I.       Choose the correct answer.

I recently bought a DVD player from your shop on the High Street. The shop assistant told me that it (22) …... the best model available and that it came with a two-year guarantee. But after a month there was a problem with the sound. I brought it back to the shop and (23) …... the shop assistant what had happened. He said that they (24) …... any problems with the DVD before. He asked me when (25) …... it and if (26) …... the box. I (27) …... that I had the receipt, but I had thrown the box away. The shop assistant (28) …... he couldn’t change the DVD without the box. I asked (29) …... the manager, but he (30) …... that the manager was in a meeting. So I am writing to ask (31) …... the DVD or give me a full refund.

11.  A. is              B. was              C. will be             D. be

12.  A. told           B. said            C. told to               D. asked to

13.  A. never have         B. never had       C. have never had         D. had never had

14.  A. I buy           B. I bought          C. did I buy          D. I had bought

15.  A. do I still have          B. did I still have          C. I still had           D. I still had had

16.  A. said him                B. told him                 C. told                D. asked

17.  A. said me that               B. said that             C. said me               D. tells that

18.  A. to fetch          B. that he fetch           C. him to fetch             D. he fetched

19.  A. told                B. said                     C. asked                       D. told that

20.  A. you to change        B. to change         C. you changed         D. had changed

Let me tell you about a young boy who made a model car all on his own. The boy is me, six years ago when I was just 11 and the car was small and simple but in my imagination it was a high-speed, Formula 1 racing car, speeding along the race track.

It was during the school summer holidays and workmen were building a new drive and garage beside our house. While watching the workmen I had an idea. I'd build a car to drive into the garage in celebration of the new addition to our home. I told my mother and drew up complicated plans but I couldn't find the right materials, so I gave up and spent a miserable couple of days doing nothing. My mother noticed that I'd stopped working and asked me why. I explained and she suggested that maybe I should change my plans to fit the materials I did have, rather than give up.

And that's just what I did. I found small pieces of wood in my father's workshop and made my car from anything that was lying around the house. When I found a small engine from an old model plane of mine I added that. The power came from a battery attached with some wire I found in a cupboard.

By the time the garage was finished, so was my car. I called my family together outside the house, connected the wires, started the engine and placed the car on the driveway. It was fast and I had to run to the garage to rescue it before it crashed into the new door. My family began to clap and I smiled proudly. Thanks to my mother I learned the value of seeing a project through to its end. Soon I was making plans for my next project: a helicopter!
 

f seeing a project through to its end. Soon I was making plans for my next project: a helicopter!

53. What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. suggest that everybody should try making something

B. recommend a type of car that is easy to make

C. explain how he learned not to give up on an idea

D. give information about where to find good model cars

54. Why did the writer start building the car?

A. to show the workmen that he could build something too

B. to pass the time during the school holidays

C. to give to his mother as a special present

D. to celebrate the family’s new garage

55. How did the writer feel about the first car he planned?

A. sad that he was unable to find suitable things to build the car with

B. annoyed that his father wouldn’t let him borrow any materials

C. frustrated by how much time he’d wasted on the project

D. embarrassed by the poor quality of the car plan he drew

56. What do we find out about the car the writer finally made?

A. It was completed shortly after the garage was built.

B. It was powered by an old electric motor.

C. It went up the driveway too quickly and hit the garage.

D. Its design needed some improvements.

57. What advice might the writer give about making something?

A. Always try to keep to your plans rather than change them halfway through your project.

B. When you start a project you need as much help as you can get, so ask your friends and family to get involved.

C. Look carefully around you to see what’s available and what things you can reuse for your project.

D. Don’t make a car for your first project – they’re difficult to get right and may not work.

Bài hát: The Spectre - Alan Walker 

Hello, hello 
Can you hear me, as I scream your name 
Hello, hello 
Do you need me, before I fade away 

Is this the place that I call home 
To find what I've become 
Walk along the path unknown 
We live, we love, we lie 

Deep in the dark I don't need the light 
There's a ghost inside me 
It all belongs to the other side 
We live, we love, we lie 

(We live, we love, we lie) 

Hello, hello 
Nice to meet you, voice inside my head 
Hello, hello 
I believe you, how can I forget 

Is this the place that I call home 
To find what I've become 
Walk along the path unknown 
We live, we love, we lie 

Deep in the dark I don't need the light 
There's a ghost inside me 
It all belongs to the other side 
We live, we love, we lie 

(We live, we love, we lie) 

We live, we love, we lie

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Which verb form is correct?

1.      a. I regret telling/ to tell you that the model you want is out of stock.

b. It cost me a fortune, but I don’t regret spending/ to spend a year travelling around the world.

2.      a. Remember checking/ to check your answer before handing in your exam paper.

b. I remember putting/ to put the money in the top drawer, but it’s not there now.

3.      a. Have you forgotten meeting/ to meet me years ago?

b. Don’t forget finding out/ to find out how many people are coming on Saturday.

4.      a. I tried getting/ to get the table through the door, but it was too big.

b. I tried taking/ to take some aspirin, but the pain didn't go away.

5.      a. He needs working/ to work harder if he wants to make progress.

b. It’s difficult problem. It needs thinking/ to think about very carefully.

6.      a. I think Nick meant breaking/ to break that glass. It didn't look like an accident.

b. If we want to get there by 7.00, that means getting/ to get up before 5.00.

7.      a. Can you help me getting/ to get dinner ready?

b. He looks so funny. Whenever I see him, I can’t help smiling/ to smile.

8.      a. I’d advise taking/ to take more exercise.

b. I’d advise you taking/ to take more exercise.