I.Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.

 Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was born in 1981 in Michigan. She is known as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She used to be the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles tennis. In 1999, she won her first Grand Slam singles title. She started playing tennis when she was very young. She turned professional when she was Just 14 years old. So far, she has had 4 Olympic gold medals and 23 Grand Slam singles titles. With her powerful style, she changed the way women play professional tennis. Her elder sister, Venus Williams, is very famous too. They play doubles together and they are two women that have the most Grand Slam singles titles among active females.

1. Who does this passage mainly talk about?

      A. Serena Williams     B. Venus Williams            C. Grand Slam                   D. Michigan

2. Which sport does she play?

      A. tennis                       B. table tennis                    C. badminton                     D. football

3. When did she become a professional player?

      A. 1994                          B. 1993                                 C. 1999                                D. 1995       

4. How many Olympic gold medals has she had so far?

      A. 4                                B. 14                                     C. 23                                    D. 5

5. Who does Serena Williams team up with?

      A. Serena Williams     B. Grand Slam                    C. Venus Williams            D. Olympic Gold

k  There are many ways to exercise. Some require lots of equipment. Others need lots of people. Running doesn't need any of those. It's a great way of exercise.

Running helps your brain work better. It also improves your feelings and sleep. Better sleep helps you healthy. Running also gives you a healthier heart. You may live three years longer. When your body is healthy, it can fight diseases.

Let's go for a nice run! Run with your friends, your family or your dog. Run in the park or in the street in the early morning. You can get some fresh air, enjoy the scenery and keep fit at the same time. Just remember to stretch before you run and cool down after running.

1. Running needs _____________.

      A. a lot of equipment     B. many people             C. none of these                 D. many person

2. Running improves _____________.

      A. our feelings                                                          B. our sleep                       

      C. both A and B                                                        D. our feeling and sleep

3. Running can help us live longer for_____________.

      A. three years               B. four years                       C. five years                       D. two years

4. We can run in, _____________.

      A. our house                B. parks and streets          C. our school                      D. Both A and B

5. Don't forget to _____________.

      A. do some exercise before running                     B. cool down after running

      C. Both A and B are correct.                                   D. Both A and B are incorrect.

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and composer. He is known as the most creative person of the silent-film era. Charlie Chaplin's portrayal of the tramp won the hearts of people all over the world.

Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his childhood in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He created his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for 'the incalculable effect he has had in

making motion pictures the art form of this century'. Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.

Question 37: When did he start appearing in films?

              A. ln 1910                   B. ln 1914                    C. In 1972                D. In 1975

Question 38: In about how many films did he play the Tramp?

              A. Over Seventy      B. Seventeen              C. Twenty-five      D. Fifty

Question 39: Charlie Chaplin is very famous for___________.

              A. his background music                               C. his background music        

              B. his character "the Tramp"                         D. his songs

Question 40: Which of the following is NOT true?

            A. Charlie Chaplin was an English artist.       C. He died on the 25th of December.

            B. He received an award in 1972.                   D. He played classical music

Read the passage and fill a suitable word in each blank to complete the passage.

 Annette is very good at playing tennis. She often dreams of becoming a professional tennis (1)_____ one day, but she knows that the chance of making a living as a professional player (2)_____ very small, indeed. Even though Annette is only interested in playing tennis all day long, she knows that it is not a pleasant way (3)_____ living if you have to spend all your time practising. Modern methods of training are so hard, and take up so (4)_____ time that you may miss a lot of time at (5)_____ and for Annette, tennis is not a reason for leaving school before she takes her exams.

Read the passage below and choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Passage 1:

New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was tremendous. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost.

Question 1: New Orleans is famous for ___________.

A.  its modern architecture                     C. its Mississippi River

B. its cross-cultural heritage                    D. its location

Question 2: Which statement is NOT correct about New Orleans?

A. It lies between the Mississippi River and lakes.

B. One of its attractions is its annual music festivals

C. The city is surrounded by water.

D. Most of the city is below sea level.

Question 3: Which one is NOT mentioned as being damaged by Hurricane Katrina?

A. Distinctive architecture         B. The levee system      C. Major roads        D. Houses

Question 4: The word ‘tremendous' means ___________.

A.puzzling                       B. huge                 C. unique                   D. legendary

Question 5: The word ‘permanently' is similar to ___________.

A.  temporarily            B.  partially                  C.  forever         D.  rarely

Passage 2:

        How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the earth’s surface meet. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.

Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snake leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely.

After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depend on types of building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.

Question 1:  Earthquakes happen in certain areas where _______________.

A. the population is large             B. pieces of the earth’s surface meet

C. the soil conditions are stable      D. many buildings are built

Question 2: Earthquakes often happen along ________________.

A. the east-coast of North America          B. the east-coast of South America

C. the Pacific coast of Asia             D. the coast of Australia

Question 3: Looking for ____________ can help predict earthquakes.

A. changes in the earth’s surface        B. water beneath the earth’s surface

C. drops of water                     D. water currents

Question 4: After an earthquake, as a result of _________ people may die.

A. lack of food                              B. lack of friendship

C. lack of information              D. lack of knowledge

Question 5: The passage mainly discusses ______________.

A. the damage caused by earthquakes B. how strong earthquakes are

C. strange animal behaviors                         D. how to predict earthquakes

1.     Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The new Miss Universe Vietnam has quite a strange name to most Vietnamese people, H’Hen Nie. She was born in 1992 in Dak Lak and she is an Ede girl. Her surname, Nie, is taken from her mother because Ede people traditionally give more power to females 1……………. males. When she was young, H’Hen Nie helped her parents with herding the cows, 2………….. the coffee beans and planting rice. She had a difficult time continuing her studying because most of her peers quit schools and got 3…………….. early at around the age of 15. She finally managed to persuade her parents and went to study at a college in Ho Chi Minh City. H’Hen Nie began her career 4……………… a model in Vietnam’s Next Top Model in 2015. She placed ninth in the competition. In January 2018, she was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2017. She is the first Vietnamese woman from ethnic 5…………… group to win Miss Universe Vietnam.

1.     To             then               over               than

2.     Cutting    cropping       taking            harvesting

3.     Married   up                   out                  studied

4.     As              like                  is                     such

5.     Majority  minor                         minority        major  

giúp nhanh cho tớ nha

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.

Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them is his moving “I Have A Dream” speech. But fewer people know much about King’s childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.’s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L. was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many people’s lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.

M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta’s black people. It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owner, black-operated businesses, and services. Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlanta from mingling with whites.

What is this passage mainly about?

A. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta 

B. Martin Luther King’s childhood

C. Martin Luther King’s grandfather 

D. the neighborhood King grew up in

Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions.

I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is a quite big city of about 200,000 inhabitants. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world, the Metro Centre.

A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important.

I moved from Newcastle ten years ago but I often return. I miss the people, who are so warm and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams.

 1. Newcastle has______.

       A. one of the biggest shopping centres                      B. a wild, beautiful countryside

       C. only one bridge that links it to the next town      D. a population of about 200,000 people

 2. According to the passage, the writer______.

       A. has never returned to Newcastle                           B. has come back to live in Newcastle

       C. is still living in Newcastle                                      D. doesn't live in Newcastle any more

 3. Which of the following is NOT true about Newcastle?

       A. It is next to Gateshead.                                            B. It has a cathedral and a university.

       C. Its main industry now is shipbuilding.                  D. Its people are friendly.

 4. Newcastle is______.

       A. a small town in England                                          B. a city in the North of England

       C. a city in the North East of England                        D. a city near the North East of England

 5. Gateshead has one of______ in the world.

       A. the biggest shopping centres                                  B. the largest rivers

            C. the most important shipbuilding industries                D. the most beautiful countrysides

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 43 to 50.

          Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

Where was Langston Hughes born?

A. Columbia

B. Missouri

C. New York

D. Cleveland

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.

I was born in Newcastle, a city in the Northeast of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town Gates Head, where there is one of the biggest shopping centers in the world, the Metro Center.

A few years ago, the main industries were ship building and coal mining, but now the chemical and soap industries are more important.

I moved from Newcastle ten years ago, but I often return. I miss the people who are so warm and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are many hills and streams.

People are born near the River Tyne have a special name. They are called “Geordies”. I am very pleased to be a “Geordie”.

Question 26. The more important and main industries of Newcastle now are _______.

A.  ship building and coal mining

B.   coal mining and soap

C.  ship building and chemical

D.  chemical and soap

Question 27. The word “it” in paragraph 1 is in closest meaning to _______.

A.  the River Tyne         B. England             C. the river bank      D. Newcastle

Question 28. From paragraph 3, we can infer that the writer moved from Newcastle ten years ago and _____

A.  usually returned                             B. rarely returned

C.didn’t want to return                      D. never returned

Question 29. All of the following are true about Newcastle -EXCEPT ______.

A.  there is a cathedral and a university there

B.   there aren’t any bridges over the River Tyne

C.  there is one of the biggest shopping centers in the world, the Metro Center.      

D. the population is about 200,000 people

Question 30. People who are born near the River Tyne are called _______.

A.  “Geordi”         B. “Geordian”                 C. “Geordies”                  D.“Geordie”