II. Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Write your answers in the provided space.
(1pt.)

SLEEPY TEENS

When school superintendent Russell Dever enters the local coffee shop at around 7:20 A.M., it is crowded with
students. “The line is out the door because our high school kids are getting coffee,” he said. And they are not standing in line
for the decaf – they need the caffeine to stay awake in class. Talk to American high school students and you hear the
complaints about how late they stay up, how little they sleep – and how early they must be in class.
These days, there is increasing concern in schools across the United States about students who are not completely
awake in morning classes. School officials in some states have even changed start times so teenagers can sleep later.
According to sleep expert Mary Carskadon, the fact that many teenagers work long hours outside of the school and have
computers and televisions in their bedrooms contributes to a serious lack of sleep. But, she said, the problem is also due to
biology. As the bodies of teenagers develop, their brains also change. These changes make teens more likely than adults to
have trouble sleeping at night.
Teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep a night, but the average teen gets a lot less. Carskadon’s
study, completed in the fall of 2001 with researcher Amy Wolfson, showed that nearly 30 percent of students in the tenth

grade slept less than six hours on school nights. Less than 15 percent got more than eight hours of sleep each night. Eighth-
graders averaged eight hours of sleep a night, although that age group, she said, needs at least nine hours a night. Even

more remarkable are the results of a 1997-1998 school year study. In that study, 12 out of 24 U.S. high school students who
were part of an experiment at a sleep laboratory had brain wave patterns similar to those of someone with narcolepsy, a
serious condition that affects sleep. “What’s going in on is that at 8:30 in the morning these kids ... would normally be in
school sitting in a classroom, but ... their brain is still in the middle of the night,” said Carskadon.
Parent Dawn Dow says her son just cannot go to bed before 10 P.M. “Last year he was trying to put himself to bed
at 8:30 and was coming in 9:30 and 10 in tears saying, ‘I just can’t go to sleep.’ It is not a case of children wanting to be up
late ... It is a change in his chemistry.”
So would letting teenagers wake up later make a difference? Kyla Wahlstrom of the University of Minnesota in the
United States studies the effects of changing school starts time. She has looked at students in Edina and Minneapolis, two
cities in Minnesota, where public school officials have moved high school starting times past 8:30 A.M. In Minneapolis, the
middle school begins at 9:30 A.M. She said the later starting times have reduced students absences. They have also lowered
dropout rates by 8 percent over four years. In addition, she said, teachers report that students are not sleeping at their desks

during the first two hours of class anymore. She said 92 percent of parents from Edina reported that their teenagers are
easier to live with. The students reported that they were feeling less depressed and were getting better grades.
Big changes in school start times may not be possible in some areas. However, Wahlstrom said her research
shows that even small changes can contribute to a solution to this serious problem.
Questions 1 to 6: Decide if the following statements are true, false, or not given according to the information
in the reading passage. Write T (true), F (false), or NG (not given) in the provided space.
Question 1 Most teenagers sleep more than they should.
Question 2 There are scientific reasons that explain why teenagers have difficulty sleeping at night.
Question 3 The brains of teenagers are the same as the brains of adults.
Question 4 Teenagers can do their best schoolwork in the early morning.
Question 5 Some schools start their classes later so that teenage students can get more sleep in the morning.
Question 6 Many parents do not want high school officials to change school start times.

For many young people in Britain, sport is a popular part of school life, and being (1) _________
one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. If someone is (2) _________ a
team, it means a lot of extra practice and often spending Saturday or Sunday away (3) _________
home, as many matches are played then.
It can also involve travelling (4) _________ other towns to play against other school teams and
then staying after the match (5) _________ a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends and other
students will travel (6) _________ the team to support their own side.
When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school that feels proud, not only the players. It
can also mean that the school becomes well-known (7) ___________ being good (8) ________
certain sports, and students from that school may end up playing (9) ________ national and
international teams so that the school has some really famous names associated (10) _________ it!
1. A. with B. for C. from D. in
2. A. for B. to C. in D. with
3. A. on B. at C. to D. from
4. A. at B. to C. by D. for
5. A. for B. to C. away D. by
6. A. down B. with C. up D. on
7. A. in B. for C. with D. by
8. A. at B. in C. for D. on
9. A. in B. with C. by D. for
10.A. for B. at C. in D. with

1. (cry)................ often walk trough the streets shouting or singing abut something they sell.
2. Gas and oil(consume)......................... always increase in cold water.
3. The police are interested in the sudden(appear)......... of the valuable painting.
4. He claimed that his(bring up)................... had caused him to be a criminal.
5. Traveling in the big cities is becoming more(trouble)...................... everyday.
6. Less public transport is now avaible because of the(short)................... of staff.
7. Therefore the roads become(jam)..................with private cars as people drive to work.
8. Because of the volume of traffic local councils are forced to give(permit)................ for more roads to be constructed.
9. (fortune).................. many house have to be demolished to make ways for the road.
10. The injury to their key player could be a(decide).................... factor in the game.
11. But traveling by public transport is very(attract).................... as there are long delays.
12. The(frequent)................. of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance.
13. The situation is so(chaos).................... in some cities now that is difficult to see any solution.
14. His behaviour always(embarrass)........... me at parties.
15. The new film is(exception)..................... good.
16. She felf a sense of(lose)............... when her friend went to live abroad.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question .

School of the Air .

Many of us may be surprised to hear the name " School of the air ", but there are over ten of them i Australia . Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory . The school provides an educational services for about 120 children living in Central Australia . Students of this school live far from each other, so they don’t have normal lessons in classrooms, but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They send their work to the teachers and discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.
1. Alice Spring School of the Air teaches children in ................
A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers ............................
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don’t have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to ...........................
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. School in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning

Life in the city

Life in the city is full of activity. Early in the morning hundreds of people rush out of their homes
in the manner ants do when their nest is broken. Soon the streets are full of traffic. Shops and
offices open, students flock to their schools and the day's work begins. The city now throb with
activity, and it is full of noise. Hundreds of sight-seers, tourists and others visit many places of
interest in the city while businessmen from various parts of the world arrive to transact business.
Then towards evening, the offices and day schools begin to close. Many of the shops too close.
There is now a rush for buses and other means of transport. Everyone seems to be in a hurry to
reach home. As a result of this rush, many accidents occur. One who has not been to the city
before finds it hard to move about at this time. Soon, however, there is almost no activity in
several parts of the city. These parts are usually the business centres. With the coming of night,
another kind of actịvity begins. The streets are now full of colorful lights. The air is cooler and
life becomes more leisurely. People now seek entertainment. Many visit the cinemas, parks and
clubs, while others remain indoors to watch television or listen to the radio. Some visit friends
and relatives and some spend their time reading books and magazines. Those who are interested
in politics discuss the latest political developments. At the same time, hundreds of crimes are
committed. Thieves and robbers who wait for the coming of night become active, and misfortune
descends upon many. For the greed of a few, many are killed, and some live in constant fear. To
bring criminals to justice, the officers of the law are always on the move.
Workers and others who seek advancement in their careers attend educational institutions which
are open till late in the night. Hundreds of them sit for various examinations every year. The
facilities and opportunities that the people in the city have to further their studies and increase
their knowledge of human affairs are indeed many. As a result, the people of the city are usually
better informed than those of the village, where even a newspaper is sometimes difficult to get.
The city could, therefore, be described as a place of ceaseless activity. Here, the drama of life is
enacted every day.

Hãy dịch bài văn trên.

*Fill in each blank with one of the words from the list.
behind – are – beautiful – house – is – rice paddy – there
    Nga lives in a small village with her father, mother and her brother, Minh. She lives in a small (1)……………..house (2)…………….. . It is old and beautiful. There (3) …………..a garden in front of the house. In the garden, there are (4)…………………flowers. There are mountains (5) …………… the house. To the left of the house there is a small (6) …………….. . To the right of the house (7) …………….is a well. There is not a vegetable garden and there (8)……………….not any tall trees.
*Fill in each blank with a word from the box. 
 
because  -  bed  -   classes  -   finish  -   goes   -   home   -   near   -    teachers   -   watches   -   work     
    Miss Young lives in Ha Noi. She (1)……………….English at a school in the city centre. She goes to (2)……………every working day by bike (3)……………her house is (4)…………….the school. Her (5)………….start at eight o’clock in the morning and (6)…………..4.30 in the afternoon. After work she plays tennis or (7)………………swimming. She comes (8)……………at half past six, and has dinner. After dinner she (9)…………….television. She goes to (10)…………….at 11 o’clock.
*Supply the correct verb form. 
1.My father usually (go)………………to wok by bike. Sometimes he (cycle) ……………….. .
2.There (be)……………………any flowers behind your house?
3.Mr. Tam (not travel)……………………to Ho Chi Minh City by plane. He (travel) …………….by train.
4.You (live)………………….near a market? –It (be) ………………noisy?
5.There (not be) ………………..any stores on our street.
6.We (not live) ………………in an apartment in town. We (live)………………in a house in the country.

*Fill in the blanks with “a, an, the, any”
1.Do you live in ……………..apartment in town? -No, we live in ……house in …….country.
2.There aren’t ………………restaurants on my street.
3.Is there ……………..vegetable garden in front of ………………yard?
4.What’s that on the floor? _It’s …………….eraser.
5.Are there ………………lakes in your city?
6.Near …………….river, there is ……………..rice paddy field.
*Make questions for the underlined words.
1.…………………………………………………….? _There is a flower garden behind her house.
2.…………………………………………………….? _We live at 34 Hoang Dieu Street.
3.…………………………………………………….? _Our street has two toy stores.
4.…………………………………………………….? _There are thirty students in the class.
5.…………………………………………………….? _My school is big and it is new.
6.…………………………………………………….? _She goes to Nguyen Du Secondary School.
7.…………………………………………………….? _They work in the factory.
8.…………………………………………………….? _We have English on Tuesday and Friday.
9.…………………………………………………….? _Lan has one brother.
10…………………………………………………….? _ My father helps me do my homework.

VI, Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions or
statements:
The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert
hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred million years
and is thousands of times larger than the Earth. By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the
rest of the Sun’s life will be like. About five billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and
become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate
of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about
the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star.
Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist. Once the Sun has used up its
thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will
become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova

explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf. After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun
will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun
has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have
frozen over the Earth’s surface.
66. It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun ______.
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf
B. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
C. has been in existence for 10 billion years
D. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
67. What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant?
A. Its surface will become hotter and shrink.
B. It will throw off huge amounts of gases.
C. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter.
D. Its core will cool off and use less fuel.

                                                                           School of the air
Many of us may be surprised to hear the name “School of the air”, but there are over ten of them in Australia, Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory. The school provides an educational services for about 120 children living in Central Australia.
Students of this school live far from each other, so they don’t have normal lessons in classrooms, but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They send their work to the teachers and discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.
1. Alice Spring School of the Air teaches children in ................
A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers ............................
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don’t have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to ...........................
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. School in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning

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