VII. Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably (31) ............. most famous pop group in the whole world. (32) ............. then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous (33) ............., so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how essential The Beatles were (34) ............. the time.
They were four boys (35) ............. the North of England and none of them had (36) ........ training in music. They stared by (37) ............. and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started (38) ............. their own songs and that was when they (39) ............. really popular.
The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. (40) ............. that, it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs.
31. A. the | B.a | C. an | D. some |
32. A. For | B. Since | C.As | D. After |
33. A. famous | B. more famous | C. fame | D. fames |
34. A. in | B. on | C. under | D. at |
35. A. between | B. above | C. to | D. from |
36. A. some | B. the | C. any | D. of |
37. A. perform | B. performing | C. performs | D. performed |
38. A. writing | B. to write | C. write | D. writes |
39. A. become | B. became | C. to become | D. becomes |
40. A. Before | B. Next | C. After | D. Besides |
VIII. Read the passage and answer the question
People in my city love good food and they often eat three meals a day- breakfast, lunch and dinner. At about 7. 00 in the morning, they usually have a light breakfast with a bowl of Pho or eel soup with some slices of toast. Sometimes they have a bowl of instant noodles or a plate of xoi(sticky rice) before going to work. Lunch often starts at about 11. 30, and most of them have lunch at home. They often have rice, fish, meat, and vegetables for lunch. Dinner often started at about 8. 00 in the evening. It is the main meal of the day. People in my city often have rice with lots of fresh vegetables and a lot of seafood or various kinds of meat. Then, they often have some fruit and a glass of green tea. I think food in my city is wonderful, healthy and very tasty.
1. How many meals do people in Ba’s city have a day?
2. Do people in Ba’s city have Pho for breakfast?
3. When do people in Ba’s city have lunch and dinner?
4. What does Ba think about food in his city?
IX. Rewrite the following sentences
1. Does Phong’s school have forty classrooms? 🡺 Are _________________?
2. The Mekong River is longer than the Red River.
🡪 The Red River ___________________________
3. Phuong has a brother, Nam 🡺 Phuong is _______________________________
4. My father usually drives to work. 🡺 My father usually goes __________
5. Quang is 1.74 meters tall. Vinh is 1.65 tall.
🡪 Quang is _____________________
6. Hang is the fattest girl in my class. 🡺 No girl _______________________
X. Complete sentences from the words given. (1.5 pts)
1. We/ already/ ask/ people/ donate/ books / clothes / children.
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2. I / not like/ eat/ junk food / because / it / not be / good / my health/.
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3. We/ go fishing/ but/ we/ not catch/ any/ fish/ yesterday/.
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