SUPPLY THE CORRECT FORM OF THE GIVEN WORDS

1) THE TEACHER TOLD TOM TO.............. HIS BAD COMPOSITION. (WRITE)

2) THE BUILDING OF THE NEW HIGHWAY ACROSS THE FOREST WILL ............... WILDLIFE. (DANGEROUS)

3) THAT'S .................... . DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT? (SENSE)

4) ............ IS A MESSAGE WRITTEN AT THE END OF A LETTER AFTER WE'VE SIGNED OUR NAME. (SCRIPT)

5) DO YOU PREFER THE SMOKING OR ................. SECTION? (SMOKE)

6) HE'S DIVORCED BUT HE IS STILL ON GOOD TERMS WITH HIS ................ .(WIFE)

7) WE CAN'T .............. HOW THE WAR WILL END. (TELL)

8) IT'S POSSIBLE TO ................ THAT THE COMING WINTER WILL BE A HARD ONE. (SEE)

9) JOHN IS KIND AND SYMPATHETIC THOUGH HE IS SO ................ TO LOOK AT. (ATTRACT)

10) IT IS ................... OF YOU TO DISCOURAGE HIM FROM HIS STUDIES. (RESPONSIBLE)

11) PLEASE DON'T BE SO .............. .I CAN'T DO ALL THE HOUSEWORK BY MYSELF. (REASON)

12) THE WATER IN THIS AREA IS .................... AND SHOULDN'T BE DRUNK. (PURE)

13) NOON IS A RATHER ...................... TIME FOR A APPOINTMENT. (CONVENIENCE)

14) EVERY YEAR MANY PEOPLE COME TO AFRICA TO SEE ITS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRISIDE AND ITS............... ANIMALS. (USUAL)

15) ................... HUNTERS ARE KILLING MANY ELEPHANTS FOR THEIR IVORY. (LAW)

16) IT IS .............. TO TAKE CREDIT FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS. (MORAL)

MY VILLAGE

I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter  is heard everywhere.

   My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our hoe products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.

    On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.

A. Read the passage and decide True (T) or False (F) (0,5pts)

………...1/ The boys helps his parent to collect water from the village well.

………...2/ The villagers rarely gather at the community hall at the weekend.

B. Answer the following questions.( 0.75pt)

      1/ How does the writer go to school?

..................................................................................................................

2/ Does he like riding on the electric train in the town square?

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3/ What do the children do on starry nights?

CROCODILES

Crocodiles see well, their eyes are equipped with three eyelids, each having a different function. Their eyeballs slide back out of (1)__________ way during an attack. Should they lose one of their eight-centimetre-long teeth, a replacement is always ready. A crocodile may go through (2)__________ thousand teeth during a lifetime of over seventy years. Crocodiles can not chew, as their teeth are (3)_________ only to penetrate and hold. These animals can attack at any (4)_________ of the year, but they are more active in the warmer months and when in (5)__________ of mates. Underwater, crocodiles (6)___________ their victims at the water’s (7)__________ by sensing any movement in the water. Once they have a hold on their victim, they drag it deep into the water to (8)__________ it. They then crush and swallow it.

Many battles occur over mates. About six weeks after mating, the female (9)__________ a nest, often on the river bank, and (10)__________ about fifty eggs. She then seals the nest for protection and also as a way of (11)_________ the temperature. After ten to twelve weeks the baby crocodiles come out of the eggs: only about one percent of these (12)________ it to adulthood, as thousands die in flooding or are eaten by fish or bigger crocodiles. In an (13)__________ to ensure a source of (14)_________ animals, crocodile farms have been (15)__________ up, and a vast industry now exists in crocodile skin and meat.

1. A. harm’s B. danger’s C. injury’s D. damage’s

2. A. various B. several C. considerable D. numerous

3. A. composed B.constituted C. designed D. styled

4. A. time B. phase C. month D. interval

5. A. discovery B. hunt C. exploration D. search

6. A. prefer B. accept C. propose D. choose

7. A. border B. rim C. edge D. shore

8. A. sink B. drown C. capsize D. soak

9. A. installs B. makes C. manufactures D. produces

10. A. lays B. sets C. drops D. puts

11. A. dominating B. ruling C. imposing D. controlling

12. A. reach B. make C. get D. arrive

13. A. attempt B. action C. aspiration D. alternative

14. A. well B. fine C. fit D. healthy

15. A. put B. taken C. set D. stood

Hobbies give people joy and there are lots of benefits to be had from developing one. They provide mental stimulation and can help people foster new aims. Greater fitness can be developed through active hobbies. When someone moves to a new town joining a club that is focused on a particular hobby is often suggested as a way to become part of the community.

A hobby offers the time and space to relax. Sporting hobbies such as golf, hiking or running allow people to get out into the fresh air. This has been shown to have real benefits for someone’s mental health. Exercise increases endorphins in the body which help people to feel good, but activities that make you sweat are not the only one that produce that feeling.

1. What is the benefits of hobbies?

A. People can have joy.                 B. People can join a club

C. People can have space             D. People can have time

2. What is the suggestion for a newcomer to become part of the community?

A. Fostering new aims                   B. Joining a club that focuses on a particular hobby.

C. Offering the time and space to relax           D. Providing mental stimulation

3. What is the benefits of sporting hobbies?

A. People can move to a new town             B. People can join a club

C. People can enjoy fresh air                      D. People can run

4.  What is the benefits of endorphins?

A. Endorphins help people to feel good                   B. Endorphins help people to feel sweat 

C. Endorphins help people to feel run faster                 D. Endorphins help people to feel have avtive hobbies

5. What of following statements is "not" true?

A. Hobbies prodive mental stimulation                         B. Greater fitness can be developed through active hobbies.

C. Sporting hobbies have real benefits for someone's metal health                  D. Only sporting hobbies can make you fells good.

I.Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.

1. A. volunteer B. university C. student D. museum

2. A. yesterday B. rhyme C. yellow D. yahoo

3. A. twelve B. two C. twenty D. twinkle

4 . A. wine B. write C. wrong D. shipwreck

5. A. troupe B. group C. troop D. trousers

6. B. cream B. team C. heat D. dreadful

II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

1. A. donation B. understand C. education D. mathematics

2 .A. competitive B. competition C. participate D. remote

3 . A. annual B. spirit C. complete D. sentence

4. A. orphanage B. participate C. vacation D. remote

5. A. total B. complete C. announce D. observe

6. A. believe B. happiness C. area D. comfort

III. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Bob always dreams...................rich.

A. of being B. in being C. of been D. to being

2. Jack admitted.................. the money.

A. to steal B. stealing C. steal D. to steal

3. I apologized .................. the book at home.

A. to leaving B. leaving C. to leave D. for leaving

4. Diana looked forward ..................... Da Lat again.

A. to visiting B. to visit C. visit D. visiting

5. Would you mind ..................for a moment?

A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. to waiting

6. He .................. reading books when he has free time.

A. enjoys B. wants C. would like D. hopes

7. Could you stop .......................so much noise?

A. to do B. making C. to make D. doing

8..................... their work, they went home.

A. Finished B. Finishing C.Had finished D. Having finished

9. ..............the door, he turned on the lights.

A. Opening B. Opened C. Having opened D. Having open

10. The judges will observe and……….your performance.

A. mark B. score C. write D. award

11. The competition’s aim is to…………the spirit of learning English among.

A. grow B. present C. offer D. stimulate

12. The English competition was………..by the Students’ Parents Society

A. sponsored B.made C. created D.supposed

13. Nam was the winner and he was…………..a set of CDs for studying English.

A. responded B. welcomed C. announced D. awarded

14…………of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation.

A.According B. On behalf C. In addition D. Together

15. His aim is to…………up a new company

A. Strike B. set C. show D. stand

16. Volunteers spend time reading books to the ………..in the homes for the old.

A. aging B. aged C. ages D. age

17. Your volunteers go and work in the home of…………..

A. B & D are correct B. old and sick people C. old and sick D. the old and the sick

18. People who live in………areas need the help from the government.

A. Populous B. remote C. crowded D. wealthy

19. Lan: What kind of volunteer work are you taking part ____?

Hoa: I am helping people in mountainous areas.

A. in B. of C. at D. for

20. David: _______the General Knowledge Quiz?

Daisy: Oh, it’s great. It’s an opportunity to test my general knowledge.

A. Where do you think of B. Where do you think of

C. What do you think of D. All are correct

21. Mai: _____ do you support charities?

Hung: Sometimes.

A. Where B. Why C. When D. How often

22. A: What kind of volunteer work are you participating in?

B: We are helping people in mountainous areas to…………..

A. read and write B. play games C. doing shopping D. cook meals

23. A: What do you think of the English Speaking Competition?

B :………….,it’s a good time to practise my English.

A. Yes, please B. Oh, it’s boring C. In my opinion D. You are welcome

24. Minh: “Thanks a lot.”

Tom: “_____________”

A. Oh, that's too bad. B. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. C. Of course. D. Don't mention it.

I/Read the passage carefully,and then do the following tasks.

 Our school has an organic garden.We learn about growing vegetables and looking after them in our food science lessons.In the holidays,we can volunteer to walk in the garden.My family live in a flat so it’s great for me to have a garden at school.Volunteers can take some vegetables home too,so my parents are very happy that I like working there.

 My aunt and uncle live on a farm in the Red River Delta.It isn’t very big but they have hens,pigs and cows.We always go to stay with them in summer.It’s a beautiful palace and the food ia amazing.All the vegetables are so fresh and,because the farm,because the farm is organic,we know they are healthy,too.

 We live in Ha Noi and my parents by food at The Viet Fresh Farm Shop near our flat.It is very famous in our city and all the food they sell is from animals that live on the farm or vegetables that they grow.They organise a food festival once a year and we always go to eat the free food and watch cookery demonstrations.They are really interesting and you can learn a lot about cooking.

 A.Read the passage again.Match the underlined words with the correct meaning(1-6).

1.very good______________________________________________________.

2.something or someone that a lot of people know about_________________.

3.activties which explain and show how to do something_________________.

4.people working or helping because they want to,not for money____________.

5.the animals that the meat beef comes from_____________________________.

6.offer to do something for no money____________________________________.

 B.Read the passage again.Choose the correct answer to the questions.

1.The students at the school__________.

 A.have to work in the school garden.

 B.get some free food for working in the garden.

 C.have food science lessons during the holidays.

 D.use the vegetables from garden in cookery lessons.

2. The student who wrote about the school garden_____________.

 A.works there with her parents.

 B.also helps in her parents’garden.

 C.world like to world there in summer but she can’t.

 D.doesn’t have a garden at home.

3.We know that the student who writes about the farm of her aunt and uncle certainly_____.

 A.goes there every year.                                 B.helps on the farms.

 C.likes eating meat from the farm.                 D.eats only healthy food.

4.The Viet Fresh Farm Shop________.

 A.is the best farm shop in Ha Noi.                  B.is famous all over Viet Nam.

 C.sells only vegetarian food.                           D.only sells food from their farm

5.If you go to The Viet Fresh Farm food festival you_________.

 A.have to pay for the food .                  B.can watch how to cook differents dishes.

 C.see animals from the farm.                D.have to take food to sell.

I. Fil in the blank with the correct from of the words given:

1. this shirt cots .................99,000 VND.( approximate )

2. She broke the vase because of her .................... ( care )

3. He took the bus to the ....................district. ( commerce)

4. Many T.V.......................like watching this program. ( view)

5. this magazine is read .....................by both teenagers and adults.( wide )

6. That film is too ...................... . ( violence )

II. Read the passage carefully and chosse the best answer A,B,C or D by circling the letter you chosse:

 When our class teacher suggested an excursion during the last June holidays, we chose the Botanic Garden, the place we all wanted (1)______. All the boys and girls of the class assemnled in our school one day and started our bus journey at 9:00 AM. As soon as we arrived to the garden, our teacher took us to an open grass patch and told us about the program for the day. The Botanic Garden has a variety of flowers and trees, each and everyone is (2) _______ the air was very cool and clean, so we (3) _______ very refeshed. It was so pleasing to see the well cut grass, hedges and flowering plants all around.Our teacher (4) ______ us about the history of the Botanic Garden. We spent sometime (5) _______ jokes and telling stories. After that we had lunch. The some of us played games while others went out to collect seeds of flowers. Our teacher (6) _______ a few photographs of us in the garden.At  about 4:00 PM, we returned home

1 A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited

2 A. label B. labeling C. labeled D. to label

3 A. feel B. fall C. fell D. fetl

4 A. told B. said C. asked D. advised

5 A. crack B. cracking C. to crack D. cracked

6 A. carries B. laid C. had D. took

 read the passage again and write T or F 

1. all of us liked going to the Botanic Garden

2. The Botanic Garden had a variety of animals.

3. We went there by bus 

4. the History of the Botanic Garden was told by the garden

III . use the correct from of the word in parenthese in each- sentence

1. His parents are very ...(pride)... of him because he studies very well 

2. our man ...(producion)... to export are rice, coffee and rubber

3. passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates ...(free)... from slavery

4. He got a terrible accident because he drove so ...(care)...

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

_________ is the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area.

 A:Forestation           B:Deforestation            C:Reforestation             D:Afforestation

2

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Mathematics and Literature are two of_________ subjects in high school examinations.

A:compulsory           B:adding            C:optional             D:additional

3

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions, using the words in brackets.

                                                     A woman wrote to me. She wants my advice. (who) 

A:  A woman wrote to me who wants my advice.

B:  A woman wrote to me who wanted my advice.

C:  The woman who wants my advice wrote to me.

D:  A woman who wrote to me wanted my advice.

4

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

John: Thank you for your lovely present.

Sam: “_______”

 A:I’m pleased you like it.          B:Go ahead.               C:Come on.             D:Not at all.

5

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Thousands of years before Columbus came to the New World, the American Indians entered North America by crossing a narrow strip of land that once connected Alaska and Siberia. The migrants entered a new world in which there were no people at all. But there were many animals to hunt, and there were forests where nuts, roots, and berries could be gathered.

When the Europeans came to the New World, the Indians, at first, taught the settlers how to plant corn, bake fish, make canoes, and smoke tobacco. In return, the white introduced horses, guns, gunpowder, and alcohol. But at last, there were struggles for land, and the struggles could have only one result – war. When the wars were over, all Indians were moved to large tracts of land called reservations. Now, some of them, embittered by mistreatment, are determined to preserve their tribal life; some wish to modernize the reservations. These alternatives, with many variations, are what most Indians have chosen – a future in modern technology and education, or the revival of ancient tradition and treaties.

                       The Indians moved to a new world which was ___________ .

 A:inhabited by primitive men.            B:inhabited in by American migrants.          C:completely uninhabited by other people.                                                                                               D:once settled by Europeans.

6

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

 A:jellyfish          B:cover            C:turtle              D:entrapment

7

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.

Air (23)…………..is the cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can (24)…………..although there is not enough information on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars also (25)………….. air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often (26)…………..in busy streets circled by buildings. Children who live in areas where there is (27)…………..lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.

Question 24.

 A:produce          B:produced              C:producing             D:to produce

8

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.

9

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Children in the poor villages are allowed to go to school without _______ money.

 A:paying          B:to paying              C:to pay              D:paid

10

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The flat_________ he lives in is not far from his office.

 A:when           B:where          C:which          D:what

*Read the passage, then choose the best answer

Completing a marathon is considered very difficult, many coaches believe that it is possible for anyone who is willing to put in the time and effort. Obviously, most participants do not run a marathon to win. More important for most runners is their personal finish time and their placement within their specific age group and gender. Another very important goal is to break certain time barriers. For example, ambitious recreational first-timers often try to run the marathon under 4 hours; more competitive runners will attempt to run under 3 hours. Many runners then prefer to finish for example in 3:29:59, which makes them " sub-3:30h marathoners ", instead of 3:30:01.

For most runners, the marathon is the longest run they have ever attempted. Many coaches believe that the most important element in marathon training is the long run. Recreational runners commonly try to reach a maximum of about 20 miles in their longest weekly run and about 40 miles a week in total when training for the marathon. More experienced marathoners may run a longer distance. During marathon training, adequate recovery time is crucial. If fatigue or pain is felt, it is recommended to take a kreak for a couple of days or more to let the body heal. Overtraining is a condition that results from not getting enough rest to allow the body to recover from difficult training. It can actually result in a lower endurance and speed and place a runner at a greater risk of injury.

1. Marathon completion is ______________ .

A. impossible B. easy C. not very difficult D. very difficult

2. One of the important goals in a marathon competition is __________ .

A. breaking time barriers B. age

C. gender D. reaching the finish

3. In marathon training, the most important is ____________ .

A. the age B. the coaches' belief

C. the long run D. the recreation

4. If the marathon runner feels tired or has a pain, _________.

A. he should continue the training B. he should quit running forever

C. it is time for him to stop his training D. he should take a break for several days

5. Overtraining may lead to _________ .

A. good results B. long endurance C. injury D. recovery

III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow

1. A beauty contest is a competition based mainly, though not always entirely , on the physical beauty of its contestants. But it doesn’t involve of their personalities , and questions they answer and how they answer them . Almost invariably, competitions for men and women are separate events, and those for men are not referred to as beauty contests . Beauty contests for women are more common , and winners are called beauty queens. Beauty contests for men , like Mr. Universe, are more likely to be “body building” contests quite unlike the traditional “beauty contests” in which women are judged upon many attributes both physical and otherwise . However, in the 1990s, male “beauty contests” began to shift focus. Instead of only considering muscle mass, the competitions began to judge the natural physical attributes of the contestants as well as their physiques. These include Mr. World and Manhunt International.

* a. Decide whether the statements are T (true) or F (false)

1. All beauty contests are based on the beauty of contestants

2. There are “beauty contests” for men

b. Answer the questions

1. What is a beauty contest based mainly on ?

2. What do we call the women who win in the beauty contests ?

3. When did the male “beauty contests” begin to shift focus ?

IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word.

The London Marathon is one of the best known long distance races in the world. Some of the (1)............................famous long – distance runners have completed in it. But (2)...........................makes it different from many other great sporting events is (3) .......................fact that ordinary people can (4)...............................part along side international stars.

The race was the idea of Chris Brasher, a former Olympic athlete . In 1979, friends told him about the New York Marathon, during (5)........................the runners are encouraged to carry (6)..........................to the end of the course by the enthusiastic shouts of the spectators. He flew to the USA to run in the race (7)............................was so impressed by (8)..............................that he decided to organize a similar event in Britain. Many problems (9).......................to be overcome before the first London Marathon took place in 1981. Chris Brasher still takes a keen interest in the event, even though he is no (10) ....................... organizer.

1- most 2- what 3- the 4 – take 5- which 6- on 7- and 8- it 9- had/ needed/ were 10 -longer