. Many children in our village are still _____ . They can’t read or write.

A. Creative

B. Illiterate

C. Unhealthy

D. Traditional

2. We usually _____ ourselves by playing hike and seek or flying kites.

A. Behave

B. Collect

C. Imagine

D. Entertain

3. Laura is in the____of writing in her dairy every day.

A. Habit

B. Custom

C. Practice

4. The children started to_______ each part of the story.

A. Go out

B. Act out

C. Play out

D. Cry out

5. “How cool!” is used to express ____.

A. A wish

B. A surprise

C. An agreement

D. An appreciation

6. – “He had to work 12 hours every day.”

A. Sure.

B. I wish I could go back to that time.

C. How cool!

D. I can’t imagine that.

7. We all____ it were the weekend tomorrow.

A. Think            B. hope             C.wish             D. want

8.I _____ a teddy bear, but I don’t have one now.

A. Used to having

B.Used to have

C. Was use to having

D. Was used to have

9. Minh wishes he _____ English perfectly well.

A. Spoke             B. speaks                       C.is speaking              D. has spoken

10. They_____ go on holiday when they lived in the countryside.

A. not use to

B. weren’t use to

C. didn’t use to

D. hadn’t used to

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage.

Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we

live. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) _____ the life of ancient people and the life of the

people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2) ______ over the last ten years are amazing.

People in the past were not (3)_______ to travel such long distances within such

a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) _________ cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.

Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) ________

and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous

work is (6) _____ by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) ________

of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could

not afford (8) ______appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used

to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) ______ living now and in the past is the

fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (10) into public or private schools.

1. A. Predict

B. Discuss

C. Compare

D. Suppose

2. A. Occurred

B. Considered

C. Expressed

D. Arranged

3. A. Used

B. Able

C. Might

D. Capable

4. A. Skillful

B. Difficult

C. Historical

D. Comfortable

5. A. Rules

B. Tools

C. Teams

D. Ideas

6. A. Thought

B. Played

C. Done

D. Seen

7. A. Conditions

B. Performances

C. Stories

D. Conflicts

8. A. Mobile

B. Physical

C. Bare-footed

D. Household

9. A. Within

B. Among

C. Between

D. Behind

10. A. Allowed

B. Attended

C. Agreed

D. Appeared

VIII. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

My grandmother is more than ninety years old which makes her the oldest person in the whole family. Despite her old age, her memory is still fresh. She always tells us that many things used to be different when she was young.

My grandma used to begin her day very early. She used to start her day at 4 o’clock while everybody else was still in beds. She used to do all the housework by herself. She used to make clothes for her children and as for her outdoor work, she used to raise some chicken and sheep and she also used to help the males to grow vegetables.

There didn’t use to be many pastime activities. Her hobby used to be listening to the radio. In the evening all the family used to sit by the fire in the sitting room where all the family gathered at night to tell tales or discuss family matters as weddings, harvest time or to assign the next day’s work.

When a member of the family was ill, she used to show him which herbs to use. She collected them from the near forest or from the mountain. My grandma used to know so many effective methods to cure illnesses.

1. How is the memory of the writer’s grandmother?

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2. What time did she use to start her day?

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3. What did she use to do in her pastimes?

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4. Where did her family use to sit in the evening?

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5. What did she usually do when a member of the family was ill?

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IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as

possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word givenand other words

as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word.

1. He had a lot of money, but now he doesn’t.( USED)

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2. The boys want to win the football match. (WISH)

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3. Did you always eat sweets when you were small? (USE)

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4. She dreams of spending her vacation in Ha Long Bay. (WISHES)

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5. They didn’t use to drink coffee when they lived in Japan. (NEVER)

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