Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges:

Question 17: Mai: “I’ve won the first price in the English speaking contest”.

- Peter : “ _______” 

    A. Stay calm. Everything will be alright! B. Congratulation!

    C. If I were you I would get some sleep. D. I understand how you feel.

Question 18: Amy : My closest friend misunderstood me.

 - John: “ _______________”

    A. Well done!             B. If I were you I would get some sleep.

    C. Congratulation! D. I understand how you feel.

Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in  meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Question 19: They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers.

   A. complete            B. guess           C. offer                     D. discover

Question 20: The artisans in my village can earn enough money from sweater knitting to live.

   A. live on B. live up to C. live with D. live at       

Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in  meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Question 21: Linh didn’t do very well in the exam. She felt worried. 

A. tense     B. depressed C. delighted D. frustrated

Question 22: There has been a significant change in the last decade

A. dramatic     B. considerable C. gradual D. slight

Read the passage then choose the true (T) of false (F) statements.

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills Kelt in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. "Now I think you know what you should do", did she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school. Students in my home town.

1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A. The pronunciation C. Both pronunciation and grammar

B. The grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation

2. How was his English pronunciation?

A. It was really bad C. It was wonderful

B. It was really good D. It was very interesting

3. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after lesson?

A. His teacher B. One of his friends C. His father D. His mother

4. What did he win in the English speaking contest one year later?

A. The first prize B. the second prize C. the third prize D. fourth prize

How Nam has improved his English

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad & my English grammar was worse. I did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my English teacher told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library & showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress & only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.

Question 5.How was his English grammar in the first year?
___________________________________________
Question 6.Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
_____________________________________________
Question 7.Did she show him cassettes of pronunciation drills to help him improve his English grammar?
________________________
Question 8. What prize did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?
_____________

Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first one.

1.the school will constantly tailor its curriculum to meet changes in society. - The school's curriculum

2.even though he is lazy,he was given the job. -in spite of his

3.peter has such a lot of english homework that he won't go to the party. -if

4.i have told you about the girl who won the first prize in the english speaking contest. -the girl about