II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of “Mandarin’s Box”. They
draw a rectangle on the ground and (1) it into ten small squares called “rice fields” or “fish
ponds”.
They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2) of the rectangle,
which are called “mandarin’s boxes” – the game’s name, each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone.
Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin’s boxes and five small pebbles in each of the other
squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square on his or her side of the
board, but not a mandarin’s box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3) with the text square in (4)
direction. Since each square contains five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five
pebbles to the left or right.
After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square and repeats the
distribution (5) . But if the following square is one of the mandarin’s boxes, the turn ends and
passes to the other player.
If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the contents of the
square following the empty square and (6) these pebbles from the board. However, if there are two or
more empty squares in a row, the player (7) his or her turn.
Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8) to the other player. If all five
squares on one player’s side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place one pebble he or she
has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume.
The game (9) until the two mandarin’s boxes both been (10) . At the end of the game, the player
with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten points.
1. A. divide B. share C. separate D. leave
2. A. aims B. ends C. small points D. stops
3. A. start B. starting C. start D. having started
4. A. no B. all C. either D. both

5. A. action B. method C. change D. process
6. A. ends B. disappears C. leaves D. removes
7. A. loses B. succeeds C. fails D. wins
8. A. gone B. made C. handed D. rewarded
9. A. starts B. pauses C. stops D. continues
10. A. held B. taken C. moved D. accepted

B. Languages

1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined words or phrases.(2.0 points)

1. How could he explain his abrupt ______ from the party?

A. disappear

B. disappearing

C. disappears

D. disappearance

2. Lan failed her English, ______, she has to do the test a gain .

A. however

B. therefore

C. because

D.but

3. You should reduce the ______of water your family uses .

A. sum

B. whole

C. amount

D. all

4. This chair needs ______ It’s almost broken .

A. to fix

B. fix

C. fixed

D. fixing

5. To the mother ...........feelings for me are so strong that the word love can’t describe them

A. who

B.whom

C.whose

D.that

6. If we became rich, we would travel ______ the world.

A around

B. on

C. at

D. up

7. If there were flying saucers, there ______ traces of their landing.

A. would be

B. will be

C. are

D. is

8. Why don’t we ride a bicycle today ?

- No. …………………..

A.I want to

B.I don’t want to

C.I’d love to

D.I wouldn’t

choose the correct word in the box and write each of them in the space given. you do not need to use all the words

1, _____ a list of the topics, books, etc that you study for a particular subject at school

2, _____ the subjects that are included in a course, of taught at a school

3, a very strong wind that looks like an upside-down cone

4, a violent storm with very strong winds

5, very relaxed, cheerful, tolerant, happy to accept things

6, giving or willing to give freely

Choose the correct word in the box and write each of them in the space given.

0. Blanket : You use to cover your body when you're sleeping

____________________________________________________________________

Overwhelming         addiction            self - esteem

Counselor               urge              debt

1 ________: something that a person cannot stop doing.

2 ________: money that someone owes

3 ________: very great

4 ________: a person who gives advices

5 ________: a strong need or desire

6 ________: the opinion that people have of themselves

I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. 1. Trinh has long black hair and is ________
A. blond B. slim C. red D. long
2. Thu is wearing a blue ____________at her birthday party right now.
A. glasses B. dress C. shoes D. skirts
3. My mom and sister are _____________ to the supermarket tomorrow evening.
A. playing B. doing C. going D. watching
4. We aren’t playing _____________ on the weekend.
A. pizza B. party C. cake D. video games
5. My teacher often tells jokes and makes our class laugh a lot. She is very __________
A.selfish B. funny C. helpful D. nice
6. Phong always gets up late and doesn’t help his mom with housework. He is so _________
A. kind B. happy C. lazy D. friendly
7. I can’t meet you on Saturday. I __________ football with my brothers.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. am playing
8. Today we’re wearing __________ because it’s hot.
A. shorts B. hat C. sweaters D. jacket
9.We’re having __________ in our garden on the weekend.
A. video games B. badminton C. a barbecue D. picnic
10. “Is your dad meeting you at the station?” – “ __________”
A. Yes, he does. B. No, I’m not. C. Yes, he is. D. Yes, I’d love to.
11. Danny __________ blue eyes and blond hair.
A. is having B. have C. is D. has
12. Your __________ looks very warm.
A. jeans B. sneakers C. sweater D. coats
13. __________ this program or can I turn the TV off?
A. You watch B. Are you watching C. Do you watch D. Did you watch
14. Don’t be so selfish. You should share your candy __________ your friends.
A. to B. for C. from D. with
15. Rachel is very __________. She doesn’t like working at all.
A. lazy B. mean C. serious D. kind
16. Alice always thinks about herself and never about other people. She’s _________.
A. kind B. selfish C. lazy D. slim
17. At the party, they are __________ first.
A. having a barbecue B. make a barbecue C. have a barbecue D. has a barbecue
18. I ____________ a movie with my friends tomorrow night.
A. watch B. is watching C. watches D. am watching
19. My parents usually _______ new books at the bookstore.
A. buys B. is buying C. buy D. are buying
20. Thank you for ________ me to your birthday party.
A. invite B. inviting C. invitation D. invites
21. The fashion show starts____________ 7 p.m.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
22. Emma and Jane____________ watching a movie on Sunday.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. am D. is not
23. Simon is very _______________ when his friends have problems with their homework.
A. help B. helpful C. helps D. hepling
24. Our English teacher is _______________ She tells great jokes and makes us laugh.
A. funny B. funy C. fun D. funs
25______ your cousin _______ to the mall tonight?
A. Is/going B. Does/go C. is/go D. Does/going
26. Peter _________________ the guitar with his best friend.
A. sometimes/playB. play/sometimes C. plays/sometimes D. sometimes/plays
27. Lam has a lot of friends and loves talking to his friends. He is very ___________ .
A. friends B. friendly C. friend D. friendlly
28. My cousin ___________ late for school. 2

A. is never B. never is C. isn’t never D. never isn’t
29. Tom doesn’t like doing housework or homework. He is very __________.
A. laziness B. lazy C. lazily D. lazies
30. At three o’ clock they _________ a barbecue in the yard.
A. make B. are making C. makes D. is making
31. We _________to the supermarket to buy some food.
A. usually go B. go usually C. are usually go D. usually are going
32. Is she _____________a glasses today?
A. wear B. wearing C. wears D. wears
33. The festival starts at 8 a.m __________ end at 11 a.m.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
34. My friends really likes ____________ the talent shows on TV.
A. watching B. watches C. watchs D. watch
35. I sometimes ___________ to the cinema on the weekends.
A. go B. going C. am going D. goes
36. William loves playing the guitar _____________his free time.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
37. During Tet, people eat lots of __________________ food.
A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalist
38. Sam is really good _____ singing and dancing.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
39. Julie often does__________ after school.
A. yoga B. badminton C. video game D. shopping
40. Dania often __________ martial arts in the evening.
A. do B. does C. play D. playing
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
41. A. talent B. lantern C. fashion D. always
42. A.lazy B. festival C. play D. celebrate
43. A. light B. stripe C. slim D. nice
44. A. blond B. vegetable C. black D. blanket
45. A. wear B. sneakers C. beach D. clean
46. A. spider B. slim C. kind D. striped
47. A. talent B. lantern B. barbecue D. never
48. A. show B. cow C. flower D. town
49. A. festival B. never C. performance D. selfish
50. A. play B. lazy C. rarely D. game
II. Use the correct form of the verbs.
1 I ________________ an English lesson tomorrow morning. (have)
2 Tom sometimes_____________doing housework or homework . ( not like )
3 Lam ____________ a lot of friends and loves talking to his friends. ( have )
4 The children ________________ football in the garden right now. (play)
5 We ____________ to the sports center this afternoon. (go)
6 Trung always ____________ his friends when they have any problems with their homework. (help)
7 My mom _______________ a birthday cake for my brother on the weekend. (make)
8 My cousin always ______________ me laugh. ( make)
9 Now Luke _____________ (not wear) a green T-shirt. He ____________ (wear) a blue one.
10 My sister loves ________________ shopping with her friends. (go)
11. I ______________a party this Saturday. It’s next week. ( have )
12. People often ____________ for their birthday. ( have )
13. What ________ you _____________ on Saturday? I am growing the trees. (do)
14. They _____________ a barbecue tonight. Do you want to come? (have)
15. We _______________badminton tomorow. (play)
17. My sister and I always _____________a movie after dinner. (watch)
18. I like ______________ badminton with my brother on the weekend. (play)
19. I want __________________shopping to buy some winter clothes. (go)
20. My mom always ___________________ me play after I finish my homework. (let)I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. 1. Trinh has long black hair and is ________
A. blond B. slim C. red D. long
2. Thu is wearing a blue ____________at her birthday party right now.
A. glasses B. dress C. shoes D. skirts
3. My mom and sister are _____________ to the supermarket tomorrow evening.
A. playing B. doing C. going D. watching
4. We aren’t playing _____________ on the weekend.
A. pizza B. party C. cake D. video games
5. My teacher often tells jokes and makes our class laugh a lot. She is very __________
A.selfish B. funny C. helpful D. nice
6. Phong always gets up late and doesn’t help his mom with housework. He is so _________
A. kind B. happy C. lazy D. friendly
7. I can’t meet you on Saturday. I __________ football with my brothers.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. am playing
8. Today we’re wearing __________ because it’s hot.
A. shorts B. hat C. sweaters D. jacket
9.We’re having __________ in our garden on the weekend.
A. video games B. badminton C. a barbecue D. picnic
10. “Is your dad meeting you at the station?” – “ __________”
A. Yes, he does. B. No, I’m not. C. Yes, he is. D. Yes, I’d love to.
11. Danny __________ blue eyes and blond hair.
A. is having B. have C. is D. has
12. Your __________ looks very warm.
A. jeans B. sneakers C. sweater D. coats
13. __________ this program or can I turn the TV off?
A. You watch B. Are you watching C. Do you watch D. Did you watch
14. Don’t be so selfish. You should share your candy __________ your friends.
A. to B. for C. from D. with
15. Rachel is very __________. She doesn’t like working at all.
A. lazy B. mean C. serious D. kind
16. Alice always thinks about herself and never about other people. She’s _________.
A. kind B. selfish C. lazy D. slim
17. At the party, they are __________ first.
A. having a barbecue B. make a barbecue C. have a barbecue D. has a barbecue
18. I ____________ a movie with my friends tomorrow night.
A. watch B. is watching C. watches D. am watching
19. My parents usually _______ new books at the bookstore.
A. buys B. is buying C. buy D. are buying
20. Thank you for ________ me to your birthday party.
A. invite B. inviting C. invitation D. invites
21. The fashion show starts____________ 7 p.m.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
22. Emma and Jane____________ watching a movie on Sunday.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. am D. is not
23. Simon is very _______________ when his friends have problems with their homework.
A. help B. helpful C. helps D. hepling
24. Our English teacher is _______________ She tells great jokes and makes us laugh.
A. funny B. funy C. fun D. funs
25______ your cousin _______ to the mall tonight?
A. Is/going B. Does/go C. is/go D. Does/going
26. Peter _________________ the guitar with his best friend.
A. sometimes/playB. play/sometimes C. plays/sometimes D. sometimes/plays
27. Lam has a lot of friends and loves talking to his friends. He is very ___________ .
A. friends B. friendly C. friend D. friendlly
28. My cousin ___________ late for school. 2

A. is never B. never is C. isn’t never D. never isn’t
29. Tom doesn’t like doing housework or homework. He is very __________.
A. laziness B. lazy C. lazily D. lazies
30. At three o’ clock they _________ a barbecue in the yard.
A. make B. are making C. makes D. is making
31. We _________to the supermarket to buy some food.
A. usually go B. go usually C. are usually go D. usually are going
32. Is she _____________a glasses today?
A. wear B. wearing C. wears D. wears
33. The festival starts at 8 a.m __________ end at 11 a.m.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
34. My friends really likes ____________ the talent shows on TV.
A. watching B. watches C. watchs D. watch
35. I sometimes ___________ to the cinema on the weekends.
A. go B. going C. am going D. goes
36. William loves playing the guitar _____________his free time.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
37. During Tet, people eat lots of __________________ food.
A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalist
38. Sam is really good _____ singing and dancing.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
39. Julie often does__________ after school.
A. yoga B. badminton C. video game D. shopping
40. Dania often __________ martial arts in the evening.
A. do B. does C. play D. playing
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
41. A. talent B. lantern C. fashion D. always
42. A.lazy B. festival C. play D. celebrate
43. A. light B. stripe C. slim D. nice
44. A. blond B. vegetable C. black D. blanket
45. A. wear B. sneakers C. beach D. clean
46. A. spider B. slim C. kind D. striped
47. A. talent B. lantern B. barbecue D. never
48. A. show B. cow C. flower D. town
49. A. festival B. never C. performance D. selfish
50. A. play B. lazy C. rarely D. game
II. Use the correct form of the verbs.
1 I ________________ an English lesson tomorrow morning. (have)
2 Tom sometimes_____________doing housework or homework . ( not like )
3 Lam ____________ a lot of friends and loves talking to his friends. ( have )
4 The children ________________ football in the garden right now. (play)
5 We ____________ to the sports center this afternoon. (go)
6 Trung always ____________ his friends when they have any problems with their homework. (help)
7 My mom _______________ a birthday cake for my brother on the weekend. (make)
8 My cousin always ______________ me laugh. ( make)
9 Now Luke _____________ (not wear) a green T-shirt. He ____________ (wear) a blue one.
10 My sister loves ________________ shopping with her friends. (go)
11. I ______________a party this Saturday. It’s next week. ( have )
12. People often ____________ for their birthday. ( have )
13. What ________ you _____________ on Saturday? I am growing the trees. (do)
14. They _____________ a barbecue tonight. Do you want to come? (have)
15. We _______________badminton tomorow. (play)
17. My sister and I always _____________a movie after dinner. (watch)
18. I like ______________ badminton with my brother on the weekend. (play)
19. I want __________________shopping to buy some winter clothes. (go)
20. My mom always ___________________ me play after I finish my homework. (let)I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. 1. Trinh has long black hair and is ________

A. blond B. slim C. red D. long
2. Thu is wearing a blue ____________at her birthday party right now.
A. glasses B. dress C. shoes D. skirts
3. My mom and sister are _____________ to the supermarket tomorrow evening.
A. playing B. doing C. going D. watching
4. We aren’t playing _____________ on the weekend.
A. pizza B. party C. cake D. video games
5. My teacher often tells jokes and makes our class laugh a lot. She is very __________
A.selfish B. funny C. helpful D. nice
6. Phong always gets up late and doesn’t help his mom with housework. He is so _________
A. kind B. happy C. lazy D. friendly
7. I can’t meet you on Saturday. I __________ football with my brothers.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. am playing
8. Today we’re wearing __________ because it’s hot.
A. shorts B. hat C. sweaters D. jacket
9.We’re having __________ in our garden on the weekend.
A. video games B. badminton C. a barbecue D. picnic
10. “Is your dad meeting you at the station?” – “ __________”
A. Yes, he does. B. No, I’m not. C. Yes, he is. D. Yes, I’d love to.
11. Danny __________ blue eyes and blond hair.
A. is having B. have C. is D. has
12. Your __________ looks very warm.
A. jeans B. sneakers C. sweater D. coats
13. __________ this program or can I turn the TV off?
A. You watch B. Are you watching C. Do you watch D. Did you watch
14. Don’t be so selfish. You should share your candy __________ your friends.
A. to B. for C. from D. with
15. Rachel is very __________. She doesn’t like working at all.
A. lazy B. mean C. serious

I.          Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like colorful (26) _____ because they want everyone to (27) _____ at them and they want to be the center of attention. (28) _____ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not want people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (29) _____ the clothes of the 19^th century. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 19^th century, all women (30) _____ blouses with long skirts. But today, (31) _____ do not always wear blouses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between the 19^th century (32) _____ today is cloth. In the 19^th century, clothes (33) _____ made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from (34) _____, wool, silk or line. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made (35) _____ nylon, rayon or polyester.

26. a. clothes                       b. suits                               c. shirts                              d. trousers

27. a. see                             b. watch                            c. look                               d. laugh

28. a. Some                         b. Few                               c. The                                d. Other

29. a. of                              b. from                              c. with                               d. on

30. a. wear                          b. worn                              c. wearing                          d. wore

31. a. children                     b. women                          c. men                                d. students

32. a. and                            b. but                                 c. from                               d. with

33. a. are                             b. were                              c. will be                           d. have been

34. a. plastic                        b. metal                             c. cotton                            d. wood

35. a. by          b. with c. in     d. from

A.    Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   _____ weekends, the three boys helped Mr. Parker with farm work.

      a. From                         b. In                                 c. Since                           d. On

2.   My home village is about 30 kilometers _____ the north of the city.

      a. in                               b. from                             c. to                                d. at

3.   He is now living with his family _____ a farm.

      a. in                               b. on                                 c. at                                d. from

4.   Many tourists visit the _____ of a historical hero on the mountain.

      a. church                       b. mosque                        c. shrine                          d. temple

5.   We had an _____ student from Spain staying with us last year.

      a. exchange                   b. interchange                  c. university                    d. abroad

6.   My brother is a university student, but he works _____ as a waiter in the evenings.

      a. all the time                b. full-time                       c. part-time                     d. sometime

7.   OK. I’ll meet you at the main _____ to the Plaza at six o’clock.

      a. arrival                        b. access                           c. highway                      d. entrance

8.   Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down and took a(n) _____.

      a. relax                          b. enjoyment                    c. rest                              d. snack

9.   When she _____ the top of the stairs, her heart was pounding.

      a. went                          b. reached                        c. stepped                       d. traveled

10. We spent an enjoyable evening boating in the river.

      a. pleasant                     b. boring                          c. comfortable                d. free

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 from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. them

B. books 

C. subject

D. marks

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 from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 37

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. how

B. what

C. why

D. it