A. participate
B. avoid punishment
C. select, choose
D. change into, become
E. continue
F. complete ( a form)
G. leave
H. recover from
I. use up completely
J. return something to its correct place


Your answers:
1. .......... 2. .......... 3. .......... 4. .......... 5...........
6. .......... 7. .......... 8. .......... 9. .......... 10..........

A. Fill in each blank with the correct word from

1. Farmers always need extra help with the _________.
2. Local people are turning_________ into farmland.
3. Is it __________ to meet you at the moment?
4. My uncle raises a herd of ______ on his farm.

B. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brckets.
1. Iceland is considered the most__________country in the world. (peace)
2. A _________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad)
3. It is a/an ________ place to hold a picnic because it is too fra from the road. (convenience)
4. Drinking water in some areas may be _______. (safe)
5. During my stay in the village, I was____________ with several local farmers. (friendly)
6. Encouraging children to eat and drink ___________is very im portant. (health)
7. Local people in the village often wear their ____________costumes during the festivals. (traditional)
8. Please give _____________to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (generous)
9. The baby slept very_________because the bed was really comfortable. (sound)

Use the words in the box to complete these passive sentences. Use any appropriate tense.

1. An island .................... by water
2. I .................. to the wedding but I couldn't come
3. A new dormitory ................. in the campus at present
4. Some politicians ................ by terrorists recently
5. The concert ................ at the university next Sunday
8. This money box ............. for five years
9. The electric light bulb ............... by Thomas Edison
6. The -ing form of 'sit' ............ with a double t.
7. The accident .......... in the newspaper yesterday
10. Mickey Mouse cartoons .......... into sixty languages
11. The election results ............ on television at the end of this month
12. This program .............. by students at Stanford University
13. Thank goodness! My jewellery ............ in the robbery last night

II. READING

1. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words.

If you wander on the streets of Ha Noi, the capital of Viet Nam, you may be surprised that most people are wearing masks, hiding their faces. This is because of serious air 1. ____________ in this city. Between March 1 and 4, 2016, the air quality index of Ha Noi, as measured by the US Embassy in Ha Noi was over 350. At this level, air pollution can cause lots of respiratory 2. ___________, especially to children and the elderly. The major cause of air pollution in Ha Noi is traffic. Due to the increasing number of motorcycles and cars in the last decade, the 3. ____________ of chemical exhausts has been on a constant rise. Another reason is urban construction, including road 4. ____________ projects and residential buildings. People have to live with the dust and dirt throughout the city. Environmental experts have warned that if the city continues to develop its economy with little regard to the 5.__________, the consequence will be tragic.

2. Read the passage. Complete each sentence with no more than THREE words.

The recent announcement from the Viet Nam government has claimed that Formosa – a Taiwan steel corporation based in Ha Tinh – was responsible for the mass fish deaths in central Vietnamese provinces in April and May 2016. According to this announcement, Formosa has discharged a significant amount of industrial waste, containing lots of harmful chemicals, into the ocean. This seriously polluted the water and killed the fish. The officials of the company, in a national correspondence meeting, apologized the Vietnamese people with a bow. Formosa would pay $500 million to treat the oceanic pollution and to compensate for economic losses of the region. However, according to environmentalists, it will take a long time for the ecosystem of the central Viet Nam to fully recover. In the mean time, local tourism and fishing industries have already been negatively affected. Due to the fear of polluted water and seafood, many tourists have cancelled their pre-booked tours to Ha Tinh, and fishermen haven’t been able to sell their fish to customers.
1. Formosa caused ______ fish deaths in Ha Tinh province.
2. The polluted water had many ______ and was dumped directly into the ocean.
3. The company promised to pay $500 million to treat the ______and to make up for economic losses.
4. ________ say that the polluted ocean will not restore its previous state very soon.
5. The incident has made tourists cancel their _______ to Ha Tinh.

III. WRITING

1. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

Here is an example.
0. Ngoc/ usually/ play/ badminton/ Sunday.
Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.

1. Noise pollution/ big cities/ lead/ hearing/ problems.
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2. Lots/ aquatic animals/ die/ because/ oil spills.
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3. If/ you/ president/ country/ what/ you/ do/ protect/ environment?
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4. One way/ save/ environment/ is/ use/ renewable/ energy/ sources.
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5. This boy/ suffer/ birth/ defects/ because/ parents/ expose/radioactive/ pollution.
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2. Your school is holding a writing competition about English speaking countries. ow write a paragraph (80-100 words) to describe one country you like best.

You should mention:

- The name of the country

- Its special features

- The reasons why you like it best

IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS

1. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. Circle A, B, or C.

2. Match the beginnings of the sentences in A with their endings in B. Write your answers in the space provided.

Your answers:

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____

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

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Match words on the left and right to make sentences with the passive.

For each question, write in the space ONLY the correct number to match with the question number on the left. Example: if you think the first question on the right goes with number 7 on the left, write "7" in the first space.

PART 1: PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which_______ freedom.

A. attracts B. symbolizes C. decides D. understands

2. Like the kangaroo and koala, the platypus is a______ animal in Australia.

A. scenic B. tailless C. foreign D. unique

3. David uses English as his mother___________ because he comes from the UK.

A. tongue B. mouth C. nose D. cheek

4. The Sydney Opera House is an_______ of Australia’s Creative and technical achievement.

A. orchestra B. emblem C. icon D. armorial

5. The government of New Zealand has done a lot to ______the culture of the Maori.

A. preserve B. surround C. puzzle D. pronounce

6. Corning to Scotland, visitors can drive through vast green______ .

A. lochs B. stations C. castles D. pastures

7. – How is your holiday in New Zealand?

A. Really? B. Awesome C. Absolutely right D. Sure

8. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o’dock tomorrow morning.

A. arrives B. is arriving C. has arrived D. will arrive

9. Some documents say that people ______the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19^th century.

A. celebrated B. were celebrating C. have celebrated D. celebrate

10. We______ on the Great Ocean Road, an Australian National Heritage at the moment.

A. will drive B. drive C. have driven D. are driving

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete to the sentences.

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Thousands of homes (flood) _________________ after Cyclone Kormen (hit)_____________
Bangladesh.
2. By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all of the boats (return) ____________________ to the port.
3. After several weeks without any drops of rain, the region (suffer)___________ from a severe shortage of water for people and animals.
4. Last week the landslide (occur)_________________ after it (rain) _______________ heavily for three days in several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha Giang Province.
5. Earlier on August 2, the officials (say)_________________ seven people were killed in
the northern provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, and Son La after the rain (cause) _____________ extensive floods across the region.
6. Mount Fuji in Japan last (erupt)____________________ in 1708, and its eruption (cover)
___________________ the surrounding villages with ash.

PART 3: READING

I. Read Mary Ann’s story, and answer the questions.
In 1969, Hurricane Camille hit my three-storey blocks of flats near the Gulf of Mexico. First, the sea hit the building and all the windows broke. Then the room flooded. Five minutes later, my bed was floating near the ceiling. Then it floated out of the window. It was dark and the wind was howling. I was terrified. The building was falling down all around me. The wind was awful. It reached a speed of 234 miles per hour. I was cut and bleeding from head to toe. Finally, someone found me 8 km from my house and they took me to hospital.
1. When did Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico?
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2. What happened after the rooms flooded?
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3. What happened to the building?
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4. How fast was the wind?
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5. How far did the water carry Mary Ann?
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II. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the earth’s surface meet. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.
Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snake leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depend on types of building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
1. Earthquakes happen in certain areas where ______________.
A. the population is large B. pieces of the earth’s surface meet
C. the soil conditions are stable D. many buildings are built
2. Earthquakes often happen along __________________.
A. the east-coast of North America B. the east-coast of South America
C. the Pacific coast of Asia D. the coast of Australia
3. Looking for _______________ can help predict earthquakes.
A. changes in the earth’s surface B. water beneath the earth’s surface
C. drops of water D. water currents
4. After an earthquake, as a result of ____________ people may die.
A. lack of food B. lack of friendship
C. lack of information D. lack of knowledge
5. The passage mainly discusses ______________.
A. the damage caused by earthquakes B. how strong earthquakes are
C. strange animal behaviors D. how to predict earthquakes

PART 4: WRITING

I. Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.

1. The mudslide buried five houses in a village in the eastern region.

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2. The volunteers have rescued three cats.

____________________________________________________________________________

3. They are cutting dead trees on some streets to prepare for the forthcoming storm.

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4. We should move the furniture to higher places because of the flood.

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5. They had repaired their house before the typhoon came.

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II. Write full sentences about severe landslides in Mekong Delta provinces, using the words and phrase given.
1. Recently / landslides/ sweep away/ hectares/ vegetables/ fruit crops/ many houses.
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2. Last week/ An Hiep Commune/ Dong Thap Province/ meet/ a high risk/ landslide disaster.
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3. A severe landslide/ occur/ there/ three days ago/ and it/ destroy/ completely over 2,000 square meters/ agricultural land/ at least five houses.
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4. Last year/ there/ be/ seven landslide/ An Hiep commune/ causing a loss/ more than VND 2 billion.
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5. In Can Tho/ a landslide/ occur/ Cai Rang District/ and/ bury/ three houses/ 50 meters of road/ three week ago.

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Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages. There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs. In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young
children. In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in the city.

V. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Circle the best answer among A, B or C to the correct explanation: (1.0 point)