2.London   (have) a population of eight million people.

3.The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which   (symbolize) freedom.

4.Vietnam’s Independence Day   (celebrate) on September 09th.

5.We   (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.

6.Some activities  _ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.

V. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each of the sentences.

1.Alaska is perhaps the most …………… state in the USA. It has over three million lakes.

A. puzzling                          B. festive                                        C. amazing

2.The old tradition of first- footing is still practiced today in ……………………..

A. Scottish                           B. Scots                                          C. Scotland

3.In Canada, the serving of coffee at the end of an evening is a signal that it is time for ………..

A. visitors                           B. tourists                                       C holiday makers

4.The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by ……………………….. their noses.

A. punching                         B. touching                                    C. blowing      

5. Australia is composed of seven …………………..

A. nations        B. countries C. states

6.There is a red maple leaf on the ………………… of Canada.

A. flag                                   B. banner                                     C. money

VI. Read the passage and answer these questions below:

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far  from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpets of many colors. In Spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green , red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

Questions

1.Is England a large country?

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2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?

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3. Are there many towns in England?

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4. What is the English countryside like?

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VII. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow

Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes. That’s four lakes per person living there.

Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day. It is a really fun scene to watch.

Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen.

All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.

1. Alaska ___________.

A. is another name for the USA

B. is an island in the Pacific Ocean

C. has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

2. Which statement below is NOT CORRECT?

A. In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people.

B. There is one lake for each person living there.

C. Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes.

3.Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?

A. by air B. by road C. by river

4. In Alaska we can always see the sun ___________.

A. in winter B. in summer C. every month of the year

VIII. Rewrite the sentences below without changing their original meaning.

 Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. [since]

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Leaves are damaged. The tree cannot get enough food energy to stay healthy. [because]

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I don’t have much money now, but I want to buy a house in PhuCuong.

If......................................................................................................................................................

 Light pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living patterns.

If......................................................................................................................................................

Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. [because of]

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 The Walt Disney Studios, the famous movie company, has produced hundreds of cartoons for children.

  Hundreds of cartoons for children .....................................................................................

PRACTICE TEST 2

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. ranked

B. gained

C. prepared

D. proved

2. A. host

B. honor

C. hockey

D. horror

3. A. badminton

B. swallow

C. challenge

D. ballet

II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.

1. A. chemist

B. browser

C. technique

D. programme

2. A. reality

B. unable

C. enormous

D. benefit

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 

1.Science is used in all conners of the world for the_________of people.

          A. interest B. need C. profits D.benefits

2. _________we were in town, we often met him. 

A. For B. Although C. So  D. When 

3. _________your homework finished last night? 

A. Was B. Did C.Are D. Do

4. He shouted and looked  _________at me when I broke the vase. 

A. angry     B. angrier C. angrily D. angryly

5. They decided to go out _________ it rained heavily.

A. but B. and   C. although D. because

6. John is interested _________ the history of Vietnam.   

A. in B. with   C. to D. on 

7 . _________ turning off the TV and lights, they went  to bed. 

A. Behind B. In front of   C.Before D. After

8. I _________a lot of information about her recently. 

A. have learnt  B. would learn   C. learnt D. will learn

9. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you _________ than the red one.

A. good B. well               C. better   D. the best

 10. Vietnamese people are very _________ and hospitable.  

A.friend B.friendless C.friendly D.friendship

IV. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses: 

1. Chess (play)_________________________for around two thousand years

2. My uncle (not/ be) ___________________ out of his house since he bought a color TV. 

3. Nam (watch) ___________________________________  TV  now. 

4. He said that he (go) __________________________ to Ha Noi  the next day.

5. The doctor advised him ( give up ) ________________ smoking

V. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each  gap to complete the following passage :   Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)............ March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided (2)................ to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine which helped the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea“Why do not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (3)…............for years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. (4)............... rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another. They tried to send (5) ….................. through a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran into Bell’s room and shouted:“ I heard you! ”.

  1. A. in

B. on

C. from

D. at

  2. A. go  

B. went 

C. to go

D. going

  3. A. invention

B. inventor

C. inventive

D. invent

  4. A. he 

B. we

C. it

D. they 

  5. A. speaking

B. letters

C. speech

D. telegram

VI. Read the passage then answer the below questions

    The environment is everything around us, both natural and made by man. A major problem in the world today is the destruction of natural environment.

This is a complicated problem. We burn fuel, and this causes air pollution. We throw away plastic bags, containing toys and other objects. These stay in the environment, they are not like paper or wood that slowly disappear. We have made thousands of new chemicals. Factories that make or use chemicals always have chemical wastes. These are often poisonous, and they also stay in the environment.

Since 1945 several countries have been testing nuclear bombs in the air and underground. The explosions in the air cause nuclear fallout. The fallout causes cancer, kills animals and people. Nuclear power plants that make electricity also produce dangerous wastes and have accidents be very disastrous.

A. Answer the questions:

1. What is the main problem in the world today?

2. What does burning fuel cause?

3. Do factories make or use chemicals always have chemical waste ?

B. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1.The fallout……

A.causes cancer  B.causes pollution C. kills animals and people   D. A&C are correct

2.What does the word “that”  at  the beginning of line 10 refer to ?

A. Nuclear power        B. Nuclear power plants         C. Plants                              D. Electricity

     VII.Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before .

1. They will build a new hospital here.      ->   A new hospital …………………….…………

2. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends. -> They used…………………………………………

3. She last visited her cousin 3 months ago.->She hasn’t………………….………..…………………...

4. ‘ I like to do physics experiment” Tam said.->Tam said……………………………………

5. Although they are short, they still love playing sport.->Inspite of…………………........................