I. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco lies on the coast of Northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the area were led by a Spanish explorer (1)______ name was Gaspar de Portola. He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, (2)_____ San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbor, it was discovered by land rather than by sea. In 1849, people (3)_____ in San Francisco in their thousands hoping to find gold. However, it was not the men looking for the gold that got rich. The richest people (4)_____ their money from owning banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the hills. This was known as Nob Hill. Nowadays, tourists are attracted to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge. Many even (5)_____ the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former prison. 1. a. who b. whose c. what d. which 2. a. if b. unless c. although d. despite 3. a. reached b. arrived c. entered d. approached 4. a. did b. became c. made d. brought 5. a. take b. spend c. go d. travel II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits eacl space. Use only ONE word in each space. There is an example a the beginning (0) Example: (0) ...role... Computers play a (0) role in our everyday lives, sometimes without even realizing it. Consider the use (1)_____ computers in both shop and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches (2)_____ over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make (3)_____ there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to re-order before stocks (4)_____ out, to decide which things are selling well and so on. All these processes (5)_____ performed quickly and efficiently by computers. III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between TWO and FIVE word including the word given. 1. The bread was too stale to eat. fresh The bread___________________ to eat 2. The thief suddenly realized that the police were watching him. watched The thief suddenly realized that he___________________by the police 3. Andrew set off for the supermarket despite the heavy rain. though Andrew set off for the supermarket, even________________heavily 4. Nobody apart from my mother throught I would win the race. person My mother_____________________ thought I would win the race 5. " Would you prefer to have a table by the window?" the waiter asked. we The waiter asked us __________________ to have a table by the window 6. He managed to make some extra money by writing stories. so He wrote stories___________________ to make some extra money 7. Be careful or you'll hurt yourself. if You'll hurt yourself_______________ careful 8. I'd rather you didn't use that red pen. mind Would________________ that red pen? 9. I'm afraid these jeans have a hole in them. there I'm afraid that___________________ these jeans 10. I've never seen a match as good as this before. match This is the _____________________ seen IV. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition. 1. Am I expected to know all the telephones____heart? 2. You can find details of all our products____our website 3. The train will be leaving____ a few minutes 4. Hanh can't go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to look_____her little sister V. Choose the letter A,B,C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction 1. Mary suggests that(a) he go out(b) for a walk(c) although(d) he doesn't want to 2. In(a) Western countries(b) people usually celebrate(c) New Year in(d) January 1st 3. She finds the work(a) she has to do quite easily(b); boredom(c) is her biggest(d) problem 4. The biologist found some pollutants, a little(a) of which can be considered(b) very harmful to fish(c) and other living(d) organisms 5. I used to like reading(a) books about unexplained(b) things like(c) ghosts and UFOs because(d) I have never read any recently VI. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb 1. He (be)____ to the theater three times this month 2. I'll walk along the beach while you (bathe)_________ 3. Just as I (leave) _________ home for school the telephone rang 4. The only thing I haven't got is a garden. If I (have)__________ one, I would grow a lot of flowers 5. Avoid (use)_________ the infinitive after the expression "it's no use" VII. Pronunciation A. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 1. A.throughout B. advance C. sewage D. typhoon 2. A. gemstone B. considerate C. ultimately D. profitable B. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 3. A. object B. solar C. logical D. geography 4. A. charged B. replaced C. laughed D. watched 5. A. plaid B. plain C. main D. maid VIII. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line WEATHER FORECASTING before the (invent)_______ of instruments to measure weather conditions, people relied on their own observations of the wind and the sky as well as the (behave)_________ of birds and animals in connection with different types of weather. Many rhymes that have an association with the weather have become popular over the centuries. In the short term, a saying like " red sky in the morning, sailor's warning'', often proves to be (surprise)_______ accurate. However, is is very unlikely that next year's summer can be predicted from this year's winter. Such predictions can't be considered (use)_______ in precise weather forecasting. Proof of this can be (find)_______ in past records. Nowadays, all aspect of the weather such as hours of snshine and rainfall are observed on a daily basic by meteorological stations with specialized equipment ( giúp mình với, mình đang cần gấp)