Đề cương ôn tập học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Chương trình thí điểm

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 1 LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
CHƯƠNG TRÌNH THÍ ĐIỂM
A. PHONETICS:
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. listened	B. stayed	C. opened	D. wanted
2. A. frustrated	B. relaxed 	C. embarrassed D. depressed
3. A. multicultural	B. conduct	C. stuck	D. fabulous
4. A. what	B. where	C. whole	D. why
5. A. meat	B. reading	C. bread	D. seat
6. A. writes	B. makes	C. takes	D. drives
7. A. never	B. often	C. when	D. tennis
8. A. needed	B. watched	C. stopped	D. talked
9. A. ethic	B. thanks	C. these	D. birthday
10. A. open	B. doing	C. going	D. cold
11. A. out	B. round	C. about	D. would
12. A. listened	B. stayed	C. wanted	D. played
13. A. humor	B. history	C. hour 	D. hobby
14. A. there B. thank	C. thirsty D. youth
15. A. clothes	 B.matches	C. colleges	 D. churches
16. A. worked	 B. naked	C. liked	 D. looked
17. A. sunbathe	 B. father	C. theater	 D. weather
18. A. option B. information	C. question	 D. invitation
19. A. stamps	 B. rulers	C. cats	 D. books
20. A. try	 B. my	C. sky	 D. study
21. A. sound	 B. round	C. about	 D. could
22. A. fixed	 B. watched	C. missed	 D. played
23. A. humor B. history	C. honest 	 D. hobby
24. A. they B. thank	C. thirsty D. youth
25. A. clothes 	 B. washes	C. changes	 D. watches
26. A. watched	 B. stayed	C. liked	 D. looked
27. A. these	 B. father	C. theater	 D. weather
28. A. nation	 B. information	C. question	 D. pollution
29. A. stamps B. plays	C. wants	 D. books
30. A. decided	 B. played	C. wanted	 D. provided
31. A. city	 B. cathedral	C. central	 D. cinema
32. A. treat B. clean	C. great D. beach
33. A. clean 	 B. cook	C. celebrate	 D. candy
34. A. spring	 B. visit	C. present	D. season
35. A. chat B. teacher	C. chocolate D. chemistry
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS.
Question I. Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.
1. The villagers are trying to learn English _____ they can communicate with foreign customers.
 A. so that	 B. in order that	C. although	 D. A and B are correct
2. I’ve been to a _____ village in Hue!
A. conical hat making	B. making conical hat C. making conical hats D.hat making conical
3. _____ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.
A. After	B. Before	C. By the time	D. Because
4. Do you think that the various crafts remind people _____ a specific region?
A. about	B. of	C. for	D. at
5. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.
A. As	B. Because	C. Even though	D. so that
6. Conical hat making in the village has been passed _____ from generation to generation
A. on	B. down	C. up	D.in
7. This department store is an attraction in my city _____ the products are of good quality.
A. when	B. because	C. though D.
8. A conical hat is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, _____ all around the world.
A. and	B. but	C. so D. or
9. This is called a Chuong conical hat _____ it was made in Chuong village.
A. but	B. so	C. since D. because of
10. They can’t because we have lots of products. They make some and other people make____.
A. the rest	B. the last	C. the other	D. others
11. I look forward to ______________ you soon.
A. see	B. seeing	C. seen	D. saw
12. It’s a nice place for _____ who love nature and quietness.
A. this	B. that	C. those	D. the other
13. You like history, so Viet Nam National Museum of History is a _____ place.
A. must-see	B. must-be seen	C. must-be seeing D. to see
14. The artisan ______ this statue in bronze.
A. moulded	B. cast	C. carved	D. knitted
15. The artisans in my village can live _____ basket weaving.
A. for	B. on	C. up	D.in
16. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by different craft villages.	
A. collect	B. collection	C. collector	D.collecting
17. Last week we had a memorable trip to a new zoo on the ______ of the city.
A. outskirts	B. middle	 C. centre	D.mid
18. Then we had a delicious lunch ______ by Nga and Phuong.
A. prepare	B. to prepare	C. prepared D.preparing
19. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.
A. passed	B. sat	C. turned	D.closed 
20. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.
A. on	B. up	C. up with D.up down
21. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.
 A. carved B. moulded C. cast D. given
22. In this town, they _______ all the frames in steel.
 A. make B. have C. mould D. cast
23. She is skilled at_______ cloth.
 A. giving B. carving C. doing D. weaving
24. We didn’t go camping yesterday _________ it rained heavily. 
 A. because	B. although	 C. despite	 D. In spite of
25.I wish I _________ his name.
 A. knew	B. know	 C.will know	 D. would know
26. If you like , I can _______ flowers on the cushion covers for you.
 A. embroider B. make C.grow D. knit
27. Please turn _______ the light when you leave the room.
 A. on	B. off	 C.up	 D. down
28.It is true that you _______ this woollen hat yourself ?
 A. wove B. knitted C.did D. carved 
29.    I love going to this place______it's the quietest place in the city,
A. so    	B. though 	   	C. so that    	 D. as
30.    They keep changing the decoration of the shop ______they can attract more young people.
A. so that	   	B. because    	C. although    	 D. when
31.  ________ she's young, she's the most famous artisan in the village.
A. When    	B. Although    	 C. Whereas    	 D. In order to
32.    Do you know who's________ his pottery workshop?
A bringing out     B taking over	 C. passing down     	D. turning down
33.    I've ________   the product catalogue and decided to buy this table.
A found out    	 B. closed down    	 C. looked through 	 D. lived on
34.    This sports centre is so small that it cannot ________the demands of local residents.
A keep up with 	 B. face up to     	C. deal about    	 D set up
35.Nam went to Hue city________ he could take some beautiful photos.
A. when B. although	 C. while 	 D. so that
36. The city has recently set _____ a library in the West Suburb.
A. up	 B. off	 C. out	 	 D. down
37. The last exhibition was not ______ this one.
A. as interesting	B. more interesting than	C. so interesting as	D. interesting
38. I don’t think Fred gets _____ with Daniel. They always argue.
A. over	B. through	 C. on D. in
39. This city is developing ______ in the region.
A. as fast as	B. faster than	C. the fastest D. faster
40. You should take your hat _____ in the cinema.
A. in	B. over	C. off D. down
41. You’re not a safe driver! You should drive ______.
A. careful	B. careless	C. more carefully D. carefully
42. Their children have all grown _____ and left home for the city to work.
A. up	B. out	C. out of D. in
43. I was disappointed as the film was ______ than I had expected.
A. as entertaining	B. less entertaining	C. more entertaining D. entertaining
44. We were shown _____ the town by a volunteer student.
A. up	B. off	C. around D. on
45. Let’s take this road. It is ______ way to the city.
A. the shortest	B. a shorter	C. shortest 	 D. A and B are correct
46. The town council decided to pull _____ the building, as it was unsafe.
A. up	B. over	C. down D. in
47. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
A. busy	B. crowded	C. full	D. quite
48. She lives in one of the most ______ parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there.
A. fashionable	B. historic	C. comfortable	D. exciting
49. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.
A. as	B. by	C. so	D. to
50. Air pollution has a bad influence _____ the environment.
A. at	B. in	C. on	D. to
51. Karachi in Pakistan is the _____ largest city in the world in population.
A. most	B. two	C. second	D. three
52. Before ______ to the office, she has to take her children to school.
A. go 	B. going	C. to go	D. went
53. Hai Duong is famous _____ its green bean cakes.
A. for	B. of	C. with D. in
54.When I turned up, the town hall was already ______ teenagers.
A. full	B. packed	C. crowded D. jammed
55. We’ve spent a lot of time _____ around the town.
A. wander	 B. wandering	 C. to wander	 D. wandered
Question II. Choose the best answer. 
1. She has taught English here ________ 10 years. 
A. in 	B. for 	C. since 	 D. from
2. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.
A. carved B. moulded C. cast D. given
3.I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.
A. so B. though	 C. so that	 D. as
4.They keep changing the decoration of the shop ________they can attract more young people.
A. so that B. because C. although D. when
5._____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.
A. When B. Although	 C. Whereas D. In order to
6.You have to read the instruction before making models
A. look up	B. look through	 C. look for	 D. look up
7.The city has recently set _____ a new library in the West Suburb
A. off	B. up	 C. out	 D. on
8.You should _______ the shoes when coming into the Japanese houses
A. take off	B. put on 	 C. get off 	 D. take on
Question III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1.    When I turned up, the town hall was already _______of teenagers.
A. full    	B.    packed    	 C. crowded    	 D. jammed
2.    She turned_______ the new job in New York because she didn't want to move.
A. on    	 B. down    	 C. off    	 D. up
3.    This city has one of the most_______ underground rail networks in the world.
A. efficient	B. fashionable 	 C. cosmopolitan	 D. fascinated
4.    This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs_______ the other one.
A. so much as    	B. as many as    	 C. twice as much as D. twice as many
5.    Today's cities are_______ than cities in previous times.
A. lots larger    	B. much larger    	 C. as large    	 D. the largest
6.    After I found all the information I needed, I_______ the computer.
A. turned off    	B. switched on    	 C. looked for    	 D. put off
7.    Japan is the_______ developed country in the world. „
A. most second 	 B. second in most 	 C. second most 	D. two most
8.    Factories and offices should be built in_______ areas only.
A. rural    	 B. coastal    	C. cultural    	D. urban 
Question IV. Choose the correct answer:
1.Adolescence is the period ________ child and young adulthood
A. for	B. between	C. and	D. from
2.Your body will change in shape and________
A. height	B. high	C. tall	D. taller
3.Your brain will grow and you’ll have improved self-control and_______ skills
A. housekeeping	B. reasoning	C. social	D. emotion control
4.They can’t decide who _______ first
A. go	B. to go	C. went	D. going
5.The girls are making fun ____ me so I’m very embarrased
A. to	B. for	C. with	D. of
6.Physical changes are different for every, so you don’t need to feel embarrased or______
A. frustrated	B. tense	C. confident	D. delighted
7.I wish my parents could put themselves in my ______ 
A. situation	B. shoes	C. feelings	D. heart
8.Do you need to be that stressed______?
 A. on	B. in	C. out	D. with
9.My mother is a strong person. She stays_____ even in the worst situations
A. calm	B. healthy	C. tense	D. confident
10.You’ve been a bit tense lately so you need to _____ a break.
A. get	B. take	C. has	D. let
11.His father wants him to get the_____ score in this exam
A. high	B. higher	C .highest	D.as high as
12.She has ______because she has a big assignment to complete
A. frustration	B. frustrated	C. frustrating	D. frustratedly
13. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s _________
A. Social skill	B. Self-care skills	C. Housekeeping skill	D. Cognitive skills	
14.I’ve won an essay contest. ---- _______________!
A. Congratulations!	B. It’s interesting	C. Oh poor!	D. Good!
15.Your friend stayed up late studying for an important exam.
A. Well done! 	C.I know how you feel	
B. Stay calm. Everything will be all right.	D.A really great job.
16.The two countries agreed to _____ full diplomatic relations.
A. give up	B. set up	C. deal with	D.over come
17.It’s difficult to _____ changes in technology.
A. go with	B. look through	C .keep up with	D. turn up
18.Six people applied for the job, but four of them were ______
A. turned down	B. turned up	C. turned on 	D. turned off
19. If I ______ in your shoes, I’d take it easy and try to forget it.
A. are	B. am	C. were	D. have
20.Magic number 18001567 is a _____toll free service.
A. 24 hours	B. 24-hours	C. 24 – hour	D.24 hour
Question V. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1. Nam didn't know________ to find more information about the course.
A. what    	B. why    	 C. where    	D. while
2. He asked________ it was too early to apply for the course.
A. if    	B. for    	 C. when    	D. that
3. I couldn't sleep last night________ the bar nearby played music so loudly.
A. although    	B. so that    	 C. while    	D. because
4 .______they moved to the city five years ago, they still remember living in a small town.
A. Although    	B. Whereas    	 C. While    	D. In order that
5. The students didn't know________ to do to deal with the problem.
A. where    	B. when    	 C. why    	D. what
6.    Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs_________ they can avoid the noise and pollution in the city.
A. although    	B. when    	 C. so that    	D. so as
7. Minh is ________the most successful student in my class.
A. so long    	B. by how    	 C. by far    	D. so now
8.    My grandfather is the____ oldest artisan in the village; Ngoc's grandfather is the oldest.
A. first    	B. second    	 C. most    	D. one
9. ________I was talking to my teacher, my friends were waiting outside the classroom.
A. In order that    	B. While    	 C. Although    	D. So that
10. Lan couldn't decide ________to work with on the project.
A. who    	B. what    	 C. how    	D. when
11. The villagers are trying to learn English _____ they can communicate with foreign customers.
 A. so that	 B. in order that	C. although	 D. A and B are correct
12. I’ve been to a _____ village in Hue!
A. conical hat making	B. making conical hat C. making conical hats D.hat making conical
13. _____ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.
A. After	B. Before	C. By the time	D. Because
14. Do you think that the various crafts remind people _____ a specific region?
A. about	B. of	C. for	D. at
15. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.
A. As	B. Because	C. Even though	D. so that
16. Conical hat making in the village has been passed _____ from generation to generation
A. on	B. down	C. up	D. in
17. This department store is an attraction in my city _____ the products are of good quality.
A. when	B. because	C. though D.
18. A conical hat is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, _____ all around the world.
A. and	B. but	C. so D. or
19. This is called a Chuong conical hat _____ it was made in Chuong village.
A. but	B. so	C. since D. because of
20. They can’t because we have lots of products. They make some and other people make__________.
A. the rest	B. the last	C. the other	D. others
21. I look forward to _____ you soon.
A. see	B. seeing	C. seen	D. saw
22. It’s a nice place for _____ who love nature and quietness.
A. this	B. that	C. those	D. the other
23. You like history, so Viet Nam National Museum of History is a _____ place.
A. must-see	B. must-be seen	C. must-be seeing D. to see
24. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.
A. passed	B. sat	C. turned	D.closed 
25. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.
A. on	B. up	C. up with D.up down
26.We can learn how ______ banh chung at Tet.
A. make 	 B. to make 	C. making D. made
27.Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.
A. be	 B. to be	C. to being	 D. to 
28.Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?
A. preserve	 B. act out	C. entertain	D. open
29.The children in my home village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot 	 B. bare-footed 	C. playing around D. played around
30.At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.
A. them	 B. their	C. themselves	D. themself
31.There is usually a ______ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is
changing so fast.
A. generation 	B. value 	C. age D. old
32.It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I ______ it.
 A. can do	 B. could did	 C. could do	D. can done
33.Every nation has respect for their long-preserved ______.
A. behaviours 	B. practices 	C. traditions D. traditional
34.Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, ______ were far away from each other.
A. which	B. where	C. that	D. where
35.In Viet Nam, ______ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.
A. seniority 	B. tradition 	C. generation D. culture
36.I also passed______ on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages.
A. in	B. on	C. down	D. at
37.Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ______ in many Asian countries.
A. behavior 	B. practice 	C. tradition D. cultural
38.She used to live in an igloo: a domed house ______ from blocks of ice.
A. to build	B. built	C. building	 D. to built
39.I wish people in the world ______ conflicts and lived in peace.
A. don’t have	B. doesn’t have	C. didn’t have D. didn’t having
40.I have told you many times ______ the door open.
A. not leave	B. not to leave	C. to not leave	D. not to leaving
41.I wish my friends spent less time ______ computer games and more time outdoors.
A. play	B. to play	C. playing	D. played
42.The farmers in my home village ____ rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.
A. used to transport B. used to be transported C. didn’t use to transport D. use to transport
43.A _____________ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.
A. loudspeaker	B. radio	C. television	D. computer
44.I suppose it was a special occasion, ____________?
A. was it	B. wasn’t it	 C. don’t I	 D. doesn’t I
45.He could be f red for his rude ____________ towards the VIP guest.
A. behaviour 	B. practice	C. tradition	D. practices
Question VII. Give the correct form of the following verbs:
1. I_________(go) to school by bicycle every day.	
2. When I(come)_________ home from work, my mother was cooking dinner.
3.The children ( play)_________________football at the moment.
4. If you (study )_________harder, you will pass the exam.
5.I wish he (not leave) _________________ here
6.He (live) __________________in Australia for 10 years.
7.Ba enjoys (play)_________________ football in the morning. 
8. My house ( build)__________________ in 2004.
9. If the weather gets worse, we (not go) ________________ to the beach.
10.I wish I (live) ________________ near my school.
11. My brother usually (go) _______ to school by bike every day.
12. Last night, my father ( watch) ______________ TV
13.I wish I ( know) ______________her address
14. My father enjoys (watch) _______________ television in the evenings. 
15.I wish I ( be ) ________________ taller.
16. When I (come) __________ home from work yesterday, my mother was cooking dinner.
17.My house ________ (build) yesterday. 
18. We (not see) ________each other since Monday. 
19. If the weather is fine, we (go) ________ for a picnic.
20. She asked me if I ( like ) ________ pop music.
21. Ba hates (watch) ________ the advertisements on TV.
22. Mrs. Nga enjoys (listen) __________________ to music in her free time.
23. If Mai doesn’t work hard, she (not fail) __________________ the exam.
24. We (not meet) ________________ her since we lived here.
25. I (visit) ________________ Hue last week
26. I don’ know many English words. I wish I (know) _________more English words.
27. Tuan and Huong (not/go) ______________ to the cinema last night.
28. My brother used to ( go ) ______________ to work by motorbike. Now he cycles.
29. Last night we (go) ______________ to Lan’s birthday party.
30.Men used ( be ) ____________________ the bread winner of the family.
Question VII. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 
1. He said he would go to England next week.
 A B C D
2. My brother enjoys to go to the park on Summer evenings.
 A B C D
3. Nam wishes he can speak English fluently.
 A B C D
4. She worked hard, but she passed her exam. 
 A B C 
5. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
 A B C D
6. When Andrew saw the question, he were knowing the answer immediately.
 A B C D
7. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
 A B C D
8. I'm looking forward to hear from you .
 A B C D
9. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
 A B C D
10. Would you mind if I ask you a private question? 
 A B C D
11. They happily looked at their children to play in the yard.
 A B C D
12. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi.
 A B C D
Question VIII. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. One of the __________________________  in my hometown is the traditional market, which is open every Sunday. (ATTRACT) 
2. What are the differences between Dong Ho ________________ and Sinh ones? (PAINT) 
3. This is a very beautiful piece of______________________ 	(EMBROIDER) 
4______________________________ is one of the biggest problems in this city. (EMPLOY) 
5. Photography is strictly ________________ in this museum. 	 (FORBID) 
6.These baskets are _____________________________ from strips of bamboo.	(WEAVE) 
7.These _______live mainly on farming and making incenses when crops are over.( VILAGE) 
8.It’s a______________place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read.(EDUCATE) 
9. There are so many places of_____________ in Ha Noi that I am not sure I can see them all. 
( INTERESTING ) 
10. Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia , is a city of national and _____________ diversity. ( CULTURE )
11. A worker who has special skill and training, especially one who makes things is a (n) _____________. (ARTS )
12. Bat Trang, one of the most famous _____________ village in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, is credited for making pottery.( CRAFTMAN).
13.In the old days, almost all grown up girls in this village learnt how to make these _____________ hats. ( TRADITION).
14.These baskets are _____________ from strips of bamboo.(WEAVE)
15.When tourists come to a specific place, many of them choose to buy crafts as souvenirs to _____________ them of the place they have been to.( REMIND)
C-READING:
Question I. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list 
when was up to with at 
When I (1) ________ a child I used (2)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (3) _______ I grew (4) __________ the house and garden seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (5) _________ the doll's house which was older than grandmother herself. At that times, I looked (6)___________ books which were more interesting than my children's book at home.
Question II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.
	English is a very useful __(1)__. If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand __(2)__ we want to say. English also helps us to __(3)___ all kinds of things. Hundreds of books are _(4)_ in English every day in many __(5)__. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the __(6)__. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better ___(7)__ and __(8)___ among countries of the world.
1. 	A. language 	B. languages 	C. linguist 	D. linguistics
2. 	A. where 	B. when	C. what	D. which
3. 	A. learnt 	B. learning 	C. to learn 	D. learn
4. 	A. write 	B. wrote 	C. written 	D. writing 
5. 	A. countrified 	B. countries 	C. country 	D. countryside
6. 	A. school 	B. class 	C. word 	D world
7. 	A. to understand 	B. understanding 	C. understand 	D. understood
8. 	A. friend 	B. friendly 	C. friendliness 	D. friendship
Question III . Use the words in the box to complete the paragraph.
 friendship - knowledge - of - useful – many - what
English is a very (1)...........................language. If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2)....................we want to say. English also helps us learn all kinds (3)....................subjects. Hundreds of books are written in English every day in (4).....................countries. English has also helped to spread ideas and (5).....................to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better understanding and (6)..........................among countries of the world.
Question IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C , or D to complete the letter.
Dear Elisa,
Thanks very much for your email. It was fun to read about the places you find interesting.
I (1) ______ like going to museums in my free time. There are several museums in my city, but I like the Museum of Fine Arts the most. I love art, so (2) ______ I have free time, I go to this museum. There's a great mix (3) ______ art from across the eras, including some really impressive modern Vietnamese paintings. What I especially like about the museum is that (4) ______ of its galleries have an introduction in Vietnamese, English, and French. It (5) ______ that I can learn lots of English while enjoying the art works.
Another place of interest that I love is the (6) ______ park. It’s near my house, so I go there almost every day. Sometimes I go for a walk around the park with my mother. Sometimes I choose a beautiful place in it to sit and draw some sketches. And sometimes I just sit (7) ______ a bench, doing nothing, just watching people passing by. It’s really relaxing.
I hope someday I’ll have a(n) (8) ______ to visit your National Portrait Gallery and Hyde Park.
Until the next email,
Mi
1.A.don’t like B.interested in C.also	 D.will
2.A.because	 B.though C.that D.when
3.A.in	 B.of	 C.on	 D.with
4.A.all B.one C.none D.not
5.A.means B.shows C.proves D.tells
6.A.locality B.small C.area D.local
7.A.in B.at C.on D.with
8.A.chance B.opportunity C.time D.choice
Question V. Choose the correct option A, B, c, or D for each gap in the passage. 
Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (1)__________ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (2)__________. However, there are (3)__________ things that each person can do to help those people.
One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (4)__________ homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (5)__________ soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind (6) __________ food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter.
1. A. common
B. regular
C. unusual
D. fixed
2. A deal with
B, get over
C look through
D. find out
3. A. little
B. less
C. more
D. fewer
4. A. care for
B, show around
C. set up
D. pull down
5. A. urban
B. central
C. capital
D. local
6. A. cooking
B. supporting
C. helping
D. serving
Question VI. Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer.
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “ I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad ,I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.
When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?
A. during his teenage years B. when he went to university C. when he was at nursery school
What did he study at Harvard University?
A. computer science	B. business	C. law	
What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?
A. play sports	B. play video games	C. go to parties	
What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?
A. an honorary degree	B. a job	C. a company
Question VII. Read the passage and answer the questions below.
 Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.
 In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eig