Ex 9

I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced  ..... 

1. A. telepathy                     B. technology           C. emergency      D. webcam

2. A. tornado                        B. volcano                C. destroy                  D. sollution

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence. (1.6  

1. We _________TV at 9 p.m last night.

A. watched                B. was watching                   C. were watching                  D. watching

2. Our English exam was a piece of cake. I got full mark on it.

A. difficult                B. hard                                   C. challenging                       D. easy

3. They always sit ______each other in a chess game.

A. behind                   B. opposite                            C. under                                 D. between

4. Thomas Edison _______the light bulb in 1880.

A discovered            B. found                     C. invented                            D. thought

5. Yesterday, a terrible storm ________the rural area of Ha Giang Province.

A. raged                     B. erupted                              C. stroke                                D. happened

6. Kien: “Mary and Tom are getting married in July.” - Cuong: “____________” 

A. How wonderful!  B. How terrible!       C. That’s awful!       D. That’s a relief

7. Quynh: “Many people died in the accident.” - Hai: “____________”      

A. Thank you B. Awesome  C. I’m sorry to hear that.     D. How nice!

8. Julia said that she _______there at noon.

A. is going to be       B. was going to be               C. will be                               D. can be

I. Read and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (1.0pt)

Email, and chat rooms let children communicate (1)_____ friends and family members. They can also allow children to connect with people that they have never met in person. Knowing a little about each of these communication services can (2) _____ parents keep children safer while online.

Through e-mail, (3) _____ can easily send and receive messages. These messages may also have text, audio, and picture files attached. Signing up for an email account is simple (4)______ most services offer them for free. Sometimes these messages contain viruses, or other inappropriate contents, so parents should warn children to be wary of email from unknown people.

Chat rooms are online hang-out spots where anyone can talk about (5) ______ - current events, books, and other common interests. Users often do not know each other in real life, so it is important that parents keep a close eye on the content of any conversations.

1. A. to                       B. with                       C. for              D. through                

2. A. helped               B. helps                      C. to help                   D. help                      

3. A. receivers          B. messengers           C. users                      D. partners               

4. A. despite B. because                 C. because of             D. in spite of            

5. A. every                 B. something             C. nothing                  D. anything              

II. Read the passage, and then choose the best answers A, B, C or D. (1.0pt)

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio in 1847. As a child, he attended school for only a few months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Edison was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age. Edison’s parents allowed him to set up a laboratory in their basement.

In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent application for “Improvement In Electric Lights”. In 1879 he created a successful incandescent light bulb. This was his hardest project – from 1877 to 1880, Edison and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design. By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours. This discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in 1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company began marketing its new product.

1. When was Edison born?

    A. in 1878               B. in 1847                   C. in 1877              D. in 1500

2. Where was Edison’s laboratory?

    A. at his school    B. in a company      C. in the city    D. in their basement.

3. How many hours did the 1880 bulb last?

    A. 3000      B. 1500    C. 1880     D. 1878

4. The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means……

A.    “having been well taught”

B.    “having had good schooling”

C.    “having taught himself”

D.    “having had a high education”

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A.    A brief history of the light bulb

B.    The early life of Thomas Edison

C.    Family of Thomas Edison

D.    Thomas Edison’s company

I. Find out and circle the mistake in each sentence. (0.4 point).

1. My father wondered me what I was going to do the following week.

A. wondered             B. was            C. to do                                  D. following

2. The phone with a camera is mine and the one without a camera is her.

A. with                       B. mine          C. one                                     D. her

II. Rewrite these sentences in other way so that the meaning stays unchanged. (0.6

1.  They were calling for help when the rescue workers appeared.

=> While.....................................................................................................

2. “I will do the housework tomorrow”, Peter told me.

=> Peter told me that …………………………………………………………

3. “Where are you having a video conference with other clubs next week?” Lan asked

=> Lan ……………………………………………………………