at sixteen, henry vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. he wandered aimlessly from one country to another...1....... finally setting down in australia,.....2...... he was trained as an electronics engineer. he established his own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the.......3...

his retirement suddenly ......4...... him realize how lonely he was and he decided to....5..... up a hobby, with his interest in electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural choice. he installed his own equipment and obtained a licence and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact ....6..... other radio amateurs all over the world.

soon henry had a great many contacts in far-off places. one in particular was a man in california with....7...... he had much in common. one night the man in california happened to mention the village in europe he had come from. suddenly, henry realised that this man was, in fact, his younger brother, peter. at firrst, the two brothers were at a .....8...... for words but then little by little they filled .....9....... the details ở their past lives and not long afterwards henry vincent flew to california to .........10...... reunited with his brother.

It is very difficult to decide on the correct (0) punishment m caSes like these. This was why it took the judge so long to reach a (1) in Mrs Lovell's case. Her lawyer said in her (2)_that she was lonely and confused and that this was why she had ignored the (3)_of her neighbours for so long. He also argued that this was not a case of deliberate (4)_. In other words, Mrs Lovell had no (5)_of causing suffering. He also argued that a case like this called for (6)_• The judge finally found her (7)_, but gave her (8)_to keep one dog for a period of a year, subject to good (9)_. In other words, if she repeats her (10)_, the dog will be taken away from her.

0 PUNISH 1 DECIDE 2 DEFEND 3 COMPLAIN 4 CRUEL 5 INTEND 6 UNDERSTAND 7 GUILT 8 PERMIT 9 BEHAVE 10 OFFEND

IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A,B, C or D:I had feared that my companion would talk, but it was soon plain (rõ ràng) that there was no such danger. Two days passed during which we did not exchange a single word. He seemed, indeed, absolutely unaware of my presence. He neither read nor wrote, but spent most of his time sitting at the table and looking out of the window across the pleasant parkland that surrounded the house. He sometimes talked to himself and said things half under his breath. He bit his nails and once he produced a penknife and dug holes in the furniture until one of the attendants (nhân viên) took it from him. I thought at first that perhaps he was mentally ill. During the second day I even began to feel a little nervous of him. He was extremely large, both broad and tall, with very wide shoulders and enormous hands. His huge head was usually sunk low between his shoulders. He had dark, rather untidy hair and a big shapeless mouth which open very now and then. Once or twice he began singing to himself, but broke off abruptly (bất ngờ) on each occasion - and this was the nearest he seemed to get to noticing my presence.
By the evening of the second day I was completely unable to go on with my work. Out of a mixture of nervousness and curiosity, I sat, too looking out of my window and blowing my nose, and wondering how to set about establishing the human contact which was by now becoming an absolute necessity. It ended of with my asking him for his name. He had been introduced to me when he arrived, but I had paid
no attention then. He turned towards me a very gently pair of dark eyes and said his name: Huge Belfounder. He added:" I thought you didn't want to talk." I said that I was not at all against talking, that I had just been rather busy with something when he arrived, and I begged his pardon if I had appeared rude.
It seemed to me, even from the way he spoke, that he was not only mentally ill, but was highly intelligent; and I began, almost automatically, to pack up my papers. I knew that from now on I should do no more work. I was sharing a room with a person of the greatest fascination.

1. How did Huge spend the first two days?
A. He worked as if the writer was not there.
B. He talked and sang to himself from time to time.
C. He spent his time making holes in the furniture.
D. He kept annoying the attendants.
2. On the second evening the writer
A. tried in vain to start a conversation.
B. was feeling bored.
C. began to fell frightened of his companion.
D. could not concentrate on his work.
3. Huge didn't talk to the writer at first because
A. he didn't realise the writer wished to.
B. he thought the writer was rude.
C. he was feeling ill.
D. he was too busy.
4. The writer's attitude to Huge changed from
A. fear to nervousness.
B. nervousness to interest.
C. curiosity to nervousness.
D. nervousness to unfriendliness

VIII. Fill in each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters:1. Alice had a ……………..… day at work and went to bed early. ( TIRE )
2. Food and clothing are ................................................ of life ( NECESSARY )
3. His dream is to be an ...............................like his father when he grows up. (economy)
4. Japan is an ………………………country. (industry)
5. She can find no ................................................ to her financial troubles. ( SOLVE )
6. The instructions are very..................................... I am not clear what I should do.( confuse)
7. The large dog is perfectly …………….........and he has never been known to attack anyone. (harm)
8. The party is …….…………, so you don’t have to dress up for it. ( FORM )
9. Travelling in big cities is becoming more ………….....…… everyday. ( TROUBLE )
10. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ……..…………. our vocabulary. (rich)

as -all -already- any- attract -both -break -by -could - even - fewer- in-instead living - might - most - spent - that- them- whose- staying - must Austin's luck finally ran out on day 92 when a cobra bit him on the arm . He had wanted to \

(1)...............the world record for (2)........in a glass cage with poisonous snakes .It was (3)..........part of a publicity stunt to (4).........visitors to a snake and animal park in South Africa . His companions had been no (5).............than 36 deadly snakes .They included 20 cobras and , (6)............dangerous of all ,six black mambas (7).............bite can kill in under a minute . He hadn't been able to relax for a moment as (8)...........movement which was made excited his " roommates ''. He fed (9)............on live mice but had to make sure (10)............he didn't touch them in case he was mistaken for food too ! By day 92 he had (11) ........been bitten twice , but on (12)........occasions ,(13)...............a miracle , no venom entered his bloodstream .One day he (14).......... fell on top of a black mamba .Fortunately for him ,(15).......... of striking the mamba shot across to the other side of the cage . When he was bitten for the third time , Austin (16).............have left the cage but decided wait for the antidote to arrive. Even though he was (17)........... terrible pain , he thought he (18).........as well die trying to break the record . (19).....it was , he managed to survive and (20).......... a further two weeks in the cage to set a new record of 107 days .

Fill in each numbered blank with ONE  suitable word

A doctoer who worked in a village was very annoyed because many people ... to stop him in the street and ask.... his advice. In this way, he was never paid for his services, and he never managed to earn much. He made up... mind to put an end to do this. One day, he... stopped by a young man.... said to him " oh doctor, i'm so happy to see you. I've got a servere pain in my left side". The doctor pretended to be interested .... said, " shut your eyes and stick your tongue.... of your mouth" then he went away, leaving the man standing in the... with his tongue hanging out and a large crowd of people laughing....him

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. He (run) as fast as he could, but he realized he was not strong enough (be) a good marathon runner. In the distance he could just make out the shapes of the (lead) runners, (get) further ahead every minute.

2. Every day you can (hear) something interesting t school. When you come home after classes, you often (tell) your parents what you (hear) and (see) at school. Two friends went on a trip to London.

3. They (enter) restaurant for dinner. On the table (stand) a jar of mustard. Not having seen mustard before, one of them (take) a spoonful into his mouth. Years immediately filled his eyes and his friend asked him what he (cry) about.

4. In two minutes I (be) up the tree, but It was very difficult (get) to the nest. When at last I got there and (can cook) into the nest, I (see) the two young eagles and also some food for them-meat and finish. When I tried (take) the young eagles out of the nest, I suddenly (feel) a terrible pain in the back of my head. I (look) round and (see) the mother eagle. And she (be) ready to make a second attack. You (must know) how strong these eagles are.

5. Eric (bear) in 1903 in India where his father worked for the civil service. The family (move) to England in 1907 and his 1917 Eric (enter) Eton where he (contribute) regularly to the college magazine. His first article (appear) in Lemon in October 1928 while he (live) in Paris.

6. Jack Cooper (be) a production manager at Weston Aeronautics for ten years now. He (live) in a small house in the suburbs of Bristol with his wife, Peggy. At the moment, Weston (expand) into Europe and they (build) a new factory in Toulouse.

Last week John went to his uncle’s farm in a village not very far (1) ______________________ the city center. It’s the busiest time of the year for farmer to (2) ___________________________ their crops. It is also the time for his holyday. He intends to stay here for a week. He wants to do something (3) ____________________ to help him.
John got up early to (4) _______________________ the first bus and after twenty-five minutes he came to the village. The weather was (5) _____________________. John was very glad to meet his uncle. After a while he went to the field where his uncle grows maize. He enjoyed the fresh air and the aroma of the maize
(6) __________________ in the air. John helped his uncle to work in the maize field from early morning till late in the evening (7) _____________________ his stay on the farm.
The week (8) _____________________ by so quickly. Back to the city, John has learned a lot about the farm life.

B. VOCABULARY
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each
space.

HOLIDAYS WITH FRIENDS

I always (28) ................................... to go to Porchester (29) ................................... my summer
holidays. It is a quiet little town, full of old and interesting buildings. Very (30) ................................... visitors
ever go there, so there are no crowds. I enjoyed its sleepy atmosphere. I work in a big city, so a holiday in
Porchester was a complete change (31) ................................... my usual life. Besides, I found (32)
................................... about the history of the place. I wanted to learn how life used to be in Porchester -
the stories of (33) ................................... people and buildings.
I made notes on (34) ................................... these things (35) ................................... my holidays
and I soon knew (36) ................................... about the history of Porchester than most of the people (37)
................................... lived there.
I am not a rich man and I cannot afford to stay in hotels. (38) ................................... Jack Thompson
heard that I wanted to spend my holidays in Porchester again all these years later, he invited me to stay with
(39) .................................... . Jack and I were in the Army (40) ................................... during the war
and we were good friends.

II. Complete the sentences below, using the most appropriate one in each case.

41. I haven’t played for a long time so I’m ..........................................
42. I’m afraid the lift is .......................................... We’ll have to walk up.
43. By the time they received the news a month later, it was ..........................................
44. I cannot possibly do as you ask. It’s quite ..........................................
45. He’s been ................................. for several months and he wonders if he’ll ever be employed again.
46. The car was coming straight towards me but luckily I got .......................................... just in time.
47. They did nothing to stop the demonstrators and, by the time the police arrived, the situation had got
..........................................
48. The goalkeeper’s injury will put him .......................................... for several weeks.

III. Complete these sentences with the correct word “for”, “during”, “while” or “meanwhile”.
49. He’s been on holiday ............................ three weeks.
50. ............................ that time, he’s visited his relatives in Australia.
51. ............................, I’ve been doing his work.
52. ............................ he has been on holiday, I’ve been doing his work.
53. I’ve been doing his work ............................ the time he has been away.
54. The crisis arose ......................... the Managing Director was on holiday and lasted .........................
the duration of his absence.
55. The crisis arose ......................... the Managing Director’s absence on holiday. He went to sea
............................ a few days in his yacht; ............................, his colleagues were attempting to
resolve the problems without him because they were unwilling to disturb him ............................ he
was away.
56. When he returned, he was very angry. ‘Good heavens,’ he said. ‘I’ve only been away
............................ a fortnight but ............................ my absence, everything seems to have gone to
pieces. There I was, sailing peacefully around the Mediterranean, and ............................,
............................ the time I was away, you were trying to solve these problems without telling me.’