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Nam is my friend. He is studying English in London because he needs English for her job. He works for a bank in Hanoi. He learned English at school and university, too. He has forgotten a lot of it. He wants to improve his listening skill. His listening is terrible. This is his biggest problem. People talk very quickly and he can’t understand them. He likes studying English well. He hopes that he can talk to people from all over the world and understand the words of his favorite songs.

 Questions: 1.What is Nam doing in London? …………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Where does he work? …………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Did he learn English at school and university? …………………………………………………………………………………………

4.What skills of learning English is he bad at? ………………………………………………………………………………………..

 

IV. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)
@. Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False:         ( 1pt)
My best friend, Na learned English at school and university many years ago. She is now studying English again in London because she’s forgotten a lot of it. Na really needs English for her job. She works for an international bank in Hanoi. Her speaking and reading are excellent. She just wants to improve her writing skill so that she can write normal letter in English. In Na’s opinion the aspect of learning English she finds most difficult is listening. It’s her biggest problem. People speak very quickly and she can’t understand them. Although she has difficulty in studying this language, she likes it a lot. She said it was an interesting language and she could talk to people from all over the world… and she could understand the words of her favorite song, too.
1.English is unnecessary for Na’s job.
2. Na can speak English very well.
3. People talk  too quickly for Na to understand
4. Na finds English very interesting because she has no difficulty in studying it.

VI. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions: (2 marks)

Linda lives with her parents in a big house in HCM City. She is from England. She is thirteen. She has blue eyes and black hair. She is studying at International Language School. She can speak French, English and Vietnamese. But she doesn’t speak Vietnamese fluently. She often goes to French speaking club on Sunday mornings. She likes Vietnamese people very much because they are friendly.

1. Where is Linda from?.........................................................................................

2. How many languages can she speak?........................................................................

3. Does she speak Vietnamese fluently?.......................................................................

4. Why does she like Vietnamese people?..................................................................

VII. Reorder the words to make the right sentences.

1.for me/ Collecting seashells/ a hobby/ and her. /is

A. Collecting seashells is a hobby for me and her.

B. Seashells is collecting a hobby for me and her.

C. Collecting seashells is for a hobby me and her.

D . A hobby is collecting seashells for me and her.

2. to/making pottery/take up/ I/ next year./ intend

A. Take up I intend to making pottery next year.

B. I intend to take up making pottery next year.

C. I intend take up to making pottery next year.

D. Intend to take up I making pottery next year.

3. your / What / interests ? / are

A.Your interests what are ?

B.What are your interests ?

C.Are what your interests ?

D.What your interests are ?

4. you / play goolf / Will / next year ? / still

A.You  play goolf  will  next year still ?

B.You  play golf  will still next year ?

C.Will you still play golf next year ?

D.Next year you still will play golf  ?

5. taking / loves / beautiful photos. / She

A.She loves beautiful taking photos .

B.She taking loves beautiful photos .

C.She taking loves photos beautiful.

D.She loves taking beautiful photos.

6. There are / enjoy / a lot of / gardening. / people

A.There are a lot of people enjoy gardening.

B.People there are a lot of enjoy gardening.

C.There are people a lot of enjoy gardening.

D.There are a lot of enjoy people gardening.

VIII. Choose the correct sentence that has the same meaning as the given sentence.

1.She started driving one month ago

A. Driving for one months she has started.

B.  Has she started driving for one months.

C. She has started driving for one months.

D.  She has driving started for one months.

2. I find collecting stamps interesting.

A.My hobby is collecting stamps.

B.My hobby collecting stamps is .

C.My hobby is collecting stamps.

D.My collecting stamps hobby is.

3.Nam’s brother usually goes to work by motorbike.

A.Nam’s brother usually rides his motorbike to work.

B.Nam’s brother usually rides his motorbike to work.

C.Nam’s brother usually rides his motorbike to work.

D.Nam’s brother usually rides his motorbike to work.

4. My sister enjoys arranging flowers.

A.My sister finds arranging flowers interesting.

B.My sister finds arranging flowers interesting.

C.My sister finds arranging flowers interesting

     D.My sister finds arranging flowers interesting.

IX.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct verb form

6. We (not begin) ______________to study for the test yet.

7. I (not see) ______________ him since we (leave) ______________ school.

8. I enjoy (collect) ______________ dolls and it becomes my pleasure.

9. My father (like) ______________ collecting stamps so much

10. My aunt (play) ______________ the guitar once a week

LISTENING

Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Nga. She’s studying English here in London.

Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you.

Nga: Pleased to meet you, too.

Kate: Where are you from, Nga ?

Nga: I’m from Vietnam.

Kate: Why are you studying English here?

Nga: I need it for my job.

Kate: Really ?So, what do you do ?

Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank in Hanoi.

Kate: Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school ?

Nga: Yes, and at university, too. But I’ve forget…er…forget…

Kate: Forgotten.

Nga: Yes, of course. I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I want to improve my writing skill. You know…sometime I have to write letters in English.

Kate: What about listening, Nga ?

Nga: It’s terrible. This is my biggest problem. People talk very quickly and I can't understand them.

Kate: Do you like studying English ?

Nga: Oh yes. It’ an interesting language and it’s very useful; and I can talk to people from all over the world… and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too.

Kate: Well. That’s very good. Good luck to you, Nga.

Dịch Tapescript:

A. Listen and choose True (T) or False (F)? Check the boxes. (1.0 point)

B. Listen again and choose the correct answer: (1.0 point)

1. Where is Nga studying English?

A. in Paris B. in Lodon C. in New York.

2. Where did she learn English?

A. at school B. at University C. at school and university.

3. What is her biggest problem in learning English?

A. reading B. listening C. speaking

4. She thinks English is a/an..............................language.

A. interesting B. boring C. difficult

II. Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below (10 points)

Selina (1)______ in a village in Africa. Her day starts (2)_______ 4 o’clock. She (3)_______ up and she walks three kilometers (4)______ the river. She collects (5)_______ water , and she carries it back (6)______ her house. (7)_______ water is very heavy. It isn’t clean but there isn’t (8)______water in their village. Selina doesn’t (9)______ to school. She can’t read or write. She helps her mother (10)_______ the house.

III. Read the passage. Then answer the questions. (10 points)

Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on telivision, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish.

1. According to the writer. English is learn by...............

A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct

2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to..........

A.country B. young childen C.English D. question

3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

A. at home B. at school C. in evening classe D. in the office

4. Why do adults learn English?

A. Because they want to see movies in English B. Because they need it for their job.

C. Because they are foced to learn it D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.

5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge?

A. Children like reading English newspapers B. People in many countries learn English

C. English is one subject in school. D. Some books are written in English.

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Mai is a student at Doan Thi Diem primary school. She is in grade 7. She goes to the school six days a week, from Monday to Saturday. Classes always begin at seven o’clock and finish at a quarter past seven. Today, Mai has four classes: English, Biology, Computer Science and Mathematics. Mai is interested in computer, so her favorite subject is Computer Science. She finds it difficult to study English and Biology. Mai also likes studying Physics. In Physics, she does some experiments.

She loves studying Physics as she wants to become a physician in the future.

A. True

B. False

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

        Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening, she phoned to (36) ______ me that what she really wanted to do was a travel round the world, (37)______ she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several advertisements in the paper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, (38)______ she was desperate to visit

         She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply (39) ______ a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agree to attend the interview . She was determined that nothing would prevent her (40)______ doing what she had set out to do.

Điền vào số (38)

A. that

B. where

C. when

D. which

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

        Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening, she phoned to (36) ______ me that what she really wanted to do was a travel round the world, (37)______ she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several advertisements in the paper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, (38)______ she was desperate to visit

         She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply (39) ______ a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agree to attend the interview . She was determined that nothing would prevent her (40)______ doing what she had set out to do.

Điền vào số (37)

A. but

B. so

C. because

D. as