Imagine the busy streets of New York City, an enormous place with millions of people. Everyday, the streets are congested with people going about their daily lives. Now imagine a small robot in the middle of all of those people rolling down a busy sidewalk. Most people would not even notice the ten–inch smiling robot, called a Tweenbot, rolling along the street. This strange machine may interest some people, while others would ignore it completely. A researcher interested in studying how helpful people really are uses such robots in her experiments that take place on the streets of New York.

What is a Tweenbot?

The word “congested” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

How did a Tweenbot get to its final destination? 

The word “is fitted with” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

What can be inferred about the Tweenbot?

________, I decided to stop trading with them.

Mr Pike _________ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.

I used to ________ reading comics, but now I’ve grown out of it.

She built a high wall around her garden ________.

________ becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.

“These beers are ___________!” whispered the grinning tenant to his customers on Sunday.

When finding a new house, parents should _______ all the conditions for their children’s education and entertainment.

Whenever he had an important decision to make, he _______ a cigar to calm his nerves.

Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to _______.

A: “Do you have a copy of The Last Leaf?”

It is important that he _______ a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

His financial problems ______ from the difficulties he encountered in the recession.

The more you study during this semester, ______ the week before the exam.

Duy Hieu won the gold medal at the National Examination. His parents ____ very proud of him.

Please fill in your healthy history, including your ______ diseases as well as any previous ones you might have had.

Choose the word that has different primary stress: certain, equal, decide, couple.

Different from English taught to all Vietnamese students, Chinese and Russian have been made optional languages taught at secondary schools in Vietnam.

When you consider all the advantages you’ve gained, I think you’ll admit you had a good run for your money. (underlined words OPPOSITE in meaning with)

The children were full of beans today, looking forward to their field trip.

Because of his hard work, he was able to recover his losses from the accident. (underlined words CLOSET in meaning with)

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder”.

The trainer’s strategies were directly responsible for the team’s defeat.

He couldn’t retake the exam because he missed too many lessons.

Even with his diverse experience as an elected official at the state level, Andrew Johnson was the first president of the United States ever to be impeached, primarily because of his violent temper and unyielding stubbornness. His career started in 1828 with his election to the city council of Greenville, Tennessee, and after two years, as an alderman, he took office as mayor. His advancements followed in rapid succession when he was elected to the Tennessee state senate, then as the state governor, and later to the U.S. House of Representatives for five consecutive terms.

According to the passage, the attempt to impeach Andrew Johnson ______.

According to the passage, what led to Johnson’s downfall?

According to the passage, Congress’s disapproval of Andrew Johnson’s policies was ______

What does the passage mainly discuss?

Choose the word that has different pronunciation: confide, install, kidding, rim

Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Investigators are questioning whether exposure to these radio waves might (39) ________ to brain cancer. So far, the figures are not final. The precise evidence does not enable us to say in certain that mobile phones are definitely safe. On the other hand, recent research has not yet (40) ________ clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.

(40) ___________

(41) ___________

(42) ___________

(43) ___________

- John: “Well it was nice talking to you, but I have to dash.”

Two friends Mai and Hoa are talking about their upcoming exams.

He had just entered the house. The police arrested him at once.

Jack was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is the name of a set of Vietnamese qualifications, generally taking by secondary students at the age of 17–18 in Viet Nam.

Rose didn’t mean insulting Jack, but he took her comments amiss and now will no longer talk to her.

A large amount of popular expressions in our language have interesting backgrounds.