PART ONE: LISTENING (2pts)

Question 1. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with ONE suitable words or number. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks by choosing the best option among A, B, C and D. (1,0 pt)

Over the last two decades a new means of spoken (1) ........................ has emerged: the mobile phone.When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. People could talk to each other over great (2) ......................... Now telephone is used to take (3) ........................, access to the (4)....................... or watch video clips.

1.   A. communication       B. languages                C. voice                       D. accents

2.   A. speeds                     B. distances                 C. ways                       D. transmissions

3.   A. pictures                   B. images                    C. sounds                    D. photographs

4.   A. networks                 B. wifis                        C. Internet                   D. media

Question 2. Listen again and choose A, B, C or D for the sentence (1pt)

5. The real first mobile phone call was made in ..................?

A. 1986                      B. 1987               C. 1973                         D. 1876

6. After discovering the mobile phone, Dr. Martin tested it by calling ..................

A. a policeman            B. a friend          C. his mother                D. a rival scientist

7. Within .................... mobile phones became available to the public                                               

A. a year                      B. 10 years        C. two decades               D. two years

8. At that time, mobile phone was called ‘yuppie’- a symbol of ........................

A. hippy                      B. the poor         C. the young                 D. urban professionals

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. 
1. Minh Hang won the highest prize in a dancing _______ last week. (complete)
2. If we go on littering, the environment will become __________ polluted. (serious)
3. Banh Chung is a _____________ dish at Tet in Vietnam. (tradition)
4. Nowadays, _________ are usually able to predict volcanic eruption in advance. (science)
5. There are many ______________________who work on this farm. (employ)

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1/ It's time...............families to clean and decorate their homes

2/ New Year's Day is............... January 1st

3/ Family member who live apart try to be together.............. Tet

4/ Auld Lang Syne is sung............ New Year's Ever

5/ I congratulate Susan..............passing her exam

6/ All the students took part............the discussion

7/ I'm always proud...........my father and love him so much

8/ It took hours to free the victims..............the collapsed building

I.   Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

1. I usually go to school by bicycle but today I am going……………….……foot.

2. Is there a flower garden ……………….…… front of your house?  - Yes, there is.

3. My mother wants a sandwich and a glass ……………….……orange juice.

4. What would you like……………….……dinner?   - I’d like some noodles.

5. The plane flies……………….…….mountains, rivers and towns.

6. What are they doing at the moment?   - They are listening……………….……the tape.

7. Elizabeth and Charls are ……………….……England. They speak English.

II. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters:

1. My school is the …………………..one in Thanh Oai District.               (OLD)

2. All of us are are very good …………………..                                                (STUDY)

3. In our school library, there are four …………………..                                  (BOOKSHELF)

4. Hung visits his grandparents …………………..a week.                    (ONE)

5. My house is on the …………………..floor of that tall building.     (NINE)

6. Nobody in my class is …………………..than Trang.                                    (GOOD)

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:

1. Look! The plane is flying towards the airport. It (land) ……………….……

2. Ha’s father (drive) ……………….……his car to the garage at the moment.

3. How your sister (go) ……………….……to school every day?    - By motorbike, of course.

4. Mr. Tung is a teacher and he (not have).……………….……classes in the afternoon.

5. You mustn’t (eat) ……………….……food in this canteen.

6. The Nile River (flow) ……………….……to the Mediterranean Sea.

7. Mrs. Thuy is cleaning the windows and doors. Let’s (help) ……………….……her.

Exercise 5 a. Fill in the text with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

My birthday is (1) _________ the 30^th of July. Last year I had a great day. I got up (2) _________ 8 o'clock (3) _________ the morning and tidied the house. Then (4) _________ the afternoon I went into town with my friend to buy food for the party. The party started (5) _________ 7 o'clock (6) _________ the evening and didn't stop until very late (7) _________ night! (8) _________ the 31^st of July I was very tired, so I went to bed early (9) _________ the evening.

Exercise 5 b. Fill in the text with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

I'm going to have a party! I hope you can come!!

It's going to start (1) _________ 5 o'clock (2) _________ the afternoon (3) _________ the second Saturday (4) _________ August. We're going to have it in Tom's house on Wilton Avenue. There's a big garden and we're going to have the party in the garden.

Did you know that my birthday is (5) _________ the eighth? But as you can see, the party is going to be (6) _________ the tenth. Why? Parties are better (7) _________ the weekend!