I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each line.
1. A. but B. cut C. sun D. put
2. A. skill B. fine C. dinner D. since
3. A. easy B. seat C. learn D. eat
4. A. close B. pop C. cold D. rose
5. A. lake B. plane C. plan D. state
6. A. here B. mere C. there D. sphere
7. A. said B. laid C. maid D. aid
8. A. pity B. tiny C. hidden D. forbid
9. A. education B. editor C. detective D. wonderful
10. A. book B. floor C. look D. hook
II. Circle the best answer.
1. The teacher wants every student to listen _____.(careful / carefully / careless / care)
2. He is sick ____he stayed up late watching soccer.(so / but / because / although)
3. ____ is a person who installs and repairs water pipes.(goldsmith / carpenter / A silversmith / A plumber)
4. If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people ____ with respiratory problems.(will cope / would cope / cope / coped)
5. He suggested ____ a show to raise money.(to organize / organizing / to organizing / organize)
6. Today I m going to tell you how to reduce the air ____.(pollution / pollute / polluted / pollutant)’
7. It s raining, ____ I can t go to the beach.(and / however / but / so)’ ’
8. I suggest that you ____ English in class.(should speak / shouldn t speak / speaking / to speak)’
9. Hanh can t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to ____ her little sister’ .(look through / look at / look after / look up)
10. You have never been to Nha Trang, ____?(have you / haven t you / you have / you haven t)’ ’
11. I broke the cup ___ I was careless.(because / therefore / although / if)
12. I m pleased ___ you are working hard.(who / but / that / what)’
13. It s raining, ___ We can t go to the seaside.(but / although / therefore / so)’ ’
14. Mrs. Yen forgot to ___ the faucet when she left for work.(turn off / look for / go on / open)
15. Auld Lang Syne is a song ___ is sung on New Year s Eve.(who / whom / which / when)’
16. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam ___ they don t understand Vietnamese culture very much.(even / though even / if / although)’
17. All my friends are at the cinema now. I wish ___ with them.(am / were / has been / would be)
18. You watch TV programs every day, ___?(do you / don t you / you do / you don t)’ ’
19. Vietnamese women today prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more ___.(convenience / inconvenience /

He learned a lot from his parents. When Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a degree, and became a
successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something. His mother was a very busy
teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties. From this, he learned something else: if you want to work hard and play hard,
you have to make a schedule.
When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone. While most of his friends were playing, Bill read al of the World Book
Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old.
Bill s childhood was not all work, however. He used to ply a lot of sports- swimming, water- skiing, tennis. He was very’
serious about sports. He loved winning and he hated losing. When Bill got older, he spent more and more time working- and
playing – on a computer.
Before he was 20, Bill developed the world s first computer language for the personal computer. Once when he was’
thinking about the future, he realized some thing important. He thought that every home was going to have a computer, and
every computer would need soft ware- his software. He said, I m going to make my first million dollars on software by the“ ’
time I m 25. And he did!’ ”
1. Bill Gate learned that you have to play hard for what you want.
2. He used to read a lot when he was young.
3. He was happy to lose a game of tennis
4. He enjoyed playing game on the computer.
5. He wasn t making much money when was 25 years old.’
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The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is well- known throughout the world, was born in
the little village Woolthorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642. His father was a farmer who
died when Newton was fourteen years old. His mother, uncle and grandmother took care of him.
When still young, Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar. His neighbours thought he would probably become a
well- known clockmaker, become he had already made a clock his neighbours had never heard of before. It worked by water.
Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial. When he grew older, he became interested in mathematic and physics.
His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old. On June 5th, 1661 Newton entered the

IX. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the words.
1. The ____________________ situation in that country is getting worse and worse. (ECONOMY)
2. The Internet has ____________________ developed in every field. (INCREASE)
3. We should use paper as ____________________ as we can. (ECONOMY)
4. His sudden ____________________ must be a shock to his family. (DIE)
5. You shouldn t ____________________ others if you also have a lot of mistakes. (CRITIC)’
6. There are over 50 ____________________ in the talent contest. (COMPETE)
7. My teacher ____________________ me to take this examination. (COURAGE)
8. The ring is not valuable. In fact, it is almost ____________________. (WORTH)
9. I m full of ____________________ for my English teacher. (ADMIRE)’
10. That was an ____________________ remark. It would have been better to keep silent. (NECESSITY)
11. Some people think that gods create ____________________ eruption. (VOLCANO)
12. Everyone has a number of ____________________, but no one has many true friends. (ACQUAINT)
13. Do you understand the saying ____________________ is better than cure ? (PREVENT)“ ”
14. The earthquake caused terrible ____________________. (DESTROY)
15. The cost of the ____________________ must be paid by the buyer. (CARRY)
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