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1. He was born in English, but his family .......... to the USA when he was only ten years old.
A. delivered B. lifted C. affected D. emigrated
2. Does he hear anything? - No, he doesn't. He's ............
A. dumb B. deaf C. mute D. blind
3. You can find her address in the .............. on the table over there.
A. mobile B. textbook C. directory D. dictionary
4. The shop .......... did not want to serve that impolite customer.
A. seller B. assistant C. patient D. partner
5. She .......... many of her old friends to her birthday party on Saturday.
A. invited B. left C. conducted D. made
6. Many people don't like to ........... experiments on animals.
A. arrange B. conduct C. transmit D. assist
7. The sports event was ......... live by satellite over country.
A. conducted B. assisted C. tranmistted D. arranged
8. A man named Peter left a ......... for you at the hotel.
A. message B. quiz C. leave D. phone call
9. He .......... the early bus to work this morning.
A. spent B. collected C. missed D. brought
10. Can he play badmintion? - Yes, he can. He bought two new ....... yesterday.
A. speeches B. tents C. message D. rackets
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentences.
1. He was born in English, but his family .......... to the USA when he was only ten years old.
A. delivered B. lifted C. affected D. emigrated
2. Does he hear anything? - No, he doesn't. He's ............
A. dumb B. deaf C. mute D. blind
3. You can find her address in the .............. on the table over there.
A. mobile B. textbook C. directory D. dictionary
4. The shop .......... did not want to serve that impolite customer.
A. seller B. assistant C. patient D. partner
5. She .......... many of her old friends to her birthday party on Saturday.
A. invited B. left C. conducted D. made
6. Many people don't like to ........... experiments on animals.
A. arrange B. conduct C. transmit D. assist
7. The sports event was ......... live by satellite over country.
A. conducted B. assisted C. tranmistted D. arranged
8. A man named Peter left a ......... for you at the hotel.A. message B. quiz C. leave D. phone call
9. He .......... the early bus to work this morning.
A. spent B. collected C. missed D. brought
10. Can he play badmintion? - Yes, he can. He bought two new ....... yesterday.
A. speeches B. tents C. message D. rackets
11. What is the ........... between Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh city?
A. lenght B. distance C. width D. depth
12. They are .......... some arrangements to play chess.
A. make B. made C. making to D. going to make
13. She ........ stay on her farm for a week.
A. does not going B. is going not C. is not going to D. is not going
14. Mai loves children. She ........ a teacher when she is old enough.
A. is B. was C. is going to become D. was going
15. The members.......... him at the meeting tomorrow.
A. meet B. met C. meeting D. are going to meet
16. Our parents ........ us some toys at Chrismas.
A. buy B. are going to buy C. buy to D. bought
17. My brother and I .......... e - mail to each other every day.
A. sending B. send C. sends D. is sending
18. He stared experimenting with ways of transmitting speech ........ a long distance.
A. over B. in C. on D. above
19. Hello. I'm Peter. Can I speak .......... Paul, please.
A. of B. to C. on D. at
1..........dance is my favourite traditional dance, because it shows the beauty of vietnam
a. roses b lotus c daisy d lys
2I don't want to live in the countryside. Everything is very slow and....
A. busy B. narrow c. boring d. tired
3Everyone in both cars....injured in the accident last night,.....?
A were-weren't they B. was-weren't they
c was-wasn't he? D were-were they
4So Dua, Tam Cam are the.....folk tales in VN
A most popular
B more popular
c better
d worst
5She .......water the flowers in the garden
a has to
b shouldn't
c have to
d must to
11 Each peoples inVN has their own traditional....
A clothing b cloths c costumes d dress
12 my mother is used to.....my sister fairy tales or folk tales every night
a tell
b telling
c told
d having told
13 Lan explained to us....get to the library
a how b how could c how we could d how could we
14 he's always trying .......me
a to avoid to meet
b avoiding meeting
c to avoid meeting
d avoiding to meet
15 mr phong ........at TL secondary school from 1910 ti 2010
a had taught
b has taught
c had been teaching
d taught
6 Complete the text with the present continuous or the present simple
John usually goes( go ) to the park every sunday . He meets( meet ) his friends there and they usually play( play ) football . Today John isn't at the park . He is at home . He is helping( help ) his father . They are cooking( cook ) dinner for all the family . It's John's mother's birthday and they will have( have ) a surprise birthday party
IV.Viết lại câu với từ gợi ý:
1. -> 2. -> 3. -> 4. -> 5. ->
My friends have more candies than I.
I don’t have as many candies as my friends.
She eats fewer chocolate than Mai.
Mai eats more chocolate than her.
The book is under the lamp.
The lamp is on the book.
My house is between the bank and the book store
The bank is next to my house.
Tuan is Mai’s younger brother
Mai is Tuan's older sister.
V.Chọn từ bên dưới thích hợp nhất điền vào đoạn văn:
(Câu này chỗ phần chọn đáp án, bạn ghi sai! Bạn ghi lại rồi mọi người sẽ giúp bạn giải nhé!)
VI. Chọn từ thích hợp nhất điền vào chổ trống:
d. on c. having
d. with d. in
1. I am ______ to meet you ( glad, nine, fine)
2. Nice _______ you again (to meet, meeting, met, meet)
3. I live _______ 130 Hung Vuong street. (in, on, at, to)
4. Lien has a lot of _______ at her school (friend, a friend, friends,class)
5. Would you like ________ the concert. (go, went, to go, goes)
6. How ______ is it from your house to your school? (much, many, far, old)
7. Her new school is ______ than her old school. (big, bigger, biger, biggest)
8. She is _______ because she gets bad mark. (happy, unhappy, nice, fine)
9. What ______ you often do in your free time? (does, are, is, do)
10. Be careful! The bus ________ (coming, is coming, come, comes)
11. The moon _______ around the Earth. (go, to go, goes, going)
12. ______________________? On Hoang Van Thu street.
a. where do you live? c. who do you live with?
b. What do you live? d. Where are you live?
13. What’s your ________ of birth? (day, date, Monday, Tuesday)
14. _________ will we meet? In front of the movie theatre (where, when, what, who)
15. He _______ go to the library tonight? (shall, will, willn’t, shall not)
16. What is your ______ ? 115 Ly Thai To street (name, age, class, address)
17. Will you be tomorrow? No, I _______ (will, willn’t, won’t, shall)
18. I’m a new student. ________ (So am I, Iam so, Yes, I am, I do too)
19. Caâu naøo sau nay laø ñuùng.
a. What is she in class? C. What class she is in?
b. What class is she in? d. caû A vaø C ñeàu ñuùng
20. Her new school is different ________ her old school? (of, with, from, x)
21. How old are you? ________( I’m very fine thank you, I’m five, Fine thanks, Thank you)
22. Her new house is ____________ her old one? (bigger than, as bigger than, biger than, as big than)
23. ________________? She live at 12 THD street (Where does he live, where does she live, where she lives, where does she lives)
24. How do you go to school? (by bicycle, on foot, with bicycle, Both a and b are correct)
25. ________ is it from your house to your school? It’s not far, About one kilometer (How long, how far, how often, how)
26. Will you be free tomorrow evening? _______________ (Yes, I will/ No, I will/ Yes/ Yes, I won’t)
27. Is there a picture on the wall? ___________ ( Yes, there be/ Yes, there is not/ Yes, there is/ No, there is)
28. What does your father do? He ___________ (is farmer, a farmer, does as a farmer, is an farmer)
(is a farmer)
29. He works _________ a hospital. He takes care ________ patients (in- for/ in – of/ at – for/ for – of)
30. Today, Hoa is fine and so ________ (is Mai, does Mai, are Mai, do Mai)
31. ____________________? Miss Lan is talking to her new friend
a. Who is Miss Lan talking to? c. What is Miss Lan talking about
b. Who is Miss Lan talk about? d. Who is talking to Miss Lan?
32. ______________ from HCM City to Nha Trang ? (How far , How far is, How far is it, How far it)
33. Phöông Thanh _______ 13 next month (shall be, are going to come, come, want to come)
34. 8320795 __________ my telephone number (are, is, will be, shall be)
35. Lan will be thirteen _______ 5th May (on, in, at, x)
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36. Who do you live with? I _____________ with my parents (live, am live, lives, will live)
37. What’s your date of birth? ___________ (the eighth of June, eighth of June, June eight, eighth June) 38. What _________ beautiful days! (a, the, an, x)
39. The living room _________ a table and four chairs (has, is living, have, are having)
40. He works in hospital. He is a ________ (journalist, farmer, teacher, doctor)
41. Her new school is ______ than her old school. (big, bigger, biger, biggest)
42. Which is the most beautiful apartment? (the smallest one, a smallest one, a small one, the smaller one) 43. This test is ______ difficult than that one (more, very, most, as)
44. _______ of people like playing sports (Many, a lot, lot, x)
45. Many things _______ different (is, do, are, does)
46. Lan is ______ than Hoa. (taller, tallest, tall)
47. Who’s this? _________ (It’s me/ it”s me, nguyet/ Is it me)
48. _______ meet at 7. 00 pm (Let’s, let’s to, Let)
49. Nhat _____ 9 on his next birthday (is, will, will be, will is)
50. What’s your ______? (date of birth, birth date, birthday, date birth)
Điền vấn từ Wh-question phù hợp:
B. It will last at eight D. It will last at five
TEST 3
6. ______Who_____ do you live with ?
7. ______How_____ do you go to school ?
1. _______Where_______ do you live ?
2. ________What______ is your family name?
3. ________How______ do you live ?
4. _______What_______is your telephone number ?
5. ________When______will you be on your next
birthday ?
8. ______What time_____ do you get up ? at 6.00
9. _____What______ your date of birth ? 10.____How far_______ is it from your house to school ?
II/ Điền giới từ thích hợp.( in, on, at, from...to..., between... and..., next to, near, behind, in front of, about, under, to, opposite ... )
1. The pen in _____on____ the table.
2. They are waiting ___in___ front of the zoo.
3. The telephone is ____next___ to the lamp.
4. The picture is ____on___ the wall.
5. I often listen __to___ music __in__ the evening.
6. They go swimming __on__ Saturday.
7. The party starts ___from__ 4.30 ___to__ 6.00PM
8. She’ll be 12 __on__ her next birthday.
9. It’s often cold ___in__ December.
10. My birthday is ____on____ Oct 27th
III/ Chia đúng động từ trong ngoặc:
11. The meeting starts ____at___ 7.30 AM 12. Hoa’s parents works ___on___ the farm. 13. The nurse takes care __of___ patients. 14. The math books are ___on___ the shelf. 15. The science books are ___on__ the left 16. The newspapers are __at___ the rack ____at___the middle.
17. You can find the books __at____ the back ___in__the library.
18. My house is _between__ the hotel _and_ thebank
1. What ( you/ do ) _______are you doing_______ now ? I (learn) _________am learning______English.
2. Keep silent ! The teacher (look ) ________is looking_____ at you.
3. My father (not play) _______doesn't play______ tennis in his free time.
4. They (have) ________are going to have_______ some new clothes soon.
5. Mai (wash) ________washes_______ her hands before the meals.
6. Long (watch) ________watches______ TV every night.
7. Mary usually (go) ______goes_______ to school on foot, but now she (go) ______is going_____ to school by bike.
8. Mai often (get) _______get______ up late but tomorrow she (get) _____will get_______up early because she
(have) _______will have______a test.
9. How often (you/read ) _________do you read_______ a newspaper ? Everyday.
10. What (your father/do ) __________does your father do_______ ? He’s a teacher but he (not work ) _______isn't working_________at the
moment.
VI. Read the following passage then answer the questions below. (10 pts)
On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekend to have a rest after a hard working week. The journey to the village is very interesting. People have a chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village. Liz met Ba's family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack. After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba's uncle. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
51. With what topic is the primarily concerned?
A. The picture of the countryside B. The farmers and the village C. The air of the countryside D. The life of the countryside
52. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. Liz met Ba's family at his house early in the morning. B. Liz had a snack under the tree. C. Liz had a snack at the house of Ba's uncle. D. Liz took a lot of photos.
53. In the line 8, the word "snack" means_________.
A. lunch B. dinner C. picnic D. meal
54. The air in the countryside is_________.
A. fresh B. polluted C. dirty D. beautiful
55. What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents?
A. She had many photos B. She visited the shrine of Vietnamese hero. C. She met Ba's family at his house. D. She went boating in the river.
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (10 pts)
56. You will be late if you don’t hurry.
→ Unless........you hurry,You will be late................
57. I get to work in thirty minutes.
→ It.............takes me thirty minutes to get to work...........
58. It took Peter three hours to open the doors.
→ Peter spent.........three hours opening the doors. .........
59. It’s two years since I didn’t meet him.
→ I haven’t.......met him for two years...................
60. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
→ We are going.....to have the garage repair the car next week......
51. With what topic is the primarily concerned?
A. The picture of the countryside
B. The farmers and the village
C. The air of the countryside
D. The life of the countryside
52. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. Liz met Ba's family at his house early in the morning.
B. Liz had a snack under the tree.
C. Liz had a snack at the house of Ba's uncle.
D. Liz took a lot of photos.
53. In the line 8, the word "snack" means_________.
A. lunch B. dinner C. picnic D. meal
54. The air in the countryside is_________.
A. fresh B. polluted C. dirty D. beautiful
55. What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents?
A. She had many photos
B. She visited the shrine of Vietnamese hero.
C. She met Ba's family at his house.
D. She went boating in the river.
I. Chọn từ mà phần in nghiêng có cách đọc khác:
1. A. upset B. message C. beneath D. sentence
2. A. should B. brought C. ought D. course
3.A. speech B. children C. chicken D. machine
4.A. deaf B. reach C. steamer D. bead
5. A. reserved B. excited C. annoyed D. destroyed
II. Chọn đáp án đúng
6. Last week, he ....... to the school library.
A. go B. will go C. went D. gone
7. On the lef ..... the room, we can see many pictures... the wall
A. to/on B. from/on C. on/of D. of/on
8. Last night, my mother fell and hurt...
A. herself B. her C. himself D myself
9. You.... to go to bed tonight because you have to get up early tomorrow.
A. should B. must C. ought D. may
10. We .... move to the new house next month.
A. are going to B. will C. 0 D. A&B
11. Is Lien in your class?- No, she is only 9 years old. She.... to be in my class.
A. isn't enough B. isn't old enough for C. isn't enough old for D. isn't old enough
12. Sun... in the east and ... in the west.
A. rise/set B. rises/sets C. set/rise D. sets/rises
13. When I was a young girl, we used to live ... a farm
A. at B. in C. on D from
14. My mother asked me about my new friend's....
A appear B appearance C appears D apperances
15. I tired.... what his address was but I couldn't
A remember B remembering C to remember D remembered
16. My brother and I ... badminton but we don't have time for it now
A use to play B used to playing C. use to playing D. used to play
17. He wanted... what happened last night
A to know B knowing C to knowing D know
18. Unfortunately the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea
A Unluckily B Luckily C Cruelly D Immediately
19. The students ... write on the walls, the doors and the windows of the classrooms
A have to B must C don't have to D must not
20. Are Mai and her mother going to clean the living room ....?
A. last Sunday B. today C last month D yesterday
III. Tìm lỗi sai
21. That boy is (A) going to cause(B) a fire because (C) he was=> is playing(D) with matches
22. This bags(A) are enough big=> big enough(B) for us(C) to carry (D) everything
23. Her family is(A) not going to buying=> buy (B) a big(C) house today(D)
24 Nam didn't have to(A) take his(B) medicine yesterday because he is=> was(C) better(D)
25. The people in the neighbor took all(A) the rubbish outside(B) and burn=> burned (C) it(D) last sunday
IV. Đọc đoạn văn và chọn đáp án đúng
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, "We're rich! We're rich!"
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately he couldn't find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead.
There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
31. which following sentences is not true? A. The farmer and his family lived a comfortable life because his chicken laid many eggs for them
B. One day, the farmer found a gold egg in the chicken coop and he was very excited about it
C. The farmer out open all his chickens to have more gold eggs
D. The farmer had many gold eggs after he killed all his chickens
32. What did the husband in the story do?
A. a worker B. a farmer C. a servant D. a master
33. what did the farmer's wife want when she saw the gold egg?
A she wanted to sell the egg B.she wanted to eat the egg C.she wanted to havve gold chicken D.she wanted to have more gold egg
34. why did he shout excitedly to his wife " we're rich! we're rich!"?
A. he discovered one gold egg in the chicken coop
B. he saw many gold chickens in the chicken coop
C. he discovered many gold eggs in the chicken coop.
D. he saw a gold chicken in the chicken coop
35. what animals did the farmer raise?
A. pigs B. dogs C. chickens D. a lot of animals
V. chon cau co nghia tuong dong
36. It is necessary for you to do your homework everyday.
A. you don't have to do your homework everyday
B. you have to do your homework everyday
C. you have to doing your hoework everyday
D. you have not to do your homework everyday
37. Nam is only seventeen years old. He can’t drive a car.
A. Nam isn’t old enough to drive a car. B. Nam is enough old to drive a car
C. Nam is old enough to drive a car. D. Nam isn’t enough old to driving a car.
38. The river is not clean enough for us to swim in.
A. The river is so dirty that we can't swim in it. B. The river is too dirty for us to swim in.
C. It is such a dirty river that we can't swim in it. D. All are correct.
39. I had a dog last year but I don't have any more now
A. I used to having a dog
B. I am used to have a dog
C. I used to have a dog
D I didn't use to have a dog
40. putting a knife into an electical socket is very dangerous
A. It's dangerous putting a kinfe into an electrical socket
B. It's danger put a knife into an electrical socket
C. It's dangerous to put a knife into an eletrical socket
D. It's safety to put a knife into an electrical socket
I. Chọn từ mà phần in nghiêng có cách đọc khác:
1. A. upset B. message C. beneath D. sentence
2. A. should B. brought C. ought D. course
3.A. speech B. children C. chicken D. machine
4.A. deaf B. reach C. steamer D. bead
5. A. reserved B. excited C. annoyed D. destroyed
1. That's.................. building
a. five - floor
b. five - floors
c. five - floor's
d. five - floors'
2. As she was running, suddenly she stumbled........................ a rock and fell........................
a. at/off
b. in/out
c. over/down
d. of/down
3. It took him ages to ....................... living in the new town
a. get use to
b. be used to
c. will used to
d. will use to
4. This is a contest in which people have to arrange flowers so it's a ..................... contest
a. flower - arranging
b. flowers - arranging
c. arranging - flower
d. flower - arrange
5. Helen is my aunt's daughter, so she is my..................................
a. sister
b. cousin
c. niece
d. friend
6. He spent his............ life in the countryside
a. complete
b. total
c. whole
d. all
7. His ..................... always makes people laugh
a. quiet character
b. sense of humor
c. smiles
d. humorous
8. A new shopping ............. is opening in Nam's neighborhood today
a. small
b. mall
c. hall
d. house
1. It's lovely____________you again.
A. to meet B. meet C. meeting D. met
2. My brother_________in 1993.
A. born B. was born C. is born D. bears
3. It's started___________two hours ago?
A. rain B.rains C. raining D. rained
4. She sings very_________.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. bad D. beautifully
5. We____________swimming a lot of when we where young childen.
A. used to go B. didn't used to go C. are used to go D. don't you to go
6.I have been waiting for her____________a long time.
A. for B. since C.on D. at
7. This street is________than that one.
A. the narrower B. narrower C. more narrow D.more narrower
8. Her character are______________her sister's.
A. as B.different to C. different from D. different with
9. They advided us___________a bus to get there.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. took
10. He is the___________boy in my class.
A. most happy B. happier C. happist D. more happy
1. She pretended ……..me when I passed by.
A. not to see B. not seeing C. to not see D. having not seen
2. Go on…… the other exercise after you have finished this one.
A. to do B. doing C. with D. to be doing
3. I don’t regret ….. even if it might have upset her.
A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her what I thought
C. telling her what I thought D. telling what I thought
4. It was so cold that they kept the fire……. all night.
A. to burn B. burn C. burning D. burned
5. Though he had often made his sister……. , today he was made ……. by his little sister.
A. cry/to cry B. crying/crying C. cry/cry D. to cry/cry
6. No one told her……. .
A. what to do B. what she does C. to do what D. what she to do
7. It is necessary …… his father everything.
A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. to be told.
8. –“Le’s have a break.” - “Not now .I didn’t want to stop…… . “
A. study B. to study C. for studying D. studying
9. She enjoyed….. the violin in the morning.
A. pracing playing B. pracing to play C. to prace playing D. to prace to play
10. My father is considering …….. his job.
A. to change B. change C. changing D. changed
11. The bird was lucky that it missed ……..
A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch
12. I prefer ….. the book at home to…… the boring film.
A. reading/seeing B. to read/see C. read/seeing D. reading/see
13. His parents wouldn’t allow him …… across the big river.
A. to risk swimming B. risking to swim C. for risk to swim D. risking swimming
14. I can’t imagine …. that with them.
A. do B. to do C. being done D. doing
15. It is no use …….what has been done.
A. to regret B. regretted C. regretting D. regret
16. They looked forward very much to ……. him again.
A. be meeting B. have met C. meeting D. meet
17. Would you mind…… your radio a little, please ?
A. turn off B. turning off C. to turn down D. turning down
18. Do you remember ……. me at a party last year ?
A. meet B. to meet C. met D. meeting
19. Our TV set is out of order and needs…… .
A. repairing B. repaired C. to be repaired D. A & C
20.- “ What happens to your shoes ? “ - “ They want…….. “
A. to mend B. mending C. being mended D. mended
21. I never forget …. the beautiful place for the first time.
A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit
22.The mice are too clever ….. in traps.
A. to catch B. to be caught C. being caught D. catching
23. I found the story difficult…… .
A. to be understood B. to understood C. to understand D. for being understood
24. I’m busy now. I’m sorry I can’t help ….. the flowers.
A. to water B. watering C. watered D. waters
25. Coal can be used ……. electricity for human beings.
A. produce B. producing C. to produce D. produced
26. We are allowed …. games on Sundays.
A. to play B. playing C. play D. for playing
27. He is said……. in America when he was young.
A. to have worked B. working C. to work D. having worked
28. The teacher asked me if I knew …… the machine.
A. to operate on B. how operating C. operating D. how to operate
29. It’s very hot. I feel …drink… something cool.
A. to drink B. a drink C. a little drinking
He spent his ..................... life in the coutryside.
A. complete B. total C. whole D. all
How often are there animals................. ?
A. fed B. feed C. feeding D. feeded
My mother is trying to avoid ................ her
A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. met
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It's not easy to find cheap ...accommodation(s)........... at busy times ( ACCOMMODATION)
accommodation : nơi ăn ngủ nghỉ khi du lịch.
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Trung's parents gave him a microcoputer on his birthday
-> Trung ...WAS GIVEN A MICROCOPUTER BY HIS PARENTS ON HIS BIRTHDAY........................
1.C
2.C
3.A
4. accommodation
5.Trung was given a microcomputer by Trung 's parents on his birthday