For questions 51 - 60, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. The first one has been done as an example.(0) foundVera Neuman was a designer and business woman whose products (0)_______ their way (51) _______ the homes of people across the USA. Vera was born in Connecticut in 1907 and showed artistic (52) _______ from an early age. After attending art college in New York, she got a job as a textile designer, but didn't like being told what to do. Determined to develop her own styles, Vera started to produce tablecloths each item printed by hand in her kitchen.But (53) ________ was her scarves that (54) ________ Vera 's name. Good fabric was in short (55)_______ during the Second World War, but Vera was lucky enough to (56)________ across some silk (57)_______ over from the manufacture of parachutes. Vera used it to design scarves with floral, abstract and geometric designs. These were an instant (58) ________ when they appeared in department stores in during the 1950s they were (59) ________ of fashion, (60) __________ worn by celebrities such as the film star Marilyn Monroe. By 1969, the company which Vera had set up was employing 200 staff and producing 130 patterns per season.
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Câu 7: (57)
Câu 8: (58)
Câu 9: (59)
Câu 10: (60)

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Exercise 5. Read the text about Amelia Mary Earhart. Decide if the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG).'The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune - Amelia EarhartAmelia Mary Earhart was born in 1897 in Kansas, a state located in the Midwestern United States. She showed an early aptitude for science and sports at school. After finishing school, she worked as a nurse for the Red Cross where she got to know many of the wounded pilots and came to admire aviation. Earhart enrolled in medical studies at Columbia University, but quit after one year and soon started taking flying lessons. In 1928 she becamethe first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. She set many other records and wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences. She also contributed to the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organisation for female pilots, gave advice to women on careers and helped inspire others. In 1937, she mysteriously disappeared during a flight. Even today, her life and career remain fascinating to many people.
Câu 1: Kansas is a state located in the Western United States.
Câu 2: Amelia Mary Earhart was interested in Literature.
Câu 3: She worked as a pilot right after finishing school.
Câu 4: Earhart enrolled in medical studies, but quit after one year and soon started taking flying lessons.
Câu 5: She also contributed to the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organisation for pilots.
Câu 6: Her life and career are still fascinating to many people.

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Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with a, an or the, or (C) them if they are correct without an article.
Câu 1:                   people from England who went to live in North America nearly 400 years ago were called Pilgrims.
Câu 2: hese people wanted to start                            new life in                   new country, but they faced a lot of difficulties because they didn't know anything about the new land.
Câu 3: The Pilgrims didn't know howto grow                        food or build                   homes, so a lot of them became very ill.
Câu 4: On one spring day,                      Pilgrims met two Native Americans, Squanto and Samoset, who could speak English.
Câu 5: Squanto and Samoset became     friends with the Pilgrims and gave them a lot of                    advice about how to grow food and build homes to make their lives easier.
Câu 6: That year, things were going a lot better for the Pilgrims, thanks to                        help of Squanto and Samoset.
Câu 7: They had                      food and                            warm homes for the winter, so they wanted to say thank you to their native American friends.
Câu 8: They invited these friends and their families to................special meal. It was........... first Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, fish, green beans, and soup.

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