MY HOBBY

I (1)_________ learning the guitar when I (2)_________ ten years old. My first guitar
was a present from my uncle. It was very old and needed repairing, but I loved it and
used to play it until my fingers hurt. On my twelfth birthday, my father (3)_________
me a new brand one, and I (4)_________ going on with private guitar lessons. My
teacher teaches classical guitar, which I like, but I really want to play rock music.
Sometimes I (5)_________ an electric guitar. It is very loud and my mother always
(6)_________ it. Unfortunately it is not mine, it is my friend’s. My ambition
(7)_________ to play in a rock band and make records; I would like to travel around
the world, playing in different countries. My friend is a good singer, so we are going
to form a band together. All we need to do is finding a drummer and a bass player. I
(8)_________ some songs in the future. And then, we (9)_________ in my bedroom.
I’m sure my mother (10)_________.
1. A. started B. start C. has started D. had started
2. A. am B. was C. will be D. had been
3. A. buys B. had bought C. bought D. will buy
4. A. will start B. start C. has started D. started
5. A. am playing B. play C. has played D. had played
6. A. hates B. hate C. will hate D. hated
7. A. is being B. was C. is D. had been
8. A. write B. will write C. has written D. had written
9. A. has practised B. practised C. practise D. will practise
10. A. won’t mind B. doesn’t mind C. aren’t minding D. hadn’t minded

Bài 4. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in
the following passage.
Gia Long was the first emperor of the Nguyen dynasty as well as the (1) ____ father
of the modern nation of Vietnam. Born as Nguyen Phuc Anh, he was the nephew of
the last Nguyen lord who ruled over southern Vietnam. (2) ____ being born into a
royal family, he had to (3) ____ many difficulties in his early life as he became the (4)
____ of rival groups who attempted to (5) ____ the Nguyen clan completely. After
the deaths of his father and uncle at the hands of the rival leaders, Nguyen Phuc
Anh fled to the southern coastal tip of Vietnam where (6) ____ he met a French
priest, Pigneau de Behaine, who would (7) ____ become his trusted adviser and play
a major role in his (8) ____ to power. He escaped with the help of the priest and later
on sought aid from the French in his struggle (9) ____ his rivals. (10) ____ the help
of the French, and equipped with (11) ____ European armaments, he was (12) ____
in securing victories over his rivals.
1. A. found B. founded C. founding D. founder
2. A. Because of B. In view of C. Despite of D. In spite of
3. A. encounter B. face up C. manage D. get by
4. A. shield B. target C. purpose D. destination
5. A. wipe off B. wipe out C. kill up D. destroy
6. A. by chance B. on occasion C. on purpose D. at stake
7. A. at last B. especially C. specially D. eventually
8. A. raise B. arise C. rise D. rising
9. A. for B. against C. off D. at
10. A. With B. Without C. But for D. Thanks
11. A. advance B. advances C. advanced D. advancing
12. A. engaged B. involved C. successful D. attended

Bài 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Who talks more - men or women? Most people believe that women talk more.
However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the studied the communication style of
men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are
more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the
“glue’ to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public
situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status.
Tannen points out that we can see these difference even in children. Little girls often
play with one ‘best friend’ and their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys
often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. In
school, girls are often better at verbal skills, while boys are often better at
mathematics.
A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference.
Researchers studied conversation between children aged 3-6 and their parents.
They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to
their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with
their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more
descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions,
especially with daughters than with sons.
Question 1: Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Women talk more than men on the whole
B. Women’s talking is a stereotype
C. Women talk more in private, and men talk more in public
D. Little boys and little girls have different ways of playing
Question 2: Which word is similar in meaning to the word “glue” ?
A. games
B. sticky substance
C. rope
D. means
Question 3: Which of the following phrases best explains the meaning of the word
“verbal”?
A. Deriving from verbs
B. Connected with use of spoken language
C. Using very loud noise
D. Being very talkative
Question 4: The word “they” refers to___________.
A. Situations
B. Men
C. Men and women
D. Women
Question 5: Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Researchers have studied the conversations of children and their parents.
B. Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons.
C. Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between
communication styles of boys and girls.
D. An Emory University study found than parents talk more with their daughters than
with their sons.
Question 6: Which of the following statement is TRUE about the passage?
A. Parents give more love to their daughters than to their sons.
B. Boys don’t like to be with their parents as much as girls do.
C. Parents use more language to talk with their daughters.
D. Boys don’t like showing emotions.