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GRADE 10 TOPIC 1. FAMILY LIFE 
I. VOCABULARY: 
01. benefit /’benifit/ n Lợi ích 
02. breadwinner /’bredwinәr/ n Trụ cơ ̣ t 
03. chore /tʃɔ:r/ n Vie ̣ c nhà 
04. contribute /kәn’tribju:t/ v Đớng gớp 
05. critical /’kritikl/ a Chỉ trích, khớ tính 
06. enormous /i’nɔ:mәs/ a Tơ lớn 
07. enormous /i’nɔ:mәs/ a Tơ lớn 
08. laundry /’lɔndri/ n Đờ gia ̣ t/ là 
09. nurture /’nз:tʃәr/ v Nuơ i dưỡng 
10. responsibility /rispɔnsi’biliti/ n Trách nhie ̣m 
11. grocery /’grәʊsәri/ n Thực phảm 
12. heavy lifting /’hevi ‘liftiŋ/ ph Mang vác na ̣ ng 
13. homemaker /hәʊmmeikәr/ n Người nơ ̣ i trợ 
14. iron /’aiәn/ v Là quàn áơ 
15. equally shared parenting /ikwәli ʃeәrd peәrәntiŋ/ (ph) chia sẻ đèu cơ ng vie ̣ c nơ ̣ i 
trợ và cha m sớc cơn cái 
16. extended family /ik’stendid fỉmәli/ (n) gia đình lớn (nhièu thé he ̣ chung sớng) 
17. hơusehơld finance /’haʊshәʊld fai’nỉns/ (n) tài chính, tièn nơng của gia đình 
18. finance burden /fai’nỉns ‘bз:dn/ (n) gánh na ̣ ng tài chính, tièn bạc của gia đình 
19. lay (the table fơr meal) /lei/ (v) dợn bàn a n 
20. nuclear family /’nju:kliәr fỉmәli/ (n) gia đình nhở (ít thé he ̣ chung sớng) 
21. gender cơnvergence /’dʒendәr kәn’vз: dʒәns/ (n) các giới tính trở ne n 
cớ nhièu điẻm chung 
II. PRONUNCIATION: The pure vowel of /i/ /i://e//ỉ/ 
III. GRAMMAR: 1. Verb Tenses 2. Present tenses 
IV. PRACTICE TEST: 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 
1. A. scream B. death C. ready D. peasant 
2. A. traveled B. stared C. landed D. seemed 
3. A. chat B. panic C. park D. passenger 
4. A. frightening B. brigade C. pilot D. fire 
5. A. technology B. teaching C. purchase D. lunch 
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 
6. A. tobacco B. contented C. buffalo D. transplanting 
7. A. passenger B. purchase C. district D. routine 
8. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience 
9. A. repair B. harrow C. arrive D. announce 
10. A. interested B. serious C. wonderful D. immediate 
III. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence or substitutes 
for the underlined word or phrase. 
11. John isn't content with his present salary. 
 A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in 
12. We______ the seedlings into peaty soil. 
 A. take B. plough C. raise D. transplant 
13. We seldom set each other anymore. 
 A. sometimes B. occasionally C. frequently D. rarely 
14. She purchased a number of shares in the company. 
 A. invested B. sold C. exchanged D. bought 
15. She got______ as soon as the alarm clock went 
 A. over/ on B. up/ down C. up/ off D. on/ off. 
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16. The plane from Dallas______ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to 
London. A. took on B. took in C. took over D. took off 
17. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea. 
 A. formal talk B. informal talk C. serious talk D. long talk 
18. It was time to______ the kids ready for bed. 
 A. prepare B. get C. take D. make 
19. Houses______ as a bomb exploded in the neighborhood. 
 A. dipped B. disappeared C. dropped D. shook 
20. It was a difficult tune, but we never gave up hope. 
 A. stopped B. continued C. had D. offered 
IV. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence. 
21. I'll see him when he______ here tomorrow. 
 A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come 
22. We've given up______ to persuade them 
 A. trying/ changing B. trying/ to change C. to try/ changing D. try/ to change 
23. Maria is going to stop______ dinner, so she may be late. 
 A. eating B. to eat C. for eating D. eat 
24. As soon as the light turned red, she______ the car. 
 A. stopped B. has stopped C. was stopping D. stops 
25. The baby is so big! How much______ now? 
 A. is she weighing B. she weighs C. does she weigh D. did she weigh 
26. Harry works all the time. He______. 
 A. never relaxes B. relaxes never C. often relaxes D. relaxes sometimes 
27. These glasses are so dirty. You need______ them. 
 A. wash B. washing. C. to washed D. washed 
28. The last time I______ swimming was when we were in Spain. 
 A. had gone B. went C. has gone D. was going. 
29. Johnny______ the paper when I______ him. 
 A. read/ interrupted B. read/ was interrupting 
C. has read/ interrupted D. was reading/Interrupted 
30. We were told______ and fasten our seat belts. 
 A. to sit down B. sitting down C. sit down D. that sit down 
31. I ______ at six o'clock, but ______ to be up by five. 
 A. normally get up/ I have sometimes B. normally get up/ sometimes I have 
 C. get normally up/ sometimes I have D. get normally up/ I sometimes have 
32. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody______ to bed. 
 A. have gone B. went C. had gone D. goes 
33. It was the most______ experience of my life. 
 A. frighten B. frightening C. frightened D. frightful 
34. ______ I sympathize with your point of view. I cannot accept it. 
 A. Although B. In spite of C. Because D. As 
35. ______ a long time for the bus. 
 A. We have to always wait B. We always have to wait 
 C. We have always to wait D. We have to wait always 
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase - A, B. C or D - that need correcting. 
36. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life. 
 A B C D 
37. Mark went on working despite he felt unwell. 
 A B C D 
38. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging. 
 A B C D 
39. Once when I was ten. I used to get sick and went to the hospital. 
 A B C D 
40. As soon as the alarm clock had gone off, she woke up and go out of bed. 
 A B C D 
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VI. Choose the one option – A, B, C or D – that best fits each of the numbered blank. 
David Evans is a farmer. He does farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (41)______ 
his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (42)______ sheep on his land. He does not employ 
(43)______ fulltime workers. His sons help him when they are not (44)______ school. His wife adds to 
the family income by (45)______ eggs which her hens produce. In summer she often (46)______ paying 
guests into the farmhouse. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country 
(47)______ and Mrs. Evans enjoys having some (48)______ money to spend on clothes for her children 
and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone. The question 
is that if his children want to (49)______ the farm when Mr. Evans gives up working. Country life is 
quiet and (50)______ to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm for the city someday. 
41. A. been to B. belonged to C. possessed D. depended on 
42. A. feeds B. grows C. raises D. leads 
43. A. some B. more C. much D. any 
44. A. in B. for C. at D. on 
45. A. selling B. sells C. to sell D. sell 
46. A. take B. takes C. took D. is taking 
47. A. wind B. sights C. life D. air 
48. A. more B. free C. extra D. interest 
49. A. take off B. take over C. take after D. take care 
50. A. interesting B. exciting C. dull D. peaceful 
VII. Read the passage, then choose the correct answer –A, B, C, or D. 
ROUTINES 
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same routine work every day? Do you sit in 
the same place in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You 
probably do, because we all have routines in our lives. 
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that’s why they are 
so important in the morning when your brain isn’t active. Here’s Jo talking about her morning 
routine. 
‘Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o’clock every morning, but I 
don’t get quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I 
brush my- teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I 
don’t eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it’s always the 
same.’ 
Routines are very useful but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it’s a good idea to 
break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a 
different route to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never 
know, it could change your life. 
51. This passage is mainly concerned with_______. 
 A. our usual ways of doing things B. our daily activities 
 C. Jo’s timetable D. changes in our lives 
52. According to the passage, routines are useful because_______. 
 A. we can do them in the morning B. they make a habit of never thinking 
 C. they save time and energy D. we all have them in our lives 
53. The word ‘loo’ in line 8 can best be replaced with_______. 
 A. balcony B. bedroom C. sink D. toilet 
54. What is the main disadvantage of routines? 
A. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas. 
B. Routines may change our life. 
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing. 
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day. 
55. Which of the sentences is true? 
A. Routines make our brain creative. C. People who have routines are unable to think. 
B. We shouldn’t break our routines. 
D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines. 
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VIII. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 
first one. 
56. I wish I hadn’t sold my bike. I regret ________________ 
 A. to sell my bike. B. selling my bike. C. I had sold my bike. D. not to sell my bike. 
57. No one told me about the change of plan. I___________________ 
 A. knew about the change of plan. C. was told about the change of plan. 
 B. didn’t know about the change of plan D. am not known about the change of plan 
58. Nigel felt sick from eating too many cakes. Nigel felt sick because _____________ 
 A. he has eaten a lot of cakes. B. he was eating too many cakes. 
 C. there were too many cakes he ate. D. he had eaten too many cakes. 
59. In the middle of our lunch there was a knock at the door. When __________________ 
A. we were having lunch, there was a knock at the door. 
B. we knocked at the door, we were having lunch. 
C. we had just finished lunch, there was a knock at the door. 
D. our lunch were in the middle there was a knock at the door. 
60. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday. They__________________ 
A. always play their game of badminton C. always play badminton on Tuesday. 
B. have always played badminton on Tue D. play badminton always on Tuesday. 
__________THE END___________ 
TOPIC 2. yourself 
I. VOCABULARY: 
01. acupuncture /ỉkjupŋtʃәr/ n Cha m cứu 
02. ailment /’eilmәnt/ n Be ̣nh ta ̣ t 
03. allergy /’ỉlәdʒi/ n Dị ứng 
04. boost /bu:st/ v Đảy nhanh 
05. cancer /’kỉnsәr/ n Ung thư 
06. circulatory /’sәkjәlәtәri/ n He ̣ tuàn hơàn 
07. complicated /’kɔmplikeitid/ a Phức tạp 
08. compound /’kɔmpaʊnd/ n Hợp chát 
09. consume /kәn’sju:m/ v Tie u thụ 
10. digestive /dai’dʒestiv/ a He ̣ tie u hớa 
11. disease /di’zi:z/ n Be ̣nh ta ̣ t 
12. evidence /’evidәns/ n Bàng chứng 
13. frown /frәʊn/ v Cau mày 
14. grain /grein/ n Ngũ cớc 
15. heal /hi:l/ v Hàn gán 
16. inspire /in’spaiәr/ v Gây cảm hứng 
17. intestine /in’testin/ n Ruơ ̣ t 
18. lung /’lɔdʒikәl/ n Phởi 
19. muscle /’msl/ n Cơ báp 
20. nerve /nз:v/ n Da y thàn kinh 
21. needle /’ni:dl/ n Cây kim 
22. oxygenate /’ɔksidʒәneit/ v Cáp ơ xy 
23. poultry /pәʊltri/ n Gia càm 
24. respiratory /ri’spirәtri/ a He ̣ hơ háp 
II. PRONUNCIATION: The pure vowel of /ɔ/ /ɔ:/ // /ɑ:/ 
III. GRAMMAR: 1. Verb Tenses 2. Past tenses 
IV. PRACTICE TEST: 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 
01. A. chance B. teaching C. chemistry D. children 
02. A. hard B. start C. party D. talk 
03. A. son B. sunshine C. above D. woman 
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04. A. polite B. literature C. guide D. kind 
05. A. great B. teacher C. street D. receive 
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 
06. A. Physics B. History C. Boils D. Chemistry 
07. A. important B. profession C. Geography D. Literature 
08. A. entertain B. communicate C. receive D. complain 
09. A. children B. student C. professor D. teacher 
10. A. opinion B. relax C. semester D. nervous 
III. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence or substitutes 
for the underlined word or phrase. 
11. Most students find the course very_______. 
 A. enthusiastic B. anxious C. enjoyable D. convenient 
12. _______ is the beach? ~ Only five minutes' walk. 
 A. How long B. Where C. How often D. How far 
13. She is interested in teaching_______ because she loves working with children. 
 A. semester B. communication C. work D. profession 
14. She was disappointed to fail in two of her four_______. 
 A. schools B. classes C. lessons D. subjects 
15. Don't worry_______ me. I’ll be fine 
 A. to B. about C. with D. for 
16. Our coach was_______ in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late. 
 A. fastened B. fixed C. joined D. stuck 
17. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations. 
 A. hobbies B. careers C. jobs D. visits 
18. Our main objective is to_______ educational standards. 
 A. avoid B. enjoy C. make D. improve 
19. English is an international_______. 
 A. language B. means C. subject D. profession 
20. Most people start to lose their memory as they get older. 
 A. ability to remember B. ability to impress C. feeling of admiration D. ability to affect 
IV. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence. 
21. You shouldn't spend all your time______. 
 A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied 
22. Would you like_______ somewhere for a rest? 
 A. going B. to go C. go D. to be gone 
23. I didn't like it in the city at first. But now_______ here. 
 A. I got used to living B. I'm used to living C. I'm used to live D. I used to live 
24. Which team_______ the game? 
 A. did it win B. did they win C. won D. won it 
25. Do you want_______ with you or do you want to go alone? 
 A. me coming B. me to come C. that I come D. that I will come 
26. I'm sure you'll have no_______ the exam. 
 A. difficulty to pass B. difficulties to pass C. difficulties passing D. difficulty passing 
27. _______ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. 
 A. Finding B. After finding C. Having found D. We found 
28. I_______ English for four years now. 
 A. have learned B. am learning C. learned D. have been learning 
29. I'll_______ another time, Kevin. 
 A. keep pace with you B. keep you pace with C. be-kept up with you D. keep pace you with 
30. Just keep on_______ what you like. 
 A. do B. did C. doing D. done 
31. The guide encouraged the tourists_______ the Prado Museum in Madrid. 
 A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited 
32. Shhh! I hear someone_______ in the distance. Do you hear it too? 
 A. shout B. shouted C. to shout D. shouting 
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33. Are you looking forward_______ on your cassation? 
 A. you go B. going C. to going D. to go 
34. 'Why are you mad?'_______ dislike. 
 A. you call me B. calling me C. you call D. being called 
35. Don't forget_______ home as soon as you arrive at your destination. 
 A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called 
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the 
sentence to be correct. 
36. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college. 
 A B C D 
37. Get more exercise appears to be the best way to lose weight. 
 A B C D 
38. I'd rather to stay home than go out tonight. 
 A B C D 
39. Why you call me so late last night? 
 A B C D 
40. Let's stop to watch so much TV so that we can read or go out instead. 
 A B C D 
41. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me word overtime 
 A B C D 
42. In order to not forget things, I put a string around my finger 
 A B C D 
43. Where you worked last year when you were going to school? 
 A B C D 
44. The doctor called this morning, while you slept. 
 A B C D 
45. I've been studying French since I've started high school. 
 A B C D 
VI. Choose the one option - A, B, C or D - that best fits each of the numbered blank. 
I (46)_____ my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (47)_____ in a remote 
village (48)_____ the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very 
disappointed (49)_____ bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that 
time. with my youth (50)_____, I tried my best to devote (51)_____ to the noblest career, that was 
"teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in (52)_____ but they could not (53)_____ 
from empty mind. 
I am proud (54)_____ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students 
to the "destination" of (55)_____. 
46. A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun 
47. A. teach B. to teach C. teaching D. taught 
48. A. which B. there C. when D. where 
49. A. in spite of B. because of C. because D. though 
50. A. enthusiasm B. movement C. emotion D. culture 
51. A. me time B. my career C. my duty D. myself 
52. A. poor B. poverty C. debt D. shortage 
53. A. bear B. cope with C. suffer D. manage 
54. A. in B. on C. about D. of 
55. A. knowledge B. competence C. background D. experience 
VII. Choose the correct sentence - A, B, C or D - made from the suggested words. 
56. Why/ you/ consider/ don't/ visit/ me? 
 A. Why don't you consider to visit me? C. You consider why don't visit me? 
 B. Why don't you consider visiting me? D. Why you don't consider to visit me? 
57. subject/ you/ what/ best/ like ? 
 A. What best subject you like? B. What subject you like best? 
 C. What subject do you like best? D. What subject do you best like? 
58. really/ like/ up / I/ morning/ don't/ get / in early 
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A. I really don't like get up early in the morning. 
C. I don't really like getting up early in the morning 
B. Really I don't like to getting up early in the morning 
D. I don't like really to get up early in the morning 
59. learn/ Son/ for/ four years/ English/ so/ he/ the language/ speak/ well 
 A. Son was learning the language for four years, so he can speak English quite well. 
 B. Son has spoken English for four years, so he learned the language quite well. 
 C. So Son has been learning English for four, he can speak the language well. 
 D. Son has been learning English for four years, so he can speak the language quite well. 
60. children/ work/ profession/ love/ interested/ because/ I/ teaching. 
 A. I love teaching profession because the children are in working with. 
 B. I am interested in teaching profession children because I love working with children 
 C. I am interested in teaching profession because I love the children working. 
 D. I love working with the children because I am interested in teaching 
__________THE END__________ 
TOPIC 3. MUSIC 
I. VOCABULARY: 
01. air /eәr/ v Phát thanh/hình 
02. audience /’ɔ:diәns/ n Khán/ thính giả 
03. biography /bai’ɔgrәfi/ n Tiẻu sử 
04. clip /klip/ n Đơạn phim 
05. composer /kәm’pәʊzәr/ n Nhà sơạn nhạc 
06. contest /’kɔntest/ n Cuơ ̣ c thi 
07. dangdut /’dỉŋdut/ n Nhạc Indơnesia 
08. debut album /’deibju: ‘ỉlbәm/ n Bánh hanburger 
09. fan /fỉn/ n Người ha m mơ ̣ 
12. idol /’aidl/ n Thàn tượng 
13. judge /dʒdʒ/ n Ban giám khảơ 
14. phenomenon /fә’nɔminәn/ n Hie ̣n tượng 
15. platinum /’plỉtinәm/ n Đĩa hơt 
16. pop /pɔp/ n Nhạc pơp 
17. post /pәʊst/ v Tải le n mạng 
18. process /’prәʊses/ n/v Qui trình, xử lí 
19. release /ri’li:s/ v Cơ ng bớ 
10. celebrity panel /si’lebriti ‘pỉnl/ (n) ban giám khảơ gờm những người nởi tiéng 
11. glơbal smash hit /’glәʊbl smỉʃ hit/ (ph) thành cơ ng lớn tre n thé giới 
II. PRONUNCIATION: The pure vowel of /ʊ/ /u:/ /ә/ /з:/ 
III. GRAMMAR: 1. Verb Tenses 2. Future tenses 3. Full and Bare Infinitives 
IV. PRACTICE TEST: 
I. Choose the word that has the letter (s) pronounced differently from the others. 
01. A. language B. package C. mathematics D. marvelous 
02. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree 
03. A. private B. diploma C. guide D. writer 
04. A. trouble B. study C. tutor D. subject 
05. A. received B. worked C. obtained D. harbored 
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 
06. A. background B. career C. secondary D. private 
07. A. scientific B. atomic C. impossible D. professor 
08. A. obtain B. determine C. award D. harbor 
09. A. ambitious B. difficulty C. brilliant D. mature 
10. A. education B. difficulty C. champion D. Institute 
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III. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the following sentence. 
11. Marie Curie was born______ November 7, 1867. 
 A. in. B. from C. at D. on 
12. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood. 
 A. make up B. find out C. take over D. put up 
13. Let me give you a little______ about the president of the company. 
 A. specialization B. concentration C. background D. degree 
14. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She's a______ woman. 
 A. ambitious B. strong-willed C. brilliant D. humane 
15. He passed his exams with flying color. 
 A. successfully B. difficultly C. badly D. easily 
16. She harbored her hope of being a teacher. 
A. gave up her hope of being a teacher C. had her hope of being a teacher 
B. kept her hope of being, a teacher in her mind D. built her hope of being, a teacher 
17. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more______ than the other boys at his class. 
 A. intelligent B. mature C. ambitious D. developed 
18. The new road should help______ traffic problems. 
 A. raise B. create C. ease D. cause 
19. There is no______ explanation for what happened. 
 A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. since 
20. The new surgeon will_____ her post in May. 
 A. go on B. get over C. take up D. look after 
IV. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence. 
21. The man looked familiar. I______ him somewhere before. 
 A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. see 
22. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It______ everything in its path. 
 A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. had destroyed D. has destroyed 
23. In spite of______, we decided to go out. 
 A. we felt very tired B. feeling tired C. all of us felt tired D. tired 
24. When we______ the bill. We left the restaurant. 
 A. had paid B. were paying C. paid D. had been paying. 
25. When the firework______ off, the dog______ away. 
 A. had gone/ ran B. went/ had run C. went/ ran D. went/was running 
26. In 1903, Marie became the first woman______ a Doctor of Science degree. 
 A. receiving B. receive C. receives D. to receive 
27. The police officer stopped us and asked us where______. 
 A. were we going B. are we going C. we are going D. we were going 
28. Annie found the souvenirs______ she wanted at the gift shop. 
 A. that B. which C. θ D. all are correct 
29. The manager made his employees______ the computer evening class. 
 A. attending B. attend C. to attend D. attendance 
30. Marie Curie______ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. 
 A. awarded B. was awarded C. had awarded D. had been awarded 
31. Could you please come over? I need you______ the refrigerator. 
 A. help me moving B. helping me to move C. to help me to move D. help me to move 
32. Martina Hingis______ her first tennis racket at the age of two. 
 A. picked up B. has picked up C. had picked up D. was picked up 
33. John F. Kennedy was the first president of the United States28_______. 
 A. born in the twentieth century B. was born in twentieth century 
 C. born on the twentieth century D. to be born in the twentieth century 
34. By the time she was twelve. She_________. 
 A. had already decided B. already has decided 
C. had already decided D. already decided 
35. ______ in Slovakia, Martina has lived in Switzerland for many years. 
 A. To be born B. Born C. Being born D. Be born 
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V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed. 
36. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon. 
 A B C D 
37. Can you tell me where were you born? - Stockholm. 
 A B C D 
38. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial operation. 
 A B C D 
39. He spent most of his time to paint in the studio. 
 A B C D 
40. We went to Stan's holiday party last year, hadn't we? 
 A B C D 
VI. Choose the one option - A, B, C or D - that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (41)________ was a courageous and de- terminal woman. 
She left her home for Paris to (42)________ her interest in science. Living in (43)________, she still 
(44)________ to undulate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie (45)________ after graduation 
and (46)________ him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie (47)________ the most famous husband-
and-wife (48)________ in science history. They (49)________ the Radioactive elements, Polonium and 
Radium. They (50)________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. 
41. A. biologist B. mathematician C. chemist D. physicist and chemist 
42. A. follow B. take C. pursue D. satisfy 
43. A. poverty B. loneliness C. wealth D. difficulty 
43. A. made B. managed C. harbored D. worked 
45. A. immediately B. soon C. shortly D. rightly 
46. A. married B. left C. divorced D. devoted 
47. A. built B. organized C. established D. formed 
48. A. couple B. partnership C. scientists D. partners 
49. A. discovered B. invented C. built D. made. 
50. A. had awarded B. awarded C. were awarded D. were awarding 
VII. Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D. 
 Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot 
imagine life without them. One the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Crams. 
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 Alien. When they were in the eight were 
in the eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making mores. 
In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he 
would get over his obsession with, 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 eighteen hours a 
day in 'a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first 
personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product. Allen 
became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own 
company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was 
the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved 
his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days 
a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States. 
51. According to the writer, _______. 
A. people cannot live without personal computers 
B. computers play an important part of our lives 
C. Bill Gates invented personal computers 
D. Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science 
52. The wơrds “dropped out of” in line 10 mean_______. 
 A. graduated from B. got over C. took part in D. stopped taking class at 
53. According to the passage, _______. 
A. Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer. 
B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft they want to sell their program for personal 
computers C. Paul Alien left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company. 
D. Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard. 
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54. How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States? 
 A. 34 B. 51 C. 42 D. 44 
55. Whi