1.Choose the best answer a,b,c,d to complete the sentence.

1.I almost missed my flight…..there was a long queue in the duty-free shop.

2.I want to be well-groomed…..other people think nice things about me.

3…..she is young, she is very independent.

4…..I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.

5…..he had finished his studies, he went to America.

6.You’ll never guess what happened….I left my room.

7…..they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.

8.She went back to live with her mother….she did not earn enough money to live in her own house.

9.They were driving to Dallas…...they caught an accident.

10…..she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag.

1.Choose the best answer a,b,c,d to complete the sentence.

1.I almost missed my flight…..there was a long queue in the duty-free shop.

2.I want to be well-groomed…..other people think nice things about me.

3…..she is young, she is very independent.

4…..I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.

5…..he had finished his studies, he went to America.

6.You’ll never guess what happened….I left my room.

7…..they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.

8.She went back to live with her mother….she did not earn enough money to live in her own house.

9.They were driving to Dallas…...they caught an accident.

10…..she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag.

. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences

1. Typhoons are severe tropical storms. They sometimes happen in my ________.

2. When a typhoon happened, many houses and roads _________ destroyed or flooded.

3. Last year, there was a big typhoon in my area. It caused extensive damage to our __________.

4. The government sent rescue food, drink and medical supplies to ________ homes.

5. All people who were without homes in the flood were provide with ________ accommodation.

6. When the earthquake happened, almost people in this building managed to run of it.

7. ________ is the most common natural disaster in your country? Snowstorms.

8. The___________ buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses.

9. ________workers were sent to the area immediately but no villager was survived when the landslide happened.

10. What _______ we do to prevent these natural disasters?

1. Read the passage and answer the questions.

213. They live in a house ______ roof could collapse at any time.

214. After a three hour search, the missing _____was found alive at a friend’s house.

215.I hope you are going to give me a good ............. for doing what you did.

216. Shakespeare made a unique contribution……………..the world of literature.

217. Hardly ..................... at school when it started to rain.

218. It is high time we.....................something to protect rare animals from extinction.

219. When the boy was told that he had failed the exam, he was extremely .....................

SECTION ONE: PHONETICS

I. Pronunciation: ( 2.0 points)

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box.

Write your answers here:

SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

II. Multiple choice: ( 4.0 points)

Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences.

1. In our classroom ____________ some lovely pictures on the wall.

2. The cinema is on the left, ______________ the flowers shop.

3. What film do you want to see? – Oh, I’d like _____________ “War in Space”

4. Hello, Tam. Thank you for _____________ to meet me.

5. Jane seldom gets up early in the morning but Bill _______________ .

6. She sings better than every body else in this group ________________

7. We need _________ how many books there are on the shelf.

8. ______________ do you buy this radio? – To listen to music.

9. ___________ you enjoy your birthday, then?

10. Oh, it was excellent! When _________ your birthday?

11. Peter can’t see the film because the woman sitting _________ him is wearing a big hat.

12. We __________ to visit our dentist twice a year.

13. I bought ______________ yesterday.

14. Being _________ the risks is the safe way to water play.

15. Farmers have to work_________ all day and night long.

16. __________coffee with milk is mine.

17. Wait for me at the school gate,__________?

18. Be careful with your book __________ it will fall.

19. Air__________ is one of the most serious problems nowadays.

20. Mrs Hoa has two children but _________of them is at home now.

Write your answers here:

III. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

1. What time does the library close?

- It closes ______________ about half past four.

2. Can you help me wash _________________ these dirty glasses?

3. We look ____________________ the new words in the dictionary.

4. You shouldn’t eat and watch TV __________________ the same time.

5. These cards are in alphabetical order and ____________ author.

6. Schools in Vietnam are different ________________ those in the USA.

7. What is your date _____________ birth? - November eighth.

8. Farmers are very hard-working. They work from morning ___________ night on their farms.

9. I like to live ……….the countryside because people there are more friendly.

10. Mr. Minh is not at home now. He is ____________ work.

Your answers:

IV- Each sentence has a mistake, you find and correct it.

1. Tomorrow they go to London with their family.

2. Last night I dream of a very nice and lovely angel.

3. That is really a biggest apple I’ve ever seen

4. What’s the wrong with you?

5. Peter was coming to visit his teacher when she was having dinner with her family.

6. We’re in a diet so we don’t like to eat sugary and fat foods.

7. I don’t like to eat wine and he doesn’t, either.

8. If you want to see her off, to go to the station!

Your answers:

V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:

1. My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT

2. We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE

3. The room will look brighter if there is a …………..on the wall. PAINT

4. Some of the children …………….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN

5. You shouldn’t eat ……….food. HEALTH

6. We mustn’t be ……………….when we cross busy streets. CARE

7. She often feels …………………when she gets bad marks. HAPPY

8. There are about 200 ………….in this company. EMPLOY

9. Mai is ………….at math than me. GOOD

10. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ……………FURNISH

11.

SECTION THREE: READING

VI. Exercise 1: ( 2.0 points)

Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks.

British parents are always_(1)____ that their children spend too much time_(2)___ TV and not enough time doing other activities like sports and reading. A_(3)_____survey of people’s free time activities_(4)____ that young people spend about 23 hours a week in_(5)_____of the television set, that means over 3 hours__(6)___. _(7)____, the average adult watches even more: 28 hours a week. Every household in the country has a TV set and over half have two or more . __(8)___ to the survey, people do not only sit in their living room watching TV but also watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well.

We cannot deny that television also_(9)____some negative effects especially children , because many films shown on TV contain violence, crime and other bad things. Excessive watching of TV by children has lowered_(10)___results in studying at school.

Write your answers here:

VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

Alice is a new English friend of (1)…………….. . She is very (2) …………….to tell me about her new (3)…………… Her lessons begin at nine each morning and (4)……………until half past ten. Then she has a ………….for a quarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such (6) …………………the last class or last night’s movie, … . She has five (7) …………….in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice’s favorite (8) ………..is English. The first term lasts four months from September (9)………… December. Alice tries her (10)……………….to become a good student in the class.

Write your answers here:

SECTION FOUR: WRITING

VIII. Sentence transformation: 2.0 points

Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases.

I. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others in each group:

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.

III. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B,C,D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Our school will ______ the school festival next week.

2. ______ silly mistake!

3. We are free now. Shall we go to our club’s party? - ……………….……

4. I and my brother usually spend two hour ……………….……every evening.

5. Of the two students , he is ……………….……

6. When I saw your teacher this morning, I found that he looked very ……………….……

7. Come here. We have ……………….……good news for you and your family.

8. Mr. Truong feels sick now because he drank too………………wine this morning.

9. I didn’t break those glass windows but my classmates,Tuan and Hoang……………….……

10. - “Would you like some corn?” - “______.”

A. No, thanks. I’m full B. Ok. I don’t like corn

C. All right D. Yes, I would

1. Some people are used to..... in crowed buses, and don't mind it at all

2. It’s no use …………him to stop smoking.

3. It is fun to camp in the forest, but It is very important to know how to ........nature clean before we leave.

4. ……………. this invention , we can learn more about the undersea world.

5. My parents like fish, but ..............

6. My sister has a.............summer vacation.

7. Marry and I are looking forward ……………..you.

8. Where can we cross the road ? – Use the ………………….

9. My funny story made the whole class.............

10. She needed……......these postcards to her friends