My name is Sara. My favourite (1) .......is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it (2)........ I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers (3)........ me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy (4)........ I was thrilled when I read a detective story. I enjoy reading (5) .........I like to explore the imaginative world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who (6)........ “ Harry Potter” . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further (7) ......my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different (8)...... and customs of other countries in the world too. I read at least one hour every day. I read books by (9)....... I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it (10) .....be very challenging.

When Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. Almost everyone knows that he is one of the world’s richest people and perhaps the most successul businessman ever. He is the co-founder of Microsoft and successully made it into the world’s biggest software company. Moreover, he is renowed as a generous and kind man who started his own charity with his wife. They named it “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”, also known as the “Gates Foundation”.

            The main purpose of the foundation are to improve healthcare and reduce poverty globally. In America, it also helps to open up educational opportunities  and provide access to information technology. So far, the Gates Foundation has received many awards. President Barack Obama honored Bill and Melinda Gates with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 22, 2016. “Time” magazine voted Gates as one of the biggest influences of the 20^th century.

1. When was William Henry Gates III born?

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2. What is the name of Bill and Melinda’s charity foundation?

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3. What are the main purposes of the foundation on global scale?

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4. What does the foundation help in America?

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5. When did President Barack Obama honor Bill and Melinda Gates with a medal?

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1.  There are some peas, but there aren't any meat.

2.  How many beefs and how much fish do you need?  

3. This movie is not more interesting as the one we saw last week

4. My brother never enjoys classical music and I don't too.

5. The author of this novel is the same like that one.

6. The concert show was quite different than what I thought.

7. Hoang is very interested in rock and roll and his classmates are either.

VI. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn từ thích hợp để hoàn thành. (Mỗi chổ trống một từ)

         My name is Nam. Last weekend, I visited the countryside ________ (46) my classmates. The place is not very far ________ (47) our town. We came there by bus – a jorney of two hours. On arriving there, we ________ (48) straight to our friend’s house. He is Trung whose parents _______ (49) farmers living in the countryside. We drank coconut milk and _________ (50) a lot of country pancakes. After that we went flying kites in a paddy _________ (51) then we went swimming in the river near Trung’s house. We played games together.

         Finally, in the afternoon we _________ (52) the countryside for the town. And reached home at about 6 P.M. We really had a lot of fun. The countryside is wonderful to me. It has ______ (53) beautiful and interesting places than in the town.

VII. Mỗi câu có một lỗi sai ( từ hoặc cụm từ ), em hãy tìm và sửa lại cho đúng.

54. My friend doesn’t like potatoes, and I don’t like them, too.

55. There are not much good programs on television tonight.

56. I have less books in English than my classmates.

57. Where were you buy these picture books last month ?

58. My mother often eats a few fruit for breakfast.

59. Mrs Huong didn’t watch any movies last week and so did we.

60. I feel thirsty. I’d like drinking some water.

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with suitable articles. ( a, an, the)

1. My birthday is ____________ Sunday afternoon.

2. It doesn`t often snow here at _____ Christmas. We haven`t had _____ White Christmas for many years.

3. We came here in _____ summer of _____ 1969.

4. Are you doing anything at _____ weekend?

5. Rita plays _____ violin and her sister plays _____ guitar.

6. On our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed _____ Atlantic Ocean.

7. David attended _____ Princeton University.

8. _____ Florida State University is smaller than _____ University of Florida.

9. _____ chair that you are sitting in is broken.

10. _____ Civil War was fought in _____ United States between 1861 and 1865.

Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. We haven't been swimming for ages

It's ages ...........................................

2. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985

I haven't ............................................

3. My father hasn't been to Ha Noi for 2 years

.....................................................................

4. She has never been to the ballet before

It's the first time ..................................

5. I haven't seen him sincel was a student

I last ....................................................

6. He started working for this factory a year ago

He has ...........................................................

III. Choose the correct option A,B,C,D to complete the sentences.

6. The film was so boring . . . . . , Jack saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore                          B. However                  C. Although               D. Despite

7. I . . . . . go on foot when I was in primary school.

A. have to                                 B. used to                     C. can                           D. may

8. Does your bike ever . . . . . down on the way to school?

A. break                                    B. take                          C. do                            D. turn

9. The boys. . . . . home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro-power station.

A. have not come                  B. do not come         C. will not be coming D. is not coming

10. Will you . . . . . a taxi or a train?

A. drive                                    B. fly                            C. walk                         D. take

11. . . . . the film is a bit frighting, I really enjoyed it.

A. However                              B. Nevertheless        C. Although               D. Despite

12. We will go on holiday with some friends of . . . . .

A. our                                       B. ours                           C. us                            D. we

13. Don't read in bed, . . . . . you'll harm your eyes.

A. or                                         B. and                           C. but                           D. so

14. I . . . . . playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.

A. think                                    B. find                           C. say                          D. tell

15. Before moving to Hanoi, my parents . . . . . in Hai Phong.

A. have lived                        B. lived                          C. live                          D. have been living

16. My friend has decided to use . . . . . electricity by using more solar energy instead.

A. more                                    B. less                           C. much                       D. fewer

17. Have you got . . . . . butter in your fridge?

A. any                                      B. a lot                           C. an                            D. a

18. A new university . . . . . in my town in the near future.

A. is built                               B. will be built          C. was built               D. has been

19. . . . . . ! Can you tell me the way to the food shop?

A. Thank you                        B. All right                 C. Listen                       D. Excuse me

20.The city will have to find a solution to reduce traffic jam, . . . . . ?

A. does it                                B. won't it                     C. will it                     D. doesn't it

I. Find the word with the different underlined sound.

1.           A. washed                    B. needed                     C. danced         D. matched

 2.          A. obey                        B. key                           C. grey             D. survey

3.           A. ways                        B. days                         C. says             D. stays

IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.

Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday. It is (21) . . . . . to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.People celebrate Easter (22) . . . . . the world.

In the UK, Easter is a public holiday. People (23) . . . . . Easter chocolate eggs to their friends and family. In the US, Easter is a (24) . . . . . holiday. People can go to church and have a

special family meal. In Russia, Easter is one of the (25) . . . .            important holidays. People

celebrate it (26) . . . . . an Easter breakfast or meal.

21.        A. made                        B. held              C. given                        D. opened

22.        A. through                    B. in                 C. all                            D. around

23.        A. eat                            B. have             C. give                          D. receive

24.        A. nation                      B. local             C. native                       D. national

25.        A. more                        B. best              C. most                         D. better

26.        A. with                         B. by                C. for                            D. in

II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5 marks)

1.           A. common                  B. happy                       C. complete               D. joyful

2.           A. dangerous             B. expensive             C. enormous              D. convenient