A hundred years ago, most people traveled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways made (1) ______ possible to travel rapidly over long distances. (2) _____ were also becoming popular, after the invention of the air - filled tire, which made cycling a lot more comfortable. Buses, trams and underground railways (3) _____ invented, and cities all over the (4) _____ already had traffic jams. There were very (5) ______ private cars and city streets were still full of horses.
What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got used (6) _____ the problem of private cars, and some cities are (7) _____ noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been banned from the city center. (8) _____ will we travel in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps by then there will be only personal helicopters. (9) ______may be no need to travel to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more (10) _____ walking and horse - riding, for pleasure
Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete each of the following sentences.
1.Angkor Wat is one of the seven ...............of the world.(wonderful)
2.Before Tet a lot of food is made in the........way(tradition)
3.I'm happy to know you take part in the.........program(recycle)
4.The Temple was.........built three centuries ago(original)
5.Ba Na resort is a famous tourist.........in Viet Nam(attract)
6.All the information........found in the library is now stored in the university's computers.(nomal)
7.Last week my family visited My Son Tower,one of the..............Heritage Sites in Quang Nam province.(culture)
8.The hills are...........in spring when the wild flowers bloom.(colour)
9.There are always........differences in every country(region)
10.The.......have a very hard life.They can not live permanently in one place(nomadic)
II. WRITING (2 points / 0.5 each): Finish the second sentence (according to the instruction in
the bracket) so that it has the same meaning as the first.
9. We got wet in the rain; we forgot to bring along our raincoats. (Join two sentences into one using
because)
=> Because .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
10. The woman is my mother. She is talking to Ms Thao. (Combine sentences using relative
pronoun)
=> The woman ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
11. The children are interested in watching cartoons on TV. (Rewrite sentence, keep meaning as the root
one)
=> The children love .................................................................................................................................................................................
12. This boy can swim very well. (Rewrite sentence, keep meaning as the root one)
=> This boy is .................................................................................................................................................................................................
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. mechanic B. machine C. character D. chemical
2. A. needed B. planted C. decided D. stayed
3. A. think B. thank C. then D. tooth
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. Don't disturb me. I've got ________ work to do.
A. a lot B. a great deal C. many D. much
5. We avoid ________ our environment.
A. polluted B. polluting C. to pollute D. pollute
6. They often go to ________ to pray because their religion is Islam.
A. mosque B. temple C. shrine D. church
7. "Where are you going?" he asked her.
A. He asked her where she is going. B. He asked her where you were going.
C. He asked her where was she going D. He asked her where she was going.
8. The meeting is cancelled ________Mr. Tan’s plane was late.
A. while B. because C. although D. with
9. The meeting will be held ________Thursday.
A. for B. of C. on D. in
10. Please ________me any time if you need help.
A. will call B. calls C. call D. calling
11. They are very ________and have no time for a hobby.
A. busy B. hurried C. full D. hard
12. I think you’d rather ________ to the mountains for your holiday.
A. have gone B. go C. going D. to go
13. We don't allow passengers ________in this part of the building.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. This chair, that has been broken for weeks, must be repaired.
A B C D
15. I will come and stay with you and your family on October.
A B C D
16. You must to stop when the traffic lights are red.
A B C D
II. Read the following sentences aloud, and put the words in the cluster /bl/ or /kl/ into the correct column.
7. I went to the table tennis club yesterday.
8. Do you like classical music?
9. Cats are very clean animals.
10. The water was so clear that we could see the bottom of the lake.
11. It is a humid, tropical climate.
12. He was climbing up the wall.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs. Maybe some verbs can be used more than once.
grapes food buffaloes a camel data
dolls a tent water cattle a flag
strawberry a bike a fence tea buds a car
goats information an ostrich blackberry sheep
a motorbike a notice postcards a memorial a donkey
13. ride: ………………………………………………………….
14. collect: …………………………………………………………
15. pick: …………………………………………………………
16. herd: …………………………………………………………
17. put up: …………………………………………………………….
IV. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
18. Iceland is considered the most ___________ country in the word. (peace)
19. A _________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad)
20. My brother has been ______________ a stamp for several years.
21. It is a/an ______________ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the road. (convenience)
22. Drinking water in some areas may be ______________. (safe)
23. During my stay in the village, I was ______________ with several local farmers. (friend)
24. Encouraging children to eat and drink ______________ is very important. (health)
25. Local people in the village often wear their _______________ costumes during the festivals. (tradition)
26. Please give ______________ to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (generous)
27. The baby slept very ______________ because the bed was really comfortable. (sound)
V. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
28. Tea is _____________ coffee. (cheap)
29. The new harvest machine is ________________ than the old one. (effective)
30. The countryside is ______________ the town. (beautiful)
31. A tractor is ______________ a buffalo. (powerful)
32. My sister is ________________ me. (tall)
33. Blue whales are _____________ elephants. (heavy)
34. The Mekong River is ________________ the Red River. (long)
35. Do you think English is ________________ French in grammar? (easy)
36. My new bed is ________________ my old bed. (comfortable)
37. The film about my village town is ________________ than the book. (interesting)
VI. Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning
38. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
→ Her new house _____________________________________________
39. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
→ The white dress is __________________________________________
40. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
→ Peter _____________________________________________________
41. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
→ According to me, Maths ______________________________________
42. No river in the world is longer than Nile.
→ Nile _______________________________________________________
43. This computer works better than that one.
→ That computer ______________________________________________
44. Linda does her exercise more carefully than Mary does.
→ Mary does _________________________________________________
45. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
→ She is _____________________________________________________
46. My brother plays tennis skillfully than I.
→ I play ______________________________________________________
47. She is the best singer I’ve ever met.
→ This is the __________________________________________________
5. Yesterday Hoang ( spend ) ................. two hours ( repair ) .................... his computer set.
Rewrite the sentences beginning as shown or do as directed in brackets:
1.Nam studies English the best in my class
=>Nam.............................................than any other students in my class.
2They love to hang out with friends
=>They fancy..............................
3.The Adventures of Robin Hood is a legend(make question)
4.The hare believed that he would win the race,so he stopped to take a nap
=>The hare..........................because.........................................
5.Thai cloth is well-known for being unique,colourful and strong.(make question)
6.He didn't pass the examination because of his laziness.
...............................................,so..........................................
7.Unlike many other girls,Mai plays soccer skillfully.
Mai................................more....................................
8.My mother and my father are the same height(as..........as)
............................................................................................
9.Women play a more important role in a Giarai family(make question)
10.She is a careful driver.
She always drivers..................................................
11.He didn't go to school because he had a headache.(make question).
Linda" Excuse me ! Where is the post office?" > Mike" ...."
1 điểm
A. Don't wory
B. It's over there
C. Yes, I think so
D. I'm afraid not
Linda" Excuse me ! Where is the post office?" > Mike" ...."
1 điểm
A. Don't wory
B. It's over there
C. Yes, I think so
D. I'm afraid not
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-He asked... ......................................................................
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-I told... ............................................................................
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-She told... ........................................................................
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-I asked her... ....................................................................
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-She said that... .................................................................
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-The girl wanted to know... ..............................................
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-Tom told Ann... ...............................................................
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