2. Read the text and choose the main idea.

(Đọc văn bản và chọn ý chính.)

A. The writer's secondary school has a long and interesting history.

B. The Volunteer Club was set up 15 years ago to help teens gain work experience.

C. The club organises many volunteering activities that benefit both the community and the students.

I joined the Volunteer Club when I started secondary school. The club was formed fifteen years ago, shortly after the school was set up. Since then, it has organised various volunteering activities for all students to participate.

One of the most popular activities of our club is selling handmade items to raise money for the local orphanage and homeless old people. Last year, we also raised over one hundred million VND to help people in flooded areas. The money was used to buy warm clothes, blankets, food, and clean water.

Our club welcomes different types of donations: clothes, picture books, unused notebooks, and other unwanted items. At the end of each month, we take the donations to the community centre. Our club also organises afterschool games for the children at the orphanage and concerts for the old people at the centre. In addition, it offers other volunteering activities, such as helping at a food bank or delivering free meals to poor families.

Volunteering has helped me gain life experiences and find my sense of purpose in life. When I see suffering and hardships, I feel thankful for what I have. What is more, these activities provide opportunities for me to meet other teenagers with similar interests and help me build essential life skills.

Answer the following questions. (3 points)

Note: Teacher might not ask all of the following questions.

Question 1: Have you ever given money to charity?

Question 2: What can you do to help people in your community?

Question 3: Do you want to be a member of an international organization?

Question 4: What are some benefits of volunteering activities?

Question 5: Are their different rules for boys and girls at your school?

Question 6: Do you think there are jobs that only men can do?

Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the given one in each of the following questions. Use the word in brackets. (0.6 point)

Question 1: Mrs. Kim didn't let Lucy adopt a pet until she was ten. (allow)

Question 2: How long has Sam been attending art classes? (When)

Question 3: “Are you nervous about your upcoming job interview?” Tom asked me. (if) (Use reported speech)  

II. Complete each blank in the passage with one of the following words. Use each word only once. communicate hero signs special buried invented buildings write

Today Braille books are found in all written languages in the world. In many countries you can find (21) _______ in Braille in elevators and in (22) _____ such as hospitals. People can also (23) _____ in Braille. There are (24) _________ pens, typewriter, and computers for Braille. Louis Braille (25) _______ a way for visually impaired people to (26) ________ through reading and writing. When he died in 1852, he was

(27) ______ in the Pantheon in Paris. Only national heroes of France are buried in this place, and Louis Braille was a national (28)___ _. III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in parentheses.

3)Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in parentheses.

29. The great inventor Thomas Edison had little formal ________ when he was a child. (SCHOOL)

30. Nowadays there are many children lacking their _________ care. (PARENT)

31. She taught the children basic calculation, such as _______ and _________ . (ADD, SUBTRACT)

The class consists of ______________ retarded children. (MENTAL) 33. Are you sure that handwriting is ______________ taught in our primary schools? (PROPER)

34. Retarded children may have ______________ in some normal situations. (DIFFERENT)

35. We should help people who cannot work properly because of illness or ______________ . (DISALE)

36. Delegates expressed strong ______ to the scheme to build a new airport in the suburb. (OPPOSE)

37. She looked with ______________ at the result of her work. (PROUD)

38. The meeting brought together scientists of all ______________. (NATION)

39. He is extremely ______________ in his approach to his job. (PROFESSION)

40. I’ve been ______________ for six months. I have to find work at once. (EMPLPOY)

4. Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from 1.

(Hoàn thành các câu với các từ / cụm từ từ bài 1.)

1. Since joining the UN, Viet Nam has become ________ and has participated in many UN activities including peacekeeping.

2. UNICEF particularly aims to support ________ children all over the world.

3. UNDP helps people in developing countries have a ________ life.

4. The WTO is the world’s ________ international economic organisation.

5. Viet Nam has also become _________ to foreign investors.