A fable is a short story which is generally told to teach __________ useful lesson.

The __________ of forest is destroying the earth’s plants and animals.

Transportation can speed a doctor to the (3)_______ of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm.

Read the following passage then choose one from the words in box to fill in each of the blanks. There are two more words than needed.

Time raising make exist enables side

Without transportation, our modern society could not (1)_______, we would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any product made from these materials. Besides, we would have to spend most of our time (2)_______ food and food would be limited to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhoods. Transportation also affects our lives in other ways. Transportation can speed a doctor to the (3)_______ of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm. It can take police to the scene of a crime within moments of being notified. Transportation (4)_______ teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests. In time of disasters, transportation can rush aid to person in areas stricken by floods, famines and earthquakes.

Without transportation, our modern society could not (1)_______, we would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any product made from these

While she __________, the phone rang.

The word “outstanding” is closest in meaning to ___________.

Transportation (4)_______ teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests.

Choose from the four given options (marked A, B, C or D) the one that needs correcting to make the given sentence meaningfully and grammatically correct.

Lan is very tired. ___________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

What is TRUE about David Beckham?

Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon.

-> Neil Armstrong _____________________________________________________

It’s three years since I last saw Nam.

-> I haven’t __________________________________________________________

The program was interesting.

-> I was ______________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences with the suggestion:

Someone wrote this letter last night.

-> This letter _________________________________________________________

Read the following passage carefully and choose from the four given options one best solution to finish each of the questions that follow.

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born in Leytonstones, London on 2nd May 1975. Keen on football from very early on, David won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills Award when he was 11. Five years later, at the age of 16, he signed on as a trainee at Manchester United Football Club. The following year, he made his first appearance as a substitute, but it was another three years before he started playing full-time in the Premier League.

He established himself as a quality player in the 1995-1996 season and, in his midfield right position, the number 7 helped his team to win the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.

In 1996 he started playing for the English senior team and the year ended with him being voted Young Player of the Year.

It was no surprise that Beckham was picked up to play in the 1998 World Cup in France. A year later he was voted the second best player in the world after Rivaldo, the outstanding Barcelona and Brazil player.

In 2001, he was made captain of the England team, a responsibility which brought out him the best in him. During the match, he led by example and showed that he could play with all his heart.

When David Beckham was 11, he ___________.

When did he sign as a trainee for Manchester United Football Club?

- Jane: “Do you think it will rain?” - Mary: “_____________________: