Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquakes (25) ______ the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the (26) ______ of abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave travelled (27) ______ Alaska to California!
Typhoons: When a tropical storm (28) ______ 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
Volcanoes: We can usually predict (29) ______ a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruptionin more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (30) ______ scientists had warned them about eruption.
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland (31) ______ a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was (32) ______ in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!
(Extract from English 9, p.78, 79 – Giáo dục Publishing House)
(31)
A.below
B.beside
C.into
D.within

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquakes (25) ______ the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the (26) ______ of abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave travelled (27) ______ Alaska to California!
Typhoons: When a tropical storm (28) ______ 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
Volcanoes: We can usually predict (29) ______ a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruptionin more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (30) ______ scientists had warned them about eruption.
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland (31) ______ a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was (32) ______ in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!
(Extract from English 9, p.78, 79 – Giáo dục Publishing House)
(32)
A.asleep
B.sleep
C.slept
D.to sleep

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:
Yesterday I have bought a new pair of jeans, which are a product by Gucci.
A.have bought
B.a
C.which
D.by

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:
I would strongly suggest that your company tells your drivers to clear up all the trash before leaving.
A.strongly
B.that
C.tells
D.to clear up all the trash

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch colorful ______ on National Day.

A.generations
B.parades
C.parties
D.populations

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Ba cannot fly like a bird. He wishes he ______ up in the sky.
A.flies
B.can fly
C.will fly
D.could fly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
You have read this article on the website, ______?
A.do you
B.don’t you
C.have you
D.haven’t you

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Neil Armstrong, ______ first walked on the moon, lived in the USA.

A.who
B.which
C.whom
D.whose

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
She asked me ______ I like pop music.

A.if
B.or not
C.that
D.who

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
STUDENT 1: “Happy Birthday to you!”
STUDENT 2: “______”

A.Thank you.
B.I’m very happy!
C.Happy Birthday to me!
D.That’s all right.