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Ng÷ ©m:(10ms)
A. Odd out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced differently
from that of the others.

1. A. drunkard
B. postcard
C. remark
D. discard
2. A. kites
B. catches
C. oranges
D. buzzes
3. A. student
B. stupid
C. study
D. studio
4. A. wealth
B. cloth
C. with
D. marathon
5. A. brilliant
B. strip
C. stripe
D. tip
B. Odd out the word whose stresses syllable is different from that of the others.
1. A. maxim
B. pursue
C. direct

restored was by another trauma.
1. What caused Robert Edwards’s blindness?
A. He was struck by lightning.
C. He was in a car accident.
B. He was very old.
D. He fell down in his yard.
2. What was the first thing that he saw after being struck by lightning?
A. his wife
B. a clock
C. a tree
D. lightning
3. Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. Edwards had been blind for nine years.
B. Edwards was unconsious for twenty minutes after the lightning had struck him.
C. Doctor believe that Edwards was never really blind or deaf
D. Edwards awoke with his face in a puddle of water.
4. What was Edwards doing when he was struck by lightning?
A. hiding from the storm under a tree
C. driving a car
B. climbing a tree
D. lying on the ground
5. What was the reason given by one doctor that Edwards regained his sight?
A. He gained his sight from a head injury when he fell from a tree.
B. He was happy after his wife entered his room for the first time in nine years.
C. The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave feeling in his eyes.
D. Because the blow that blinded him was very severe, it took another very severe blow to restore
his sight.
B. Read the passage below and do the tasks that follow.
Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French teacher of the blind. He himself
was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went as a founding to the National Institute for

 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
5. When did he begin teaching the blind in the institute?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
6. Was the Braille system derived from the Barbier “ point writing system” ?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
7. Was there anything special in the Barbier “ point writing system”? What was it?
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
III. clozed test (10ms)
Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. For each
question, circle the letter you choose A, B,C or D.
The most famous diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It give a detailed and interesting
(1) …………… of everyday life in England (2) …………….. 1660 and 1669. Pepys write about
important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (3) …………… up the River
Thames and the Great Fire of London.
He also writes about himself, even about his (4) ……………..- he often slept during church or (5)
……………. At the pretty girls. He describes his home life- a (6) ……………. With his wife and how
they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he like music, the
theater, card (7) ……………….. , and parties with good food and (8) ……………… of fun. Pepys was a
busy man who had many important (9) …………….. –he was a Member of Parliarment and
President of the Royal Society. He is also (10) ……………….. for his work for the British Navy.
1. A. description
B. letter
C. notice
D. story
2. A. between
B. from
C. through
D. to
3. A. driving
B. fying

PART B: WRITTEN TEST
I. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets ( 10ms)
1. From the day five years ago when they ....................( marry) untill today. Tom....................
(rely) on his wife....................(do)everything in house and she....................(never
fail) .................... (give) himthe easiest home life a man could have.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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2. It's no use ....................(ask) children....................( keep) quiet. They can't help....................
(make) a noise.
3. It's imperative that you ....................( be) on time
4. I would rather you ....................(not be) absent from class yesterday.
5. I suggest her ....................( stop) smoking

the statosphere.
8. I was born at home but most babies are born in hospitals.......................( now)
9. She roared with ....................... ( laugh) when she heard the funy story.
10. He ....................... ( threat) to hit me if I didn't hand over my money
IV. Read the text below and find out the error words then write them down at the end
of this line. ( 10ms)
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping depressed away. It
Depressed
improves your body and your mind and your able you to perform better in .......................
the work place and at home.
......................
Proper breath is essential if you wat to get the most from exercise .
and you should also take into consider your heart rate. It can be harm to .......................
do too much, which why all good fitness instructors emphasise the
.......................
important of " listening to your body". When you first star you should use
.......................
good judge, because it's easy to make the mistake of using the
.......................
equipment correct or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build
.......................
up gradually.
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Exercise should not be seen as a demand task; it can be as easy as a
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quik walk. To increase your fitness steady exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4
.......................
to 6 times a week and you will notice a different in your body and mind .......................
in few weeks.
V. Open close test ( 10ms)

She suggested ..................................................................................................................
2. In spite of the cold weather, we went out.
Although............................................................................................................................
3. I have never been to this shop before.
This is the first .................................................................................................................
4. Learn hard or you won’t pass the exam.
If ……………………………………………………………………
5. The boy is bored. His bike has been stolen ( whose )
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6. No one in this club is a better swimmer than John.
John swims .....................................................................................................................
7. I'd like to express my thanks for everything you've done for me ( thankful)
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8. It is a wast of time to try and explain anything toTony ( worth)
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9. The cause of the explosion is still unknown ( caused )
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10. You must drive more slowly in town. ( reduce)

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