Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the passage.

(1) arts (2) stages (3) films (4) music (5) go

Glastonbury is the largest performing arts festival in the world. It is organised every year in the village of Pilton, near Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It is well-known for its contemporary (1) .................... . It’s also known for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, and other performing (2) ................... too .

The first festival was held in the 1970s. Since then, it has taken place almost every year and has grown in size. Different (3) ................... are arranged for the performances. The festival takes place for three or four days in the open air. All kinds of people from all over the world (4) ...................... to the Glastonbury festival. It is now attended by about 150,000 people. The festival has also produced (5) .......................... and albums.

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VII.  Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10p)

            Air (1) …………. can make people (2) …………….. Consequently, some countries pass (3) ………. to control the quantity of (4) …………. in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the (5) ……….. (6) …………. should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s (7) …………………. and makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from (8) …………………. collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s (9) ………………….. The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad (10) …………………..

Read the passage then choose the best answer.

When springtime comes, everything bigins to wake up. Many animals in the woods have been asleep all winter. Birds have been aways. Under the snow, the ground has been hard and still.

Then, all at once, it is spring! The day begins to grow long. From the south the birds fly back, ready to build their nests. Animals wake up and start to look for food.

Trees grow new leaves. Plants begin to flower. Baby birds and animals are born. Farmers are busy from morning till night.

In many counrties, people greet the spring with songs and dancing. Springtime is a happy time all over the world.

1. The story as a whole is about …………….

A. living in winter B. birds flying south

C. flowers D. springtime

2. Spring is the time when…………………

A. birds fly to the south B. it starts to snow C. baby birds and animals are born D. farmers have more free time

3. farmers ……………. In the spring.

A. have little to do. B. begin to look for food C. sing and dance to greet spring D. begin to get very busy

4. Many animals go to sleep in winter because …………….

A. It is difficult for them to find food.

B. they have been awake during the other seasons.

C. it is too cold for them to look for foood.

D. they don’t need to eat.

5. Birds fly south in winter because …………….

A. There are more trees for them there.

B. it is warmer in the south than it is in the north.

C. they want a warmer place to lay eggs.

D. the days there are longer.

Exercise 1: Cho dạng đúng của các động từ sau đây (có thể là chủ động hoặc bị động) để tạo thành một bài IELTS Writing Task 1 hoàn chỉnh.

The first diagram (1-illustrate)____________the process of cement manufacture, and the second diagram (2-show)_____________ the materials that go into the production of concrete.

It is clear that there are five stages in the production of cement, beginning with the input of raw materials and ending with bags of the finished product. To produce concrete, four different materials (3-mix)______________ together.

At the first stage in the production of cement, limestone and clay (4-crush)____________ to form a powder. This powder then (5-mix)______________ before it passes into a rotating heater. After heating, the resulting mixture (6-grind)_______________, and cement (7-produce)______________. Finally, the cement (8-package)_______________in large bags.

Cement is one of the four raw materials that (9-use)_______________ in the production of concrete, along with gravel, sand and water. To be exact, concrete (10-consist)_______________ of 50% gravel, 25% sand, 15% cement and 10% water. All four materials are blended together in a rotating machine called a concrete mixer.

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Read the passage then choose the best answer.

When springtime comes, everything bigins to wake up. Many animals in the woods have been asleep all winter. Birds have been aways. Under the snow, the ground has been hard and still.

Then, all at once, it is spring! The day begins to grow long. From the south the birds fly back, ready to build their nests. Animals wake up and start to look for food.

Trees grow new leaves. Plants begin to flower. Baby birds and animals are born. Farmers are busy from morning till night.

In many counrties, people greet the spring with songs and dancing. Springtime is a happy time all over the world.

1. The story as a whole is about …………….

A. living in winter B. birds flying south

C. flowers D. springtime

2. Spring is the time when…………………

A. birds fly to the south B. it starts to snow C. baby birds and animals are born D. farmers have more free time

3. farmers ……………. In the spring.

A. have little to do. B. begin to look for food C. sing and dance to greet spring D. begin to get very busy

4. Many animals go to sleep in winter because …………….

A. It is difficult for them to find food.

B. they have been awake during the other seasons.

C. it is too cold for them to look for foood.

D. they don’t need to eat.

5. Birds fly south in winter because …………….

A. There are more trees for them there.

B. it is warmer in the south than it is in the north.

C. they want a warmer place to lay eggs.

D. the days there are longer.

Question III: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.

1. At the moment we (sit) .............................. in a café. We (wait) ..................... for the museum to open, so I (write) ............................ some postcards.

2. Miss Helen (help) ............................. as soon as she (finish) ............................. that letter.

3. Boys like (play) ............................. marbles or catch while girls enjoy (skip) ..............   rope or chatting.

4. (you/ go) ....................................... abroad for your holiday? - Well, I (get) ................... a holiday job. I’m going to an agent’s on Saturday (find out) ........................... about it.

5. It’s 7pm. Mai(16)(be)..............at home. She (17)(watch)...........TV. She always(18)(watch)............TV with her family around 7 o’clock in the morning. Mai likes(19)(watch)..............cartoons and films, but she(2)(not like).............sports programmes.

6. Al bert Malt, a progressive American writer(21)(be)……….in 1908. He(22)(write)……………his first play “Peace on Earth” in 1943. Most of his works (23)(be)………. against wars, so the American police(24)(arrest)…………… him and (25)(put)……….. him in prison in 1950

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshimi, the Goddest who, in the Hindu religion, brings peace and property.

Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights. The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”

1. Where is Diwali celebrated?

_________________________________________________________________________

2. When is the festival held?

_________________________________________________________________________

3. What do people do to prepare for the festival?

_________________________________________________________________________

4. When does the celebration take place?

_________________________________________________________________________

5. Why is Diwali called “Festival of Light”?

_________________________________________________________________________

Ex9: Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep).

2. We seldom (eat) before 6:30.

3. Look! A man (run) after the rain. He (want) to catch it.

4. The sun (set) in the West.

5. It (be) often hot in the summer.

6. I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now.

7. My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market.

8. It (be) very cold now.

9. It (rain) much in the summer. It (rain) now.

10. Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) in the morning .