30. __________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless

31. During the __________, there are thousands of samba dancers with very beautiful costumes performing on the streets.

A. Mid-autumn festival B. Carnival

C. Easter D. Halloween

32. __________ is part of the Thai New Year. People throw buckets of water on each other to wish for luck.

A. Mid-autumn festival B. Easter

C. Thanksgiving D. Water Festival

33. What I like about festivals is that they show the __________ values of different communities.

A. Carnival B. culture C. cultural D. parade

34. Turkey is one of the __________foods at Thanksgiving in the US.

A. Easter B. serious C. culture D. traditional

35. Many Vietnamese people are very __________ and there are lots of things to do and not to do during Lunar New Year.

A. superstitious B. seasonal C. celebratory D. festive

36. In America, Halloween is one of the two most important __________ holidays of the year.

A. celebratory B. religious C. culture D. parade

1. A typhoon hit Nghe An Province early ___________.

A. last week.        B. this morning    C. yesterday morning     D. last night

2. ____________ were seriously injured in the storm.

A. Dozens of people         B. Hundreds of people

C. Ten thousands of people    D. Thousands of people

3. Extensive ___________was caused to property, including homes and businesses.

A. damaged        B. damage      C. damaging         D. to damage   

4. The storm ____________ when rescue workers arrived in the area.

A. had weakened                                      B. had not weakened                   

C. have already weakened               D. have not weakened           

5. People left homeless have been taken to___________________.

A. safe areas                   B. safer areas  C. safe houses        D. safe home

Read the passage, and then choose the best answer. Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book my tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away. Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich you can buy the book "How to Make a Millionaire". If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live on Nothing". One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life". If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-bystep instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use. more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life. 33. What is the passage mainly about? 
A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.B. How to turn failure into success.C. How to make a millionaire.D. How-to books

Rewrite the following sentences , using the given words and beginnings

1. People throw thousands of tons of rubbish into the sea.=>Thousands of tons........

2. We spent five hours redecorating our house before Tet. => It..................

3. Jane finally managed to get a job. => Jane finally succeeded........................

4. She is too young to see that film. => She is not old.............

5. Although the team played well , they lost. => Despite........

1. Ann said to me “Will you do an English test tomorrow?”

→ Ann asked me ……………………………………………………………………………

2. For thousands of years, people have highly believed in supernatural powers.

→ Thousands ………………………….…………………………………………………..

3. Although the weather was very bad, the captain ordered his men to sail down the coast.

→ In spite of………………………………………………………………………….

Question VI. Read the passage and circle the best answer to each of the following questions about it (1,0p)

Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before the noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings.

1. How many people were killed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923?

A. Ten thousand people B. Almost a hundred thousand people

C. Thousands of people D. Many people

2. When did the earthquake begin?

A. began a minute before the noon in 1923 B. began a minute before the noon in 1924

C. began a minute before the noon in 1925 C. began a minute before the noon in 1922

3. What happened as soon as the earth began to shake?

A. people died B. the water pipes had burst

C. Thousands of stoves were overturned D. the roads had cracked open

4. Why was the fire engines prevented from going to help?

A. because the water pipes had burst B. because no one helped

C. because small fires broke out everywhere D. because many of the roads had cracked open

5. What was most of the damage caused by?

A. fire B. the roads C. water pipes D. the collapse of the buildings

Millions of people around the world want (1)……….. English. Many of them go to the USA and other English (2)………….. countries to study at language schools, especially in (3)…………... There are thousands of different schools. They offer courses for  (4)………………, teenagers and adults.

If you go to a language school, you should try to speak English as much as possible. Students can stay with a local .(5).................. This is a good opportunity to improve your English and to learn a lot about everyday life. You should try to talk to (6)…………… from other countries. This will help you (7)……………..your English and it will also show how important English is for international communication

1. A. learn   B. study      C. to  learn     D.   studying

2. A. speaking   B.  say        C. tell             D. talking

3. A. winter     B. Autumn    C. Summer    D.  Spring

4. A. person     B. children    C. child        D. other

5.  A. foreigner  B. house       C. family     D. All A,B,C

6. A. student      B. students   C. friend     C. person

7.  A. know      B. to improve   C. reduce   D. get