John is a grade 8 student in a junior high school in England. He promises to try his best in learning English because he thinks English is very (19)________ in the future. He starts to learn five words (20)_________ the first day, and then the (21)__________ five words the next day. Day by day, he will get a big amount of new words. At the (22)_________ of the week, he (23)__________ them all (24)________ it helps him to remember longer.

  19.     A. necessity                 B. wise           C. necessary                D. best

  20.     A. on                B. in               C. of                            D. Both A and B

  21.     A. two                         B. first             C. older                       D. second

  22.     A. ending                    B. begin         C. end                         D. start

  23.     A. revise        B. revises             C. revised                    D. was revised

  24.     A. so                       B. but             C. although                 D. because

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE  in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following sentences.

After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released

A. benevolent

B. innovative

C. guilty

D. naïve

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions from 1 to 2

After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released

A. innovative 

B. benevolent 

C. guilty 

D. naive 

My friend, James, has two jobs. On Mondays, Tuesday s and Wednesdays he works in a hospital. He helps to take care of children who are ill. He goes to the hospital by bus. He starts at ten o’clock and works until quarter to five. On Thursdays and Fridays he works at home. He has a computer in his bedroom and he writes stories. In the evenings, one of his sons cooks a meal. After dinner they look in the newspaper to see what’s on TV or they talk about their day. They usually go to bed at about midnight.

A. True ( T ) or False ( F ) 

                Statements          T          F    

1. James works in the hospital everyday    

2. He takes care of sick children           

B. Answer the questions

1. Does he go to the hospital by car ?

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2. What do they do after dinner ?

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3.What time do they go to bed?

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1/ In electronics they learn to repair ______ appliances. (HOUSE)

2/ I'd like a nice _____ orange. (JUICE)

3/ I have ______ time to play than my friends. (LITTLE)

PASSAGE

James has two jobs. (1) ______ Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday he works in a (2) ______ where helps to look after children who (3) ______ ill. He goes to the hospital (4) ______ bus. He starts (5) ______ at ten o'clock and works until quarter (6) _____ five. He (7) ______ at home on Thursday and Friday, he writes stories. In (8) _______ evening, one of his roommates cooks the meal. After dinner, they (9) _____ at the newspaper to see what's on TV or they (10) _______ about the day.

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 from 30 to 34.                                          

BASKETBALL

Although he created the game of basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, Dr. James A Naismith was a Canadian. Working as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA, now Springfield College, Dr. Naismith noticed a lack of interest in exercise among students during the wintertime. The New England winters were fierce, and the students balked at participating in outdoor activities. Naismith determined a fast-moving game that could be played indoors would fill a void after the baseball and football seasons had ended.

First, he attempted to adapt outdoor games such as soccer and rugby to indoor play, but he soon found them unsuitable for confined areas. Finally, he determined that he would have to invent a game.

In December of 1891, Dr. Naismith hung two old peach baskets at either end of the gymnasium at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine players on each side, organized the first basketball game. The early rules allowed three points for each basket and made running with the ball violation. Every time a goal was made, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball.

Nevertheless, the game became popular. In less than a year, basketball was being played in both the United States and Canada. Five years later, a championship tournament was staged in New York City, which was won by the Brooklyn Central YMCA.

The teams had already been reduced to seven players, and five became standard in 1897 season. When basketball was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Luis, it quickly spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal hoop was used for the first time to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained.

Which of the following is NOT true about typical rules of the early game of basketball?

A. nine players were on a team 

B. the ball had to be retrieved from the basket after each score 

C. three points were scored for every basket 

D. running with the ball was not a foul

(01)

In the first year of lower secondary Nam had some (1) ____________ in learning English. His (2) ______ of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. He didn’t know how to improve it. One afternoon after the lesson, his English teacher told him (3) ____________ for her out of the classroom. She took him to school library and showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She told him how to use an English- English (4) _____________ to improve his English grammar. He made (5) _________ progress and only one year later. He (6) ____________ the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in his hometown.

1. A. words B. grades C. difficulties D. sounds

2. A. pronunciation B. pronunciations C. pronounce D. pronouncing

3. A. waited B. wait C. to wait D. not to wait

4. A. book B. atlas C. brochure D. dictionary

5. A. much B. many C. some D. no

6. A. had B. won C. knew D. gave

(02)

In Scotland, there is a popular legend (1) _________ a monster. The monster lives in a lake (2) ______ Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km (3) ___________, 5km wide and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big and she has a long neck, like (4) ______ snake.

The legend of the monster is very _____________ (5) and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness - that person may _________ (6) you!

1. A. in B. at C. on D. about ____

2. A. called B. calls C. calling D. call ____

3. A. length B. long C. lengthen D. longer ____

4. A. a B. an C. the D. ____

5. A. fame B. famous C. famously D. infamous ____

6. A. are B. was C. were D. be ____

(03)

Many household (1) __________ are very dangerous. Young children may think that chemicals and drugs are soft drinks or candy, so they may drink or eat (2) ___________. Therefore you must put them in locked cupboard. You must not let children play in the kitchen because it is dangerous. Children (3) _________ play with matches. Just one match can (4) ____________ fire. Each year, fires (5) ___________ houses and injure people. You must (6) ____________ electrical sockets so that children cannot try to put anything into them.

1. A. subjects B. appliance C. thing D. objects

2. A. they B. theirs C. their D. them

3. A. must B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. have to

4. A. do B. cause C. have D. play

5. A. destroy B. hurt C. collapse D. kill

6. A. close B. discover C. wraps D. cover

(04)

A new shopping (1) ___________ is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different (2) _____ the present shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. That will be very (3) _____________, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop (4) ________ comfort and (5) ___________ the weather. Some people in the neighborhood, (6) ______________, are not happy about the changes.

1) A. mall B. discount C. Comfort D. market
2) A. with B. from C. for D. in
3) A. convenience B. convenient C. inconvenient D. conveniently
4) A. on B. with C. in D. at
5) A. don’t notice B. haven’t noticed C. won’t notice D. aren’t noticing
6) A. but B. however C. although D. and

(05)

Hang is thirteen years old. She is a pretty girl with ___________________________ (1) hair. She lives at 805, Hau Giang Street in Ho Chi Minh City with her parents and her ­­__________________ (2) Hanh and Huong. She is a hard-working student who always ______________ (3) good grades. Her classmates often say, "Hang is very sociable _____________ (4) helpful. She is always willing to help us ____________ (5) difficult exercises..." That's why Hang has a lot of friends. Her best friends are Mai and Lan, with whom she often ______________ (6) her feelings.

1. A. long black wavy B. black long wavy C. wavy black long D. long wavy black

2. A. younger sisters B. two young C. younger two D. two young sister

3. A. gives B. works C. gets D. makes

4. A. but B. and C. or D. also

5. A. with B. for C. of D. at

6. A. talks B. shares C. tells D. says

(06)

Have you ever wanted to do something (1) ________________? Five years ago Bill Slade read about an organization calls Earth Watch. Earth Watch finds (2) ______________ for expeditions to study and explore different parts of the world.

Bill decided (3) _____________ an expedition to study elephants in Africa. And he counted birds in the rain forests of South America. He planted (4) ___________ in Europe and he studied whales in the Pacific Ocean. Bill said, ‘It was (5)______________work, but we had a lot of fun, and I learned a lot, (6)_______.’

1. A. different B. the same C. differently D. difficultly ____

2. A. volunteers B. activities C. programs D. resources ____

3. A. join B. to join C. joining D. to joining ____

4. A. banks B. parks C. lakes D. trees ____

5. A. easy B. hardly C. hard D. easily ____

6. A. also B. too C. either D. all are correct ____

(07)

There are also (1) ____________ ways of learning the same number of words. For example, (2) _______ you try to learn ten words in two days, you can do so in two ways. You can learn the first five words the first day, and then learn the other five the next day. However, because (3) ______________ is necessary; you can learn all the ten words the first day and revise them the next day. This helps you (4) _________________ the words more times.

Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find (5) ____________ the best way for themselves. Ask (6) ___________________ the question: How should I learn words?

1. A. differ B different C. differently D. indifferent

2. A. so B. however C. after that D. if

3. A. revision B. revise C. review D. revising

4. A. to practice B. practicing C. practice D. practices

5. A. up B. out C. in D. off

6. A. yourself B. yourselves C. myself D. themselves

(08)

Some people learn a second language (1) __________. Other people have trouble learning (2) ______ new language. There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and (3) __________ interesting. The first step is to feel about learning English. If you believe that you can (4) ___________, you will learn. Be patient! You do not have (5) _________________ everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn (6) __________________ new.

1. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. easiest

2. A. two B. a C. an D. three

3. A. as B. at C. more D. than

4. A. learn B. to learn C. learnt D. learning

5. A. understand B. to understand C. understood D. be understood

6. A. something B. nothing C. think D. thought

(09)

Lan wanted to (1) _______for the activities for this summer, and the secretary helped her do that. She got (2) __________________ and filled it out for Lan. She asked Lan about her personal details such (3)­ ____ her name, her date of birth, her address, her phone number, and so on. Lan also told the secretary about her (4)______________ (drawing, outdoor activities and acting). After (5) __________________ filling out the form, the secretary told Lan to (6) __________the form to her teacher immediately and ask her to sign it.

1. A. enroll B. write C. play D. take

2. A. an order form B. a receipt C. a document D. an application form

3. A. as B. like C. at D. that

4. A. things B. study C. hobbies D. chores

5. A. to finish B. finished C. finish D. finishing

6. A. take B. bring C. send D. make

1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6.______

THE END

Exercise 1. Read the text and answer the questions.

Making a TV serial

It usually takes five days to make one episode of a TV serial. In that time, the actors must learn their words, the director must plan every move of the ators and the crew, and then they must record the episode on video.

First, the actors read the script to themselves. Then they come together and read the script aloud with the director. They call this a “table reading” because they all sit round a table.

The hard work begins on the second day. The actors and the director work through the episode again and again. The director helps the actors to do it better each time.

The actors and the director work together for another day. The director also starts to think about how the actors should move and how the cameras should record each scene (A scene = a part of an episode).

The fourth day is a big day for the crew. While the actors go through the episode again, the crew work out what they must do in each scene. There are usually about forty people in the crew, so this is important: everybody must know what to do, where and when.

On the last day, the actors and the crew pratise and prepare together for the last time before the recording. Then the cameras and microphones start recording. Each part of the episode is recorded more than once, so the director can choose the best recordings later. The recording usually takes about four hours. But if there are problems, everyone works all night.

Before the actors go home after the recording, the director gives them the script for the nest episode.

1. Actors usually have to learn their words _______ .

A. on the last day B. in five days C. form the director

2. The director has to _______ very carefully.

A. think B. act C. write

3. At the “table reading”, the actors read the script _______.

A. for the first time B. to themselves C. aloud

4. On the second day, the actors read their words _______.

A. many times B. for the second time C. and record them

5. On the third day, the director _______ he moves of the actors

A. doesn’t know about B. begins planning C. records

6. On the fourth day the _______ plan the recording.

A. crew B. director C. actors

7. Each part of the episode is recorded _______ .

A. several times B. only once C. all night

8. After the episode is recorded, it is time to _______.

A. think about the next episode B. go on holiday C. the next episode