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"Where is the univeristy ?" is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one
can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found arround the university. The
university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and
offices of the univerity all over city. And most of its members are the students and
teachers or processors of thirdty one colleges.
Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers
arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A
bridge was built over the river as early as 875.
In the fourteen and fifteen centuries more and more land was used for college buildings.
The town grew much faster in the nineteen century after the opening of the railway in
1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000.
Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over of
the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the
world.
Câu 1 : Why do most visitors come to Cambridge ?
A, To see university.
B. To study in the colleges in Cambridge.
C. To find the classroom building.
D. To use the libraries of the university.
Câu 2 : Around what time did the university begin to appear ?
A. In the 8th century
B. In the 13th century
C. In the 9th century
D. In the 15th century
Câu 3 : Why did people named Cambridge the "city of Cambridge" ?
A. Because the river was very well-known.
B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam.
C. Because it was developing town.
D. Because there is a river named Granta.
Câu 4 : After which year did the town really begin developing ?
A. Afer 800 .

B. Afer 1845.
C. After 875 .
D. Afer 1945 .
Câu 5 : From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now_________
A. visited by internatonal tourist.
B. a city without wall
C. a city of growing population.
D. a city that may have a wall ảound it.


Câu 6 : What do you think about this text and Cambridge ?
Mount Everest is the highest moutain in the world. It is in the Himalayan Mountains
beteen Nepal and China, and it is 8,900 metres high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New
Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever to climb Mount
Everest. They climbed it in 1953. Men from several different countries climbed it after
that. Junko Tabei, a Japanese from Hokkaido, was the first woman to make this difficult
climb. A Tokyo newspaper-television comnpany organized the climb in 1975. They
choose fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to go to Nepal. The group climbed for
several days. Then there was an avalanche. The heavy ice and snow injured ten of the
women. They had to stop climbing. The other five continued. Only Ms Tabei was able to
climb the last 70 metres. She was standing on top of the world. She was the first woman
there.
*Write True (T) or False (F)
Mount Everest is between Nepal and China.
It is the highest mountain in the world.
Men from several different countries climbed it in 1953.
Junko Tabei, who came from China, was the first woman to make this difficult climb.
Ten of the women were injured in an avalanche.
Junko Tabei could climb the last 70 metres.

Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B,C,D) cho mỗi câu từ 1 đến 6.
Many peole buy and use copied programs for their computer. This illegal copying of
computer software has become a huge industry because the software is much cheaper
than the original programs.
Illigal software can be found on sale in any part of the world, although it more readily
available in Asia than in Western countries. Software manufacturers have been trying to
get governments to stop this copying or “ pirating”. In an attempt to get rid of “software
pirates”, police have seized software from stores and fined the owners. This has been
partially successful, but manufacturers are still losing a lot of money. By using this kind
of software, computer owners risk damaging their computer. Illegally copied software
can carry compute viruses which could wipe out information store on the computer’s
hard drives.
Câu 1: Computer software is ........
A. poor quality B. pirated programs
C. part of all computers D. programs used by a computer
Câu 2: People buy pirated software because it is
A. good quality B. readily available
C. inexpensive D. easy to use
Câu 3: Pirated software is found
A. only in the West. B. only in Asia. C. in very few countries. D. worldwide.
Câu 4: In some countries, owners of illegal software have
A. given their software to the police.
B. been forced to pay money.
C. asked the police to help them.
D. asked their government to stop the pirating.
Câu 5: According to the passage, ... software can damage computers.
A. all B. illegal C. no D. hard driver.
Câu 6: What have police done to stop “software pirates”?
A. They have have threatened the owners.

B. They have fined the owners.
C. They have seized software from stores.
D. They have seized software from stores and fined the owners.

Câu 5: (15 điểm)
Đọc đọan văn dưới đây rồi trả lời ngắn gọn cho mỗi câu hỏi
Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833-1896) a Swedish scientist was the first man
to make dynamite. He allowed his invention to be used in peace. However, he saw
in being used in war to destroyed things, he was extremely unhappy. On his death,
he left all his money to be spent upon a prize every year. The Nobel Prize is now
one of the greatest prizes that a person can ever receive. It is given every year for
the best work in one of the following subject: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine,
Literature and Peace. Some of the world`s greatest scientists are asked to choose
who should be given the prizes.

1. What was Nobel`s invention about?
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2. How was he when he knew his invention being used for bad purpose?
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3. Did he give all the money to his relatives on his death?
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4. What is his money used for?
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5. Can we choose who should be given the prizes? It not, who can?
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B. Viết lại các câu sau sang thể bị động.
1. We never saw him in the dining room. A maid took all his meals up to
him.
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2. We did not look after the children properly.
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3. Has someone posted my parcel?
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4. You needn`t have done this.
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5. People are destroying large areas of forests everyday.

Câu 5: (1,5 điểm)
Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây và viết câu trả lời ngắn gọn cho mỗi câu hỏi từ 36 đến
40 vào phần ..... Sau mỗi câu hỏi.
The Mediterranean has been described as the world`s largest
swimming pool. However, it can also be described now as the world`s dirtiest
sewer, full of rubbish, oil, chemicals and waste of all kinds. Unfortunately,
most countries bordering the Mediterranean differ greatly in their attitudes to
this problem. While some countries want to start cleaning up the
Mediterranean, others have begun building new ports to develop their oil wells
and natural gas fields. Industries have now grown in all the countries
surrounding the Mediterranean. It will take a century for all the water in the

Mediterranean to drain into the Atlantic Ocean, and be replaced by clean
water. Three great rivers, the Nile, Po, and Rhone, all flow into the
Mediterranean, carrying lots of pollutants into the sea and making it very
dangerous for everyone who swims in the Mediterranean and who catches fish
there.
36. Why is the Mediterranean described as the world`s dirtiest sewer?
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37. Do the countries bordering the Mediterranean have the same attitude to the
polluted Mediterranean?
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38. How long may it take for all the water in the Mediterranean to drain into the
Atlantic Ocean?
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39. What carries lots or pollutants into the Mediterranean?