When a celebrity, a politician or other person in the media spotlight loses their temper in public, they run the risk of hitting the headline in a most (1. EMBARRASS) ______way. For such uncontrolled outbursts of (2. ANGRY) ______are often triggered by what seem to be trivial matters and, if they are caught on camera, can make the person appear slightly ridiculous. But it’s not only the rich and famous who are prone to fits of rage. According to recent surveys, ordinary people are (3.INCREASE) ______tending to lose their cool in public.

            Yet anger is a potentially (4. DESTROY) ______emotion that uses a lot of energy and create a high level of emotional and physical stress-and it stops us thinking rationally. (5. CONSEQUENT) ______, angry people often end up saying, and doing things they later have cause to regret.

            So, how can anger be avoided? Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame. (6.TOLERATE) ______and irritability certainly come to the surface when someone hasn’t slept properly or has skipped a

meal, and any intake of caffeine can make things (7. BAD) ______. Taking regular exercise can help to ease and diffuse (8. FEEL) ______  of aggression, however, reducing the chances of an angry (9. RESPOND) ______. But if something or someone does make you angry, it is (10. ADVISE) ______not to act immediately. Once you’ve calmed down, things will look half as bad as you first thought.

When a celebrity, a politician or other person in the media spotlight loses their temper in public, they run the risk of hitting the headline in a most (1. EMBARRASS) ______way. For such uncontrolled outbursts of (2. ANGRY) ______are often triggered by what seem to be trivial matters and, if they are caught on camera, can make the person appear slightly ridiculous. But it’s not only the rich and famous who are prone to fits of rage. According to recent surveys, ordinary people are (3.INCREASE) ______tending to lose their cool in public.

Yet anger is a potentially (4. DESTROY) ______emotion that uses a lot of energy and create a high level of emotional and physical stress-and it stops us thinking rationally. (5. CONSEQUENT) ______, angry people often end up saying, and doing things they later have cause to regret.

So, how can anger be avoided? Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame. (6.TOLERATE) ______and irritability certainly come to the surface when someone hasn’t slept properly or has skipped a 

meal, and any intake of caffeine can make things (7. BAD) ______. Taking regular exercise can help to ease and diffuse (8. FEEL) ______  of aggression, however, reducing the chances of an angry (9. RESPOND) ______. But if something or someone does make you angry, it is (10. ADVISE) ______not to act immediately. Once you’ve calmed down, things will look half as bad as you first thought.

Part II. Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences. (20 points)

            John watched a (1. document) on TV last night. It was all about the problems (2. threaten) our environment. He was shocked to find out how little he knew about (3. globe) warning or acid rain. He had heard the term before but he knew (4. practical) nothing about the damage they cause to our planet. He feels he should do something to be (5. help). He would like to join an (6. organize), but he doesn't know which one to join. He has seen so many (7. advertise) in newspapers that he can't make up his mind. However, he believes that it is (8. acceptable) not to be environmentally aware and he is (9. hope) that one day everyone will be part of a world movement to save the earth. He was sure that in this time of (10. technology) advances, we find some way to solve the world's problems.

 Your answer:

Part III. Identify the mistake in each sentence below by circling the capital letter. (20 points)

1. It was wrong with you to allow a 4 year-old child to walk home alone.

                             A               B            C                            D

2. The Smiths are very proud about that their son always gets high marks in his courses.

                                                  A                B                                                 C           D

3. We called the baseball park up to ask that when the game was scheduled to begin that

                                                   A                   B                                            C                                

afternoon.

     D

4. The American Indians killed the buffalo only when necessity to obtain food, clothing

                                               A                              B                 C                                    D

and shelter.

5. Some relatives of mine like staying at their cabin on Lake Omega every summer holidays

                                    A              B                               C                                                      D

6. In the United States among 60 percent of the space on the pages of newspapers is  reserved                             

                                           A                              B                                                                    C                   

     for advertising.

                    D

7. Gilbert Newton Lewis, a chemist, helped to develop the modern electron theory of

                                         A                                         B

valence, a theory explains the forces holding atoms together in molecules.

                                     C                                                 D

8. Because of a high birthrate and considered immigration, the United States population

                                          A             B                                                                          

in the late  nineteenth century increased tremendously from 31 million in 1860 to 76

 C                                                     D

million in 1900.

9. For most of their history, especially since the 1860's, New York City has been

                            A                          B                 C

undergoing major ethnic population changes.  

                                                                 D

10. Rocks have forming, wearing away and re-forming ever since the Earth took shape.

                          A                     B                                                    C                        D

Your answer:

Part IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points)

1. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (1- clean).

2. ( 2- Lie ) on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.

3. After (3- shout ) for help, she ( 4- take ) off her shoes and (5- jump) in (6- save) him.

4. Once you (7- try) Gloswhite toothpaste, you (8- never use) anything else.

5. (9- Write ) the letter, she put it in an envelope.

6. Each July, George together with his family (10- go) to Spain for holiday.

Your answer:

II. Give the correct form of the words or the verbs in the brackets to complete the following sentences. (2.0 pts)

1.                  Phong detest ________(do) DIY.

A. to do                            B. doing                            C. do                          D. does

2.                  He wants to study ______at university to improve his villagers’ living standard.

A.                economist                  B. economical                  C. economics             D. economy

3.                  A journalist usually live a (nomad) _______life.

A.                nomadic                     B. nomads                        C. nomadism             D. nomadically

4.                  When I ( be)______ a child, my grandmother (tell)_______ me many interesting stories.

A.                am/ tells                      B. was/ had told               C. have been/ told      D. was/ told

V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.

1.     Would you describe yourself as a _______ person?                                                                (COMPETE)

2.     I need to buy a new pair of _______.                                                                                      (TRAIN)

3.     When I first started snooker, I had no real  _______ of the rules.                                             (KNOW)

4.     Can you write an _______ for the next issue of the school magazine?                                     (EDIT)

5.     My best friend has a great _______ and everyone likes her.                                                    (PERSON)

VI. Identify one of the underlined parts that is not correct in each of the following sentences and get it right

1.     In the last hundred years, travelling became much easier and more comfortable.

         A                     B                        C                                                    D

2.     There’s differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American cultures.

A                                        B                 C                                                   D

3.     We all know that we have to work hardly to earn a living ourselves and support the family.

                      A                                 B                             C                         D

4.     I have changed my major from History to English because the former isn’t so interested to me as the latter.

          A                     B                                                                                             C                          D

5.     Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job that you would like to have.

     A                                   B                                 C                 D

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. (25 pts)

a.      Scarcely they (1. move) _______ into the new house when their friends came in.

b.      By the end of this month, I hope I (2. write) _______ 200 pages of my new novel.

c.       Last month I (3. be) _______ in the hospital for ten days.

d.      The Browns (4. live) _______ in Paris for 7 years when the second world war (5. start) _______.

e.       If I had seen the movie, I (6. tell) _______ you about it last night.

f.        A: Call a doctor quickly! The old man (7. die) _______

g.      B: The doctor is on the way. He (8. just leave) _______ his house.

h.      The dog (9. wag) _______ his tail whenever he (10. see) _______ me.

i.        He often (11. pick) _______ his friend up at the train station in the morning.

j.        He (12. watch) _______ a romantic film on TV this evening.

k.      They (13. clean) _______ the car. It looks new again.

l.        Last winter Robin (14. stay) _______ with his father in the Alps for three days.

m.    By the time he got to the station, the train (15. leave) _______.

n.      It is unlikely that the meeting ̣̣̣̣̣(16. end) _______ at the planned time.

o.      She was exhausted because she (17. train) _______ all the afternoon.

p.      By 2090, the whole city (18. be) _______ much more modern and industrialized.

q.      They (19. visit) _______ the Night Park in Singapore three times.

r.       When I returned to my house, my close friends (20. wait) _______ for me at the door.

Part II. Give the correct form of words in brackets. (5 points)
THE GENERATION GAP
People talk about the generation gap as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (1. GERERAL) _________ a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (2. COMPLAIN) ____________ on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (3. ADD)____________, young people tend to be 
(4. RESPONSIBLE) _______________ when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. Adolescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.
What has gone wrong? One (5. EXPLAIN)_____________ lies on how society has changed in the past, children would (6. TYPICAL)____________ continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (7. AMBITION)____________ for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that the children often (8. AGREE)____________ with their parents's plans. (9. TEENAGE) ____________also reach maturity at an (10. EARLY)______________ age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.

VII. Word form: (1.0 point)

Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the following sentences.

1. When Jean made up for the play, she was ___________________.  RECOGNIZE

2.  Dolphins sometimes are killed when they are _________________ ACCIDENT  

entrapped in fishing nets.                                                                                                                                                              

3. Students hate their classmates who have ___________________      PREFER

treatment from their teacher.

4. She has too many children and they always cause her a lot of _____________.  

                                                                                                                COMFORT     

5. Nowadays, chemicals, biological or physical materials ___________GRADE

water quality.                                   

VIII. Verb form: (1.0 point)

Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. This was the second time I (eat) ____________________ this kind of food.

2. It’s advisable that he (arrive) ___________________ before seven.

3. His book fell into the river and (lose) __________________ forever.

4. It was our fault to keep you waiting so long. We (inform)_____________________ you in advance.

5. I don’t know what the matter with him is. He has been acting funny since you (be) ________________away.

When a celebrity, a politician or other person in the media spotlight loses their temper in public, they run the risk of hitting the headline in a most (1. EMBARRASS) ______way. For such uncontrolled outbursts of (2. ANGRY) ______are often triggered by what seem to be trivial matters and, if they are caught on camera, can make the person appear slightly ridiculous. But it’s not only the rich and famous who are prone to fits of rage. According to recent surveys,ordinary people are (3.INCREASE) ______tending to lose their cool in public.Yet anger is a potentially (4. DESTROY) ______emotion that uses a lot of energy and create a high level of emotional and physical stress-and it stops us thinking rationally. (5. CONSEQUENT) ______, angry people often end up saying, and doing things they later have cause to regret.So, how can anger be avoided? Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame(6.TOLERATE) ______and irritability certainly come to the surface when someone hasn’t slept properly or has skipped a meal, and any intake of caffeine can make things (7. BAD) ______.Taking regular exercise can help to ease and diffuse (8. FEEL) ______ of aggression, however,reducing the chances of an angry (9. RESPOND) ______. But if something or someone does make you angry, it is (10. ADVISE) ______not to act immediately. Once you’ve calmed down,things will look half as bad as you first thought. ( CHIA ĐỘNG TỪ GIÚP MÌNH )