? *

1 điểm

A. 3 days.

B. 1 day.

C. 13 days.

D. 14 days.

27. What does water pouring on Buddha statues symbolizes? *

1 điểm

A. Bad luck.

B. Purification.

C. Respect.

D. Ancestors.

28. Younger people often pour water over the palms of elders’ hands to show ….. *

1 điểm

A. Good luck.

B. unity.

C. purification.

D. respect.

29. Why the Songkran festival is a festival of unity? *

1 điểm

A. Because younger people will pay respect to ancestors.

B. Because water is poured on Buddha statues.

C. Because younger people will show respect to the elderly.

D. Because young people who have moved away usually return home to their loved ones and elders.

30. Which of the following statements ins not TRUE of the water festival? *

1 điểm

A. Major streets are closed during the festival.

B. People splash water on each other.

C. Major streets are closed for water fights.

D. Young people do not usually celebrate the festival.

MỌI NGƯỜI ƠI GIÚP EM VỚI Ạ EM CẢM ƠN MỌI NGƯỜI NHIỀU LẮM Ạ 
 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The Songkran Festival
The Songkran Festival is the Thai New Year’s Festival. The Thai New Year’s Day is 13 April every year, but the holiday period includes 14 -15 April as well.
The Songkran celebration is rich with symbolic traditions. Mornings begin with merit-making. Visiting local temples and offering food to the Buddhist monks is commonly practiced. On this specific occasion, performing water pouring on Buddha statues is considered an iconic ritual for this holiday. It represents purification and the washing away one’s sins and bad luck. As a festival of unity, people who have moved away usually home to their loved ones and elders. As a way to show respect, younger people often practice water pouring over the palms of elders’ hands. Paying respect to ancestors is also an important part of Songkran tradition.
The holiday is known for its water festival which is mostly celebrated by young people. Major streets are closed for traffic, and used as areas for water fights. Celebrants, young and old, participate in this tradition by splashing water on each other.

26. How long does the Songkran festival last? *

1 điểm

A. 3 days.

B. 1 day.

C. 13 days.

D. 14 days.

27. What does water pouring on Buddha statues symbolizes? *

1 điểm

A. Bad luck.

B. Purification.

C. Respect.

D. Ancestors.

28. Younger people often pour water over the palms of elders’ hands to show ….. *

1 điểm

A. Good luck.

B. unity.

C. purification.

D. respect.

29. Why the Songkran festival is a festival of unity? *

1 điểm

A. Because younger people will pay respect to ancestors.

B. Because water is poured on Buddha statues.

C. Because younger people will show respect to the elderly.

D. Because young people who have moved away usually return home to their loved ones and elders.

30. Which of the following statements ins not TRUE of the water festival? *

1 điểm

A. Major streets are closed during the festival.

B. People splash water on each other.

C. Major streets are closed for water fights.

D. Young people do not usually celebrate the festival.

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.

31. During Tet/Vietnamese people/buy/sweets/ make/chung cakes. *

1 điểm

A. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all of sweets to make chung cakes.

B. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets and make chung cakes.

C. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets so make chung cakes.

D. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets to make chung cakes.

32. The elephant races/get/attention/ the crowds/therefore/they/very popular. *

1 điểm

A. The elephant races get the attention of the crowds; therefore, they are very popular.

B. The elephant races get the attention from the crowds therefore they are very popular.

C. The elephant races get attention to the crowds; therefore, they are very popular.

D. The elephant races get an attention of the crowds therefore, they are very popular.

33. Thanks/technology/we/now/preserve/culture/future generations. *

1 điểm

A. Thanks of technology, we should now preserve our culture for future generations.

B. Thanks for technology, we must now preserve our culture to future generations.

C. Thanks to technology, we can now preserve our culture for future generations.

D. Thanks to technology, we now have to preserve our culture to future generations.

34. When/I/wander/the castle/I/see/old servant/spin. *

1 điểm

A. When I were wandering through the castle, I saw an old servant spinning.

B. When I was wandering through the castle, I saw an old servant spinning.

C. When I wandered through the castle, I was seeing an old servant spinning.

D. When I am wandering through the castle, I had seen an old servant spinning.

35. The custom/we/ have/cook/new dish/each year. *

1 điểm

A. The custom is that we have cooked a new dish each year.

B. The custom is we have cook the new dish each year.

C. The custom is that we have to cook the new dish each year.

D. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year.

36. Town Mouse/visit/cousin/the country. *

1 điểm

A. A Town Mouse went to visit his cousin in the country.

B. Town Mouse was going to visit cousin in the country.

C. A Town Mouse went to visit cousin in the country.

D. The Town Mouse goes to visit a cousin in the country.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions:

37. The party became quite boring after Toby left. Everyone went home soon afterwards. *

1 điểm

A. The party became quite boring after Toby left because everyone went home soon afterwards.

B. Everyone went home soon so the party became quite boring after Toby left.

C. The party became quite boring after Toby left; therefore, everyone went home soon afterwards.

D. Although the party became quite boring after Toby left, everyone didn’t go home soon.

38. It rained heavily. My brother went fishing. *

1 điểm

A. In spite of the heavy rain, my brother went fishing.

B. Raining heavily, my brother went fishing.

C. My brother went fishing; so it started to rain heavily.

D. My brother went fishing; moreover it rained heavily.

39. He failed the driving test many times. He didn’t stop trying. *

1 điểm

A. He didn’t stop trying and then he failed the driving test many times.

B. Failing the driving test many times really discouraged him.

C. He failed the driving test many times, but he didn’t stop trying.

D. He never stopped trying but failed to pass the driving test many times.

40. My bicycle broke down on the way to the show. I arrived just in time. *

1 điểm

A. My bicycle broke down on the way to the show and so I arrived just in time.

B. If my bicycle didn’t break down on the way to the show, I would arrive in time.

C. I arrived at the show just in time when my bicycle broke down on the way.

D. My bicycle broke down on the way to show; nevertheless, I arrived in time.

• 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.

                                                                                        SMARTPHONES - A NECCESITY

Smartphones have spread beyond the boardroom and keeping a close eye on what's new is Mike Lazaridis, chief executive of RIM, the company that makes the BlackBerry smartphone. His device may no longer be quite as trendy as it once was but it is still (21) .................. − particularly for Argentinian milk farmers. Mr. Lazaridis says: "I like the way it's being used by the farmers so they are always up to date. Milk is a (22) .................. item, so delivery and production standards are incredibly important." He is reminded of the company's early days: "This is where we started in 1987, with a wireless vertical data business for the Swedish lumber (23) .................., and then on to fire brigades, ambulances, and garbage trucks."

    While the BlackBerry was quick to (24) .................. itself as the accessory of choice for business professionals such as Wall Street traders, the cheaper price (25) .................. and new, more colorful handsets now (26) .................. offer have opened it up to a much wider market. Mr. Lazaridis says: "It was obvious that business people and self-employed professionals would buy the BlackBerry, but we were not expecting the (27) .................. we had from ordinary consumers."

    The greatest challenge for RIM, however, could lie in an economic (28) ..................., when individuals and companies alike may see devices like the BlackBerry as luxuries they can (29) .................. without. The company has to make its product indispensable to the lifestyles of consumers or prove that they bring a real (30) .................. on investment for business users.

_{+ ANSWER:}

21, A. constructive     B. functional     C. active     D. operative

22, A. perishable     B. short-lived     C. decaying     D. destructible

23, A. manufacturers     B. enterprise     C. commerce     D. industry

24, A. install     B. establish     C. create     D. demonstrate

25, A. designs     B. programmes     C. plans     D. systems

26, A. at            B. on             C. for            D. under

27, A. return     B. retort     C. reply     D. response

28, A. downturn     B. tall     C. decrease     D. drop

29, A. make      B. carry      C. do      D. stay

30, A. return      B. gain      C. interest      D. profit

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.

                                     Erosion in America

Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, (1) .  .  .  .   .  .  .  282 million acres of farmland (2).   .   .   .   .    .  by erosion. After 40 years of (3). . . . . . . efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands (4) . . . . . . . . .on the land by heavy crop pollution. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical nation resource problem.

            1.

            A. more than                                    

            B. more   

            C. less     

            D. than

                2.

                 A. damaged                                 

                 B. damaging                               

                 C. were damaged                        

                 D. damages

                 3.

                 A. conserve                                 

                 B. conservation                           

                 C. conserving                              

                 D. conservations

                 4.

                 A.  placing                                

                 B.  places                                  

                 C. which placed                          

                 D. placed

I. READING 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

The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (19) …………….. and quietness, and can do their work at their own pace because no one is in a (20) …………………... They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them (21) ……………….. they need it. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is serious problem (22) ……………… they are ill or want to take children to school. The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not only have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in hurry and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

Question 19. A. quietly B. peaceful C. peace D. quiet

Question 20. A. hurried B. hurrying C. hurriedly D. hurry

Question 21. A. what B. when C. which D. that

Question 22. A. unless B. although C. because D. if

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

Question 23. When do city people often go to the country?

A. At the weekends.

B. All the year round.

C. At Christmas.

D. . The summer holidays.

Question 24. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the

village?

A. They can have their houses rented.

B. They can go to the country at weekends.

C. They can go to the country when they are busy.

D. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.

Question 25. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?

A. The village green

B. Running water

C. The church

D. The Internet

Question 26. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?

A. They can go there to buy cheaper things.

B. They can go there to buy whatever they want.

C. They can go there to buy luxury goods.

D. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.

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.

Question 2

A. media

B. bulletin

C. programme

 D. journalism