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<b> 29. Read the text and choose the best answer</b>

<b>Accidents in the home</b>

Many thousands of children have accidents in their homes. As a result some
children died.

The most common accidents are with fire and hot water. Small children often touch
pots of boiling water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the
children and burns them. Some children like to play with fire. They enjoy striking
matches or throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly. If a fire gets too big, it
gets out of control. Then the house catches fire. It is very dangerous to play with
matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his fingers. Then he
drops the match on the floor. Many houses catches fire in this way.

Some kinds of clothing burn very easily. Many children have been badly burned
because they have stood near a fire and their clothing has suddenly caught fire.

Although fire and hot water cause most accidents in their home, many children cut
themselves with knives. Others get an electric shock.

Some children are made very ill from taking their parents’ medicine. Many small
children have to go to hospital every year because they thought a box of medicine
was a box of sweets. There is only one good way to see to it that accidents do not
happen in the home. Do not touch anything that is dangerous.

1. What causes most accidents?
A. Fire and matches

<i> B. Fire and hot water</i>

C. Pots of boiling water and fat
D. Big fires which get out of control
2. What do some children like doing?
A. Touching pots of boiling water
B. Cooking on stoves

<i> C. Playing with matches</i>
D. Catching fire

3. What do children often do with lighted matches?

A. Throw things on the matches to make them burn brighter
B. Throw the matches on the fire

<i> C. Throw them on the floor</i>
D. Set fire to their clothes

4. Why has the clothing of many children caught fire?
<i> A. The children have been too near a fire.</i>

B. Other children have set fire to the clothing

C. Some children have dropped matches on their clothing
D. Hot water has fallen over their clothing

5. Which one of the following is the cause of many other accidents in the home?
<i> A. Playing with electricity</i>

B. Eating too many sweets

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6. What is the best way to see to it that accidents do not happen in the home?
A. Wear clothes that do not burn easily

B. Turn off the electricity supply

C. Don’t keep knives and medicine in the house
<i> D. Don’t touch anything that appears unsafe</i>

<i><b>30. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces</b></i>

How can we keep our teeth (1)______? Firstly, we ought to visit our (2)____ twice
a year. Secondly, we should brush our teeth (3)____ a toothbrush and fluoride
toothpaste at least twice a day, once after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We
can also use toothpicks (4)_____ our teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we (5)______ eat
food that is good (6)______ our teeth and our body: milk, fish, brown bread, raw
vegetables, fresh fruit, etc.

1.

A. health
<i> B. healthy</i>
C. healthily
D. unhealthy
2.

<i> A. dentist</i>
B. doctor
C. teacher
D. engineer
3.

A. on
B. of
C. by
<i> D. with</i>
4.

A. clean
<i> B. to clean</i>
C. cleaning
D. to cleaning
5.

A. should
B. ought to
C. need
<i> D. A & B</i>
6.

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D. to

<i><b>31. Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions</b></i>
The Seven Wonders of the World is a widely known list of seven popular sites of
classical antiquity. The earliest known version of the list was compiled in the 2nd
century BC by Antipater of Sidon. It only includes works located around the
Mediterranean rim where sightseers could typically travel safely. Of these wonders,
the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The
existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven. Records show
that the other five wonders were destroyed by natural disasters.

<i>antiquity (n): thời xưa </i>
<i>version (n): phiên bản </i>
<i>record (n): sách ghi chép</i>
<i>compile (v): thu thập</i>

1. Which of the following could replace the word 'popular' in line 1?
<i> A. famous</i>

B. wonderful
C. amazing
D. interesting

2. What is the passage written about?
<i> A. The seven wonders of the world</i>
B. Antipater of Sidon

C. The Great Pyramid of Giza

D. The existence of the Hanging Gardens

3. The earliest version of the list of the seven wonders of the world
A. was compiled in the 2nd century BC

B. was compiled by Antipater of Sidon

C. only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim
<i> D. all are correct</i>

4. Today we can see ___________.

A. all of the seven wonders of the world
<i> B. only the Great Pyramid of Giza</i>
C. the Hanging Gardens

D. five of the seven wonders of the world
5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The seven wonders of the world were destroyed by natural disasters.
B. The Hanging Gardens has survived to the present day

C. The existence of five of the seven wonders of the world has not been definitively
proven.

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<b>A friendly letter from Hoi An</b>
<i> Dear Mary,</i>

<i> We are having a wonderful time in Hoi An. The street here are so ...(1)... that cars</i>
<i>are not allowed to enter the center of the ...(2)... . Therefore we have to ...(3)... . The</i>
<i>houses are very ...(4)... but beautiful. However, I don’t like the way they ...(5)...</i>
<i>business. It seems that every house has ...(6)... to sell souvenirs and other stuffs. The</i>
<i>people are very ...(7)... and helpful. The food looks funny but it ...(8)... quite nice. I</i>
<i>haven’t ...(9)... anything yet. But I will buy you some little ...(10)... lanterns.</i>

<i> See you soon,</i>
<i> Love,</i>

<i> Jill.</i>
1.

<i> A. narrow</i>

B. long
C. big
D. large
2.

A. village
B. town
<i> C. city</i>
D. capital
3.

A. run
B. travel
<i> C. walk</i>
D. move
4.

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6.

A. a shop
B. a store
C. a mall

<i> D. Both A and B</i>
7.

A. friend
<i> B. friendly</i>
C. friendlily
D. friendship

8.

A. smells
B. tries
<i> C. tastes</i>
D. seems
9.

A. seen
B. changed
C. sold
<i> D. bought</i>
10.

<i> A. colorful</i>
B. colorless
C. colorfully
D. color

<i><b>33. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the</b></i>
<i><b>questions</b></i>

This statue of Jesus, one of the new seven wonders of the world, stands some 38
meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Designed by
Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is
one of the world’s best-known monuments. The statue took five years
to construct and was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. It has become a symbol of the
city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors with open arms.
<i>Sculptor: nhà điêu khắc</i>

<i>inaugurate: khánh thành</i>

1. How high is the statue of Jesus?
A. eighteen meters

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<i> D. thirty-eight meters</i>

2. Who designed the statue of Jesus?
A. An American

<i> B. A Brazilian</i>
C. A Frenchman
D. A German

3. How long did it take to construct the statue of Jesus?
A. 3 years

<i> B. 5 years</i>
C. 10 years
D. 15 years

4. What does the word "construct" in this passage mean?
<i> A. build</i>

B. draw
C. repair
D. launch

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The statue of Jesus is one of the world’s best-known monuments.
B. The statue of Jesus was constructed on October 12, 1931.

<i> C. The statue of Jesus has become a symbol of Rio de Janeiro.</i>

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