V. Complete the following text.

It is a custom for all (1).......of a Chinese family to be present at home on the Ever of Chinese New Year for the gathering. This custom is mean to show the unity of the family for the (2)........... New Year. On the (3).........five days of Chinese New Year, no one in the family is allowed to sweep the floor. The Chinese believe that sweeping the floor (4)............drive away all the good luck that the New Year brings about.

1. A. people B. members C. friends D. character.

2. A. to come B. come C. comes D. coming

3. A. one B. next C. first D. all

4. A. should B. must C. will D. mustn’t

I. Complete the sentences, using the prompts. (1m)
Câu 1. At school/ we/ learn/ about/ lots/ different things.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Câu 2. I/ go/ school/ six days/ week.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
II. Choose the best answer. (2ms)
Câu 3. I live ________ 24B Dinh Tien Hoang Street. 
A. in B. to C. on D. at 
Câu 4. Mai learns how ______ a computer. 
A. using B. to use C. use D. uses
Câu 5. _________ a lovely view! 
A. When B. How C. What D. Where
Câu 6. She loves ________ flowers and putting them into different vases.
A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to buy 
Câu 7. How ______ is it from the hospital to the bus stop.
A. far B. high C. much D. long 
Câu 8. They will ______ badminton next Sunday.
A. playing B. plays C. play D. to play 
Câu 9. Her full name is Truong Thi Hang so her ___ name is Thi.
A. full B. middle C. family D. last 
Câu 10. My brother is good ____ English. 
A. at B. with C. in D. from 

Dịch văn bản sau:

Cake SHOES

(Legend)

I. GENERAL UNDERSTANDING

1. Category

Legend is kind of folklore tells of the characters and events related to the history of the past. Legend is the art of mouth, it usually has fantasy elements, magical. The legend represents the views, attitudes and how to evaluate people for events and historical figures are included.

2. Summary:

King Hung Vuong Friday looking for some twenty sons a truly virtuous person to the throne should have the conditions: not necessarily the eldest son, who gratify the king of Korean royal ceremonies will begin throne.

The real feast of sweet rear racing shopping, delicious. Lang Lieu, sons eighteenth, very sad for the poor, only potatoes grown accustomed to rice, do not know where to get the ceremony delicacies as other corridor. After a night of dream, a hint gods, he took his sticky rice, green beans and pork as the bread into two kinds of circular, square type offered to the king. King find delicious cakes, again demonstrated the profound meaning that bread should take two minutes of the Sky, Land and Tien royal ceremony, naming the cake shoe cake circle, square cake is banh chung and throne to Lang Lieu.

Since then, the square rice cakes and cake shoe ancestor worship became indispensable traditions of Vietnam's Tet.

II. ANSWER THE QUESTION

1. "our ancestors from the foundation of the country, passed away six" - the words of King Hung determine when the story happened. King Hung chosen heir to the throne in the context of a peaceful country and the king was old. King's intent in selecting immediate heir to the throne of the king even to be connected, not necessarily the eldest son. Therefore, the king used to select the form tested (Fairy King's feast, the king who made ​​pleasant to be hereditary).

2. Among the sons of the king, only Lang Lieu was really helpful, because: His mother was formerly estranged father, sick and die. Compared to you, he is the most disadvantaged people. On the other hand, although the son of a king, but "from when I grew up, out of home" guy "just take care of the fields, rice, potato" - to live life as civilians. At the same time, he had understood the spirit: "In heaven, there is nothing you by grain"; and he had creative mind to achieve that standard: get rice cakes to feast Fairy King.

3. Two of the Lang Lieu bread was selected for International father heaven, earth, Tien Lang Lieu was chosen king and king for the throne: two things that bread represents hard work hard work, diligence and show you importance to agriculture, cherish the man-made; cake are two things that can make a profound creative idea: God hieroglyphics round cake, square cake Land figurative, with the way the package "these fatty meat, green beans, the line is the target animals, plants of all species" and "outer leaves, dainty to the" demonstrates the close relationship between man and nature in the lifestyle and the traditional perception of Vietnam; while reflecting the tradition of solidarity, commitment and caring spirit between the Vietnamese people are brothers capital from an egg wrapped Lac Long - Au.

Lang Liao Hung King selected the throne King proved important virtue and talent who had filial piety; and thereby also enhance the quality of labor and creativity of the people's labor.

4. Legend rice cake shoes many meanings, of which the most prominent are: through the interpretation of the origin of material (cake shoe - typical bread two tradition of culinary culture Vietnam man traditional Tet in Vietnam), highly intelligent stories and filial piety of workers, promote agriculture.Through a choice of King Hung heir to the throne is Lang Lieu, stories also raise awareness revered ancestors, building traditions on the basis of respect of the sacred value of creative people, traditional praise noble morality of the people of Vietnam.

I. Find out a word that has different pronunciation from the others. (10 points)

1. A. run B. fun C. sun D. music

2. A. wet B. pretty C. rest D. better

3. A. thanks B. thirsty C. father D. theater

4. A. great B. greet C. again D. arrange

5. A. new B. sew C. few D. knew

6. A. wants B. looks C. plays D. helps

7. A. decided B. preferred C. listened D. enjoyed

8. A. much B. drug C. buffalo D. future

9. A. horrible B. hour C. hundred D. hold

10. A. sure B. saw C. send D. sit

II. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (15points)

1. I bought this dress at the ………….on Hang Bai street.

A. clothes’store B. store of closes C. clothes store D. closing store

2. Isn’t it easy to learn English well ?

A. No, it is B. No, it does not C. Yes, it is D. Yes. it does

3. There are two churches in the town and ……………of them are extremely old.

A. each B. both C. all D. most

4. When they……………children, they often played with together.

A. was B. will C. are D. were

5. Nam …………….to work yesterday.

A. wasn’t drive B. not drive C. didn’t drove D. didn’t drive

6. The news on TV last night………………………very good.

A. has B. was C. were D. be

7. My sister will be 16 …… .….Sunday …………..

A. on – May 25th B. on – May 25 C. in – 25th May D. in – May 25

8. Would you like to play basketball? – . ……………… . Good idea!

A. I like B. I love it C. I’d love to D. I want

9. Can I help you? – ………, please. I need a kilo of beef.

A. Yes B. Sorry C. Can D. No

10. My homework …………………. about 2 hours a day.

A. takes B. has C. makes D. gives

11. The fifth month of the year is …………………… .

A. June B. July C. May D. March

12. The party will start at 6.00 A.M and …………………. at 9.00 A.M

A. finish B. finishes C. finishing D. to finish

13. Why don’t you visit me? I really look forward to……………………you.

A. see B. to see C. seeing D. sees

14. What does your baby …………………? 10 kilos

A. weight B. weigh C. heavy D. weighs

15. She will watch T.V but she ……………………. see a movie.

A. will B. isn’t C. doesn’t D. won’t

III. Put the verbs in the correct tense (10 points)

1. We (play) ………….(1) soccer this afternoon. Would you like (join) …………(2) us?

2. You can borrow my umbrella. I (not/ use) …………….(3) it at the moment.

3. I (not have) ………………(4) a car at the moment, so I (go) ……….……(5) to work on the bus this week. I usually drive to work.

4. Look!The plane (fly) …………(6) towards the airport. It (land) ……………………(7).

5. You (hear)…………………(8) anything?

I (listen)……………….(9) hard but I can’t hear anything.

Nam (not visit) ………..(10) the museum with his class last Sunday because he had a cold.

IV. Put the words in the correct form (5 points)

1. Is Mr. Ha a ……………….….? (business)

2. Our new ………….., Lan learns English very well. (class)

3. I don’t like this chair. It’s …………………... (comfort)

4. Hoa is having a ……………………….. check-up. (medicine)

5. It’s ……………… today in Ha Noi. (sun)

V. There is ONE mistake in each of the following sentences, find out the mistake and correct it. (10 points)

Eg: 0. He don’t like apples . => Ghi vào giấy là : don’t => doesn’t

His computer is more expensive than me.

=>.............................................................................................................

I like drink apple juice. It’s my favorite drink.

=>.............................................................................................................

He is so intelligent as me.

=>.............................................................................................................

Thu is writting a letter to her parents in her room.

=>.............................................................................................................

I and some of my classmates go to school the bus every day.

=>.............................................................................................................

My son is studying in an university in China.

=>.............................................................................................................

I prefer to playing table tennis.

=>.............................................................................................................

There is a few mineral water in the bottle on the table.

=>.............................................................................................................

She is lazy, but her brother is very lazier.

=>.............................................................................................................

Playing is more interesting than study.

=>.............................................................................................................

VI. Read the passage then make questions and answer. (10 points)

I am Hoa. I live in Hanoi. It is a very beautiful city on the bank of the Red River. Thang Long bridge is the longest one in Hanoi. Hanoi has lots of lakes and parks. We often go to the parks and the zoos on Sunday. The parks in Hanoi have lots of trees. They are very big and green. There are many kinds of beautiful flowers in the parks. I like Thu Le zoo very much because it has a lot of different animals, especially monkeys – my favorite animal.

1. What / Hanoi / like?

=>.............................................................................................................

=>.............................................................................................................

2. Where / Hoa / go / Sunday?

=>.............................................................................................................

=>.............................................................................................................

3. How / long / bridge / Hanoi?

=>.............................................................................................................

=>.............................................................................................................

4. Why / she / like / parks?

=>.............................................................................................................

=>.............................................................................................................

5. What kind / animals / like best?

=>.............................................................................................................

=>.............................................................................................................

VII. Complete the second sentences in such a way that it is almost the same as the first. (10 points)

1. Lan’s hair is long.

=> Lan.......................................................................................................

2. Nam rides his bike to school everyday.

=> Nam......................................................................................................

3. Nobody in our class is more intelligent than Nga.

=> Nga.......................................................................................................

4. Let’s go swimming.

=> Shall...................................................................................................... ?

5. When is your brithday?

=> What..................................................................................................... ?

6. How tall is this building?

=> What..................................................................................................... ?

7. Miss Lan is a good English teacher.

=> Miss Lan................................................................................................

8. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work to yesterday.

=> Mr. Hoang spent.....................................................................................

9. What is the price of this cap?

=> How much.............................................................................................. ?

10. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.

=> I prefer..................................................................................................

VIII. Read the passage and choose the best option. Cirle A, B, C or D? (10points)

James has two jobs. (1)………….Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday he works in a (2)……….where he helps to look after children who (3)………..ill. He goes to the hospital (4)………bus. He starts (5)………at ten o’clock and works until quarter (6)……….five. He (7)………at home on Thursday and Friday, he writes stories. In (8)……… evening, one of his roommates cooks the meal. After dinner, they (9)…………at the newspapers to see what’s on TV or they (10)…………about the day.

1. A. At B. In C. On D. Up

2. A. school B. hospital C. office D. factory

3. A. am B. is C. are D. be

4. A. in B. on C. under D. by

5. A. job B. day C. hand D. work

6. A. to B. at C. by D. about

7. A. work B. works C. working D. to work

8. A. a B. an C. O D. the

9. A. see B. watch C. look D. meet

10. A. sing B. talk C. hear D. listen

IX. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition. (10points)

1. I’m reading a book ………………. history of China.

2. The shirt looked beautiful. I tried it……………..but it didn’t fit.

3. It is far………………………..your house to the school.

4. Is Tokyo the biggest city………………………….the world.

5. John’s worried ……………………..his final exam.

6. Are you interested……………………. Math.

7. What’s HCM city famous………………………?

8. Her sister is working……………………….. a computer company.

9. Can I talk ……………………….. you for a moment?

10. My aunt sliced the beef …………………..thin strips.

X. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences. (10points)

Dear Nam,

1. I / be / pleased / hear / that / you / your family / well.

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

2. Here / photo / my family / and / let / me / tell / you / us.

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

3. Father / mechanic /. He / work / factory / suburb.

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

4. He / work / five / days / a week / Monday / Friday.

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

5. He usually /go / work / motorbike / morning / so he / not free / every morning.

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

6. In free time / father/ often / play/ badminton / friends.

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

7. mother / teacher//. She / teach / Math / school / near / house.

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

8. Brother / 17 years/ and / he / grade 12.

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

9. He / love / collect /stamps /. He / have / hundreds / stamps / collection.

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

10. please write / me soon / and tell / your / family.

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

-THE END-

1. They should book early if they want tickets for the concerts.
They’d better________________________________
2. I get a lot of pleasure from reading cookery books.
I enjoy________________________________
3. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
 Do you mind________________________________
4. Although he had a good salary , he was unhappy in his job.

In spite ________________________________

5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
Apples are not ________________________________
6 I advise you to put your money in the bank .
 You’d ________________________________
7.The cake was so hard that I could not eat it .
  It was ________________________________
8 He failed in the race .
 He didn’t ________________________________
9.The train couldn’t run because of the snow.
  The snow________________________________
10.Barbara is the best tennis – player in the club.
No one ________________________________

11 This book is very boring, and so is that one.
-> This book is as ________________________________
12. Thank you for helping me .
-> It was kind  ________________________________
13.Staying at home would be better than going out tonight 
-> I’d rather ________________________________
14 Mrs. Green told Alice to carry those books back home .
-> Mrs. Green had . ________________________________
15. Robert is a playwright as well as an actor . 
-> Robert is not only. ________________________________
`16.Where is the dentist’s office ?
-> Could you tell me ________________________________

I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently. (5

pts)

1. A. energy B. generous C. category D. suggest

2. A. garbage B. standard C. solar D. lunar

3. A. covered B. installed C. described D. decorated

4. A. charity B. chopstick C. children D. Christmas

5. A. bulb B. celebrate C. plumber D. blanket

II. Complete the sentences with the most suitable words. (15 pts)

6. There are_______ saving methods and inventions to use solar energy.

A. energetic B. energize C. energy D. energetics

7. I had to pay much money this month for the international_______.

A. calls B. calling C. to call D. called

8. She is very tired; _______, she has to finish her homework.

A. moreover B. so C. and D. however

9. She forgot_______ off the gas before going out.

A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned

10. I suggest_______ money for the poor people in our neighborhood.

A. save B. to save C. saving D. saved

11. Can you tell me the reasons for_______ the Mother’s Day?

A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated

12. What activities do you want to_______ in at school and at the club?

A. taking part B. taken part C. take part D. took part

13. I live in Dalat, _______ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.

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

14. The people_______ live in Greece speak Greek.

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

15. Tet is a festival_______ occurs in late January or early February.

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

16. This newspaper is_______ every day. It’s a daily newspaper.

A. publishing B. published C. to publish D. publish

17. He is tired_______ he stay up late watching TV.

A. so B. because C. but D. and

18. We are talking about the preservation of_______ resource.

A. natural B. naturally C. nature D. naturalize

19. I will be_______ if she manages to sell that motorbike at a high price.

A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. to surprise

20. Unless you understand, I_______ explain it again to you.

A. am B. was C. will D. would.

III. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the paragraph. (10 pts)

These days it is important to open a newspaper (21)______ reading about the damage we are doing to

the environment. The earth is being Threatened (22)______ the future looks bad. (23)______ can each of

us do?

We cannot clean (24)______ our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (25)______ of

plan and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem (26)______ scientists look for answers.

It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (27)______ but some steps are easy to take: cut down the

amount of driving you do, or use a little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save (28)______, which also

(29)______ household bills. We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if

we want to ensure a better world (30)______ our grandchildren.

21. A. with B. without C. and D. but

22. A. and B. however C. so D. moreover

23. A. Where B. When C. Why D. What

24. A. up B. to C. on D. in

25. A. appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance

26. A. when B. during C. while D. within

27. A. complete B. completeness C. completely D. to complete

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28. A. water B. energy C. money D. health

29. A. adds B. decreases C. reduces D. supplies

30. A. from B. for C. to D. in

IV. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct letter A, B, C, or D. (10 pts)

Solar energy is a long lasting source of energy, and it can be used almost anywhere. To generate solar

energy, we only need solar cells and the sun! Solar cells can easily be installed on house roofs, so we

do not need any new space. Compared to other renewable sources, they also possess many

advantages: wind and water power rely on turbines which are noisy, expensive and which take up

large space. Solar cells are totally silent and non-polluting. As they have no moving parts, they require

little maintenance and have a long lifetime.

31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. solar energy B. the advantages of solar cells

C. renewable energies D. the disadvantages of solar cells

32. Why don’t we need new space in order to use solar energy?

A. Because solar energy can be used anywhere B. Because solar cells are small

C. Because solar cells can be installed on house roofs

D. Because solar energy is long lasting

33. What does the word “they” in line 4 refer to?

A. solar cells B. advantages C. renewable energies D. turbines

34. What are the disadvantages of other renewable sources?

A. Wind and water power rely on turbines which are noisy, expensive and which take up large

space

B. Wind and water power rely on turbines which are noisy, expensive

C. Wind and water power rely on turbines which take up large space

D. They are noisy, expensive and which take up large space

35. What is NOT listed in the passage as an advantage of solar cells?

A. They are non-polluting. B. They are quiet. C. They have a long lifetime. D. They are cheap.

V. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one. (10 pts)

36. Although I was very tired, I couldn’t sleep.

A. In spite of being very tired, I could sleep. B. In spite being very tired, I couldn’t sleep.

C. In spite of to be very tired, I couldn’t sleep. D. In spite of being very tired, I couldn’t sleep.

37. Let’s decorate the house and make lots of cakes for Tet.

A. I suggest decorating the house and making lots of cakes.

B. I suggest being decorated the house and making lots of cakes.

C. I suggest to decorated the house and making lots of cakes.

D. I suggest should decorate the house and making lots of cakes.

38. Promise to try harder or I won’t help you.

A. If you promise to try harder, I won’t help you.

B. If you don’t promise to try harder, I will help you.

C. If you don’t promise to try harder, I won’t help you.

D. Unless you don’t promise to try harder, I won’t help you.

39. We didn’t go out because of the rain.

A. Because it was raining, we didn’t go out. B. Because it was rain, we didn’t go out.

C. Because it was not raining, we didn’t go out. D. When it was raining, we didn’t go out.

40. The storm destroyed the town completely.

A. The town destroyed completely by the storm.

B. The town was destroyed completely by the storm.

C. The town was destroyed by the storm completely.

D. The town was completely by the storm destroyed

VI. Use the correct word form of the word in brackets. (10 pts)

41. There is no_______ in the countryside. ENTERTAIN

42. She has no parents or close_______. RELATE

43. People in the country are often more_______ than people in the city. FRIEND

46. Increased pollution is another_______ result. PLEASE

45. A lot of people believe that well-paying jobs are_______ in the city. PLENTY

__________THE END_________ Total:………../60

Choose the word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others. Write the answer (A, B, C or D) in the box.(Chọn từ có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ khác. Viết câu trả lời (A, B, C hoặc D) vào ô)

1. A. Times B. Games C. Watches D. Goes

2. A. Year B. Wear C. Near D. Hear

3. A. With B. Fifth C. Math D. Thank

4. A. Fishing B. Skip C. Picnic D. Twice

5. A. Apartment B. Pastime C. Camping D. Badminton

Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition

1. She went out the room_____saying a word.

2. The life in the countryside is changing_____ better.

3. She was born_____2 o’clock _____18^th July.

4. Mary is thinking_____ importing flowers_____China.

5. They are traveling_____ the airport_____ a bus.

6. I am afraid_____ghost.

7. Lan’s family came to this city____1985.

8. He had a lot of troubles with English____the beginning.

9. The doctor looks ____sick people.

10. It is about 30 kms from Ha Noi ____my house.