II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

1.

There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

Fill in each blank with one suitable word in the box to complete the passage. There are two extra words.

      Would you like to know how people in Spain welcome New Year? Eating twelve (31) …………………… .Tradition has it that you have to eat them one by one, in time with the striking of the clock (32)…………..…… midnight on 31 December. If you manage to eat all the grapes in time, you will have a year of prosperity and good (33) ……………….. Whether or not you believe in magic, try the experience – it’s great fun. On this day, family or friends usually get together for a (34) …………… dinner and then have the twelve grapes. In many towns and villages, people go to a central square or an iconic place where there is a large clock, to eat the grapes (35) …………………… and share the last minutes of the old year.

Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box

relatives - top - preparations - holiday - put - are - although - bought

Christmas is the biggest ................(1) of the year in the most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December, Christmas eve, ................(2) there have been several weeks of ..................(3) beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been ...............(4). Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and................(5). About a week before Christmas, people usually.............(6) up their decorations and an angel on the .................(7) of the Christmas tree. Family presents .............(8) usually put under the tree.

Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There                are TWO  extra words.

            Yesterday Tom was supposed to take a (26)___ from London to Paris. He (27)___ up very early, put his (28)___in the boot of his car and tried to start the engine. It wouldn't start Tom lifted the bonnet but he couldn't see what the (29) ____ could be. He immediately called his local (30) ____ to send a mechanic at once. Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with Tom within ten (31)____. He quickly saw what the matter was. "You've run out of petrol," he said. Tom felt very foolish. "Why didn't I (32) ____everything last night?" he wondered. Despite all this, he got to the airport on time. He heard an announcement "Passengers on flight BA 292 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Paris are (33)____due to a heavy snowfall last night". "If only I had decided to go by train" Tom thought.

II. Complete the passage with the correct words in the box
dogsleds ; apartment ; survive
igloo ; live ; generations
My mother came from Island. She used to live in an (1)___a domed house built from blocks of ice. The house had only one room for all the (2)____: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters, and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to (3)____the Arctic winter. Men went out hunting while women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they rode on (4)___At night theu used to entertain themselves by telling and acting out stories. They danced to drum music too

II. Read the following passage carefully and do the following tasks. (2ms)

A. Complete each space with one of the words given in the box. (1,0m)

Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named (1)……………….. the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great (2)………….….. of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong (3)…………………….. the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many (4)…………………  people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.

Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi.

B. Find the words in the text having the following meanings. (0,5 m)

1. in a particular position or place:……………….……………

2. head teacher: ………………………….

C. Answer the questions. (0,5m)

1. Was Chu Van An High School established at the beginning of the 19^th century?

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2. Who was Chu Van An?

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D. WRITING (2MS)

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1m)

1. What about visiting Trang An, a natural wonder of our area?

à He suggested .......................................................................................................................................

2. Despite her tiredness, she finished knitting the scarf for her dad.

à Although .............................................................................................................................................

3. He said to her, “My friends will come here tomorrow.”   

à He told her ..........................................................................................................................................

4. They reported that two people had been injured in the accident.

à It ........................................................................................................................................................

II. Use the words and phrases given to complete the sentences. (1m)

1. She/ wish/ can/ go on a trip/ family/.

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2. My parents/ pleased/ that/ I/ get/ good results/ last semester/.

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II. Fill each blank in the following passage with a suitable word from the box.

in                 kitchen        an                          chairs                              is

my                live               room                      armchair               restaurants

I (1)………....... in a small room (2)………....... New York. It’s part of (3)………...... old house. I have one (4)………...... and a kitchen and I share a bathroom with three other people. In (5)………...... room, there’s a bed, an (6)………...... and a coffee table, and I have a television and a hi-fi, too. In the (7)………......, there (8)…… …......a cooker and a sink. There’s a small table and two (9)…… …......, too. The kitchen’s small, but it’s OK. There are lots of pubs, cafes and (10)…… …...... on the street, so I don’t cook a lot.

XI. Complete the passage with the words given in the box.

Mui Ne is located 24 kilometers north-east of the city of Phan Thiet. It is a fishing village as well as a (1)_________ tourism area in Binh Thuan Province. It is found on Highway No.106 and is famous for sweeping sand dunes and beautiful rows of palm trees. The (2)_________is shallow and sloped. The (3)_________ is clean and blue and the sun rarely hides behind (4)_________.

Beside beaches and sand dunes, there are also beautiful (5)_________such as Suoi Tien, the Ong Hoang Building and the Poshanu Cham Tower.

It has long been (6)_________the “Hawaii” of Viet Nam. It has (7)_________ roads under coconut trees, a beautiful beach and cliffs. The typical scenery of this place lies in the (8)_________lines of golden sand and when they are (9)_________ from distance, they look like moving (10)_________.