VI/ (1,5 points) Rearrange these words or phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Example: 0. learning / are you / Why / English? àWhy are you learning English? 1. work early. / to leave / The day was / so hot / that we decided 2. my friends / are / in sports. / Most of / interested 3. she won / I’m / that / the first prize. / happy  4. heavy, / on time. / we arrived / Although the / traffic was 5. you should buy? / which electric bike / your father on / Did you / agree with

VII/ (1,0 point) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. Somebody cleans the room every day. => The room ___________________________________________________. 2. “Where are you going for the summer holiday?” she asked me. => She asked me ________________________________________________. 3. I’m sorry you can’t understand the instructions clearly. => I wish you __________________________________________________. 4. They’ve never invited us to lunch before. => This is the __________________________________________________. 5. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.  => Only by ____________________________________________________.

Part II: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A - H  for each gap from 1 - 5. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use. Write your answer in the space provided. (0) has been done as an example. (2,5 points)
      The Sahara’s meager resources are being plundered right to the present day. This is shown most clearly in the dramatic fall in the region’s precious water reserves. The rock is of a type which hinders easy underground storage so the water supply depends on rainfall. (0)        B      . However, the seriousness of the situation goes far beyond mere seasonal changes.
There’s one district where observations go back at least 125 years. Here it is known that wells of the balance beam type were once used in cultivated areas. This way of drawing water is intended for the irrigation of gardens and small plots and works only if there’s water not more than about five metres below the surface.
(1) ______. They have all been replaced by wells from which the water has to be raised by draught animals, because it is now 25 metres down. (2) ______.
In a classic example of a vicious circle, shortage of water has led to the digging of more wells to save the flocks and birds. As these have been deepened the water supply has been further depleted. (3) ______.
The Air region was once regarded as the Switzerland of Africa because of its temperate climate. (4) ______. Nowadays, though, there are only a third of the palms which existed there at the turn of the century. The amount of wildlife has shown a proportionate fall. (5) ______. This is highly dangerous in a world where the overall population is growing rapidly. We cannot afford to lose fertile land.
A. So, too, has the number of human beings who can now survive in the area.
B. This being so, it is easy to understand why it varies.
C. Today, though, not one well of this type exists.
D. This has resulted in soil erosion which then dries out the land still further.
E. Here, then, the water level has evidently dropped by 20 metres in little over a century.
F. It was criss-crossed by valleys filled with palm trees and was thronged with wildlife.
G. Such are conditions in the Sahara Desert in recent times.

Part II: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A - H  for each gap from 1 - 5. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use. Write your answer in the space provided. (0) has been done as an example. (2,5 points)
      A.  For example, in the 1950s, young people around the world dressed like Elvis Presley.
      B.  They usually like the same type of music and wear the same style of clothing.
      C.  The truth is most people don’t want to look unfashionable.
      D.  The British Queen Elizabeth was famous for her fashionable clothes.
      E.  However, it can also explain what you think.
      F.  The French King Louis XIV was famous for his elegant style.
      G.  Some people say they don’t care what they wear.
      H.  Fashion is the most important thing that young people think of every day.
THE POWER OF FASHION
Fashion is something we think about every day. (0) __G____But they still choose clothes every morning that say a lot about them and how they feel.(1) ______ They want to wear up-to-date clothes that make them feel good. The problem is fashion is always changing.
During the eighteenth century, Paris was the centre of the fashion industry and, like today, the fashions changed. (2) ______ He wanted other countries to know about Paris fashions, so he sent fashion dolls to Europe. Dressmakers could then copy the clothes, footwear and hats on the dolls.
In recent years, music, films, videos, books and TV have all influenced what people wear. (3) ___________ Then in the 1990s, hip hop was very popular and young people dressed in baggy trousers and hooded tops and boots. Ray-Ban sold thousands of pairs of sunglasses after Will Smith wore them in the film Men In Black. If he’d worn a different type of sunglasses, they would have become popular instead.
Young people often choose their clothes in order to be part of a group. The members of the group have the same interests, and have names such as goths, skaters or rappers. (4) ______If a young person is a goth, for example, they wear black clothes. If somebody is a rapper, they often wear baggy jeans and lots of jewellery.
Style can show what kind of music you like, or what group you belong to. (5) ______ In the 1970s, people wore badges to show what they thought about important issues. In the 1990s, Katherine Hamnett, a top British fashion designer, became popular when her T-shirts with messages such as ‘Preserve the rainforests’ were worn by different rock bands. In 2005, people at the Live 8 concerts wore white wrist-bands with the message ‘Make poverty history’.

X: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage. Read, underline then correct them. The first one has been done for you as an example.

   An increased number of people is now going on trip to Egypt. last year, for example, about one or a half million tourists visited Egypt. The people of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira, a busy city of just under nine millions people. Although the temperature is hot, dry and most of country is desert, but average climate from October to March is not too high. Most famous sights are the Pyramids at Giza. However it's also pleasant to see Alexandria and several other places.

Your answer:  0. increased -> increasing

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      2........................->..........................    7..........................-> ...........................                                       

      3........................->..........................    8..........................-> ...........................

      4........................->..........................    9..........................-> ...........................   

      5........................->..........................   10.........................-> ...........................

Some lines of the following passage below contain errors. Underline them and write the correct answer in the space provided. The frist one has been done for you as an example

maria, from class 7A, has been very ill with cancer last

year and was in hospital for several weeks.she was

now at home and is getting gooder, but she needs a

holiday in the sun to help her recover.class 8A would

like raising some money for Maria to have a holiday.

Can you help our? We are having a meeting in the

school hall in Friday at four o'clock. Please come and

give up your ideas and your help.

There are many things to do to stay healthy. First, give up bad habits. For example eating too much salt, eating fast food, eating late in the evening and staying up late are bad habits for your healthy. Second you should eating vegetables, green fruits, get enough good sleep and drink enough water because they are good for health. Finally, we should work out exercise and have a balanced diet because it is good for our health. In short, there are many things to do to stay healthy. (GIÚP E CHỈNH SỬA NGỮ PHÁP VÀ TỪ VỚI)

VI. Each line in the following passage contains one mistake. Write down the mistake and your corrections in the       spaces provided on the right. The first one has been done for you as an example. (10 pts)

Language is considered a significant means for communication in                                                                                                                  (0) ____ for_____  _____of _____

international relations. People in modern world have not longer been kept                                                                                                                  (1) ____________  ____________

to their own countries. Moreover, in older to keep pace with rapid scientific                                                                                                                  (2) ____________  ____________

developments nowadays, they must widen them cooperative relations with                                                                                                                  (3) ____________  ____________

those highly developing nations in other parts of the world. Due to the fact                                                                                                                  (4) ____________  ____________

that no one is unable to communicate with any natives in the world, it is                                                                                                                  (5) ____________  ____________

necessary for people to choose to learn a foreign language like a worldwide  (6)____________  ____________

common means of communication. That is why English has being chosen                                                                                                                  (7) ____________  ____________

by almost people to be a foreign language to master. More and more people                                                                                                                  (8) ____________  ___________

use English and the number of those who learns English as a foreign                                                                                                                  (9) ____________  ____________

language has been increasing so fast and that it is the highest nowadays.     (10) ____________  ____

Part 2: Fill in each blank with a suitable word deriving from the word in the brackets. Number ONE has been done for you. (15 marks)

The stories (1. CALL) …….. The Thousand and One Nights are also known as the Arabian Nights, although many come from Iran and India. The Arab world has, however, made them (2. FAME) …….. and some of the (3. HEROICALLY) …….., such as Ali Baba and the Sultan Haroun Al Rashid, are (4. PURITY) …….. Arab figures. In the story of Ali Baba, forty thieves plan a surprise (5. ATTACKING) ……..    on Ali, by hiding in large jars inside a cave. They are (6. DISCOVERY) …….. by a slave, however, who saves Ali Baba by pouring (7. BOIL) …….. oil on the thieves in the jars. The tales (8. SPECIAL ) …….. describe clever or (9. UNLUCK)………… heroes like Ali Baba or Sinbad the Sailor managing to escape all the (10. ENDANGER) …….. which they have to (11. FACIAL) …….. while acquiring both the beautiful heroine and immense wealth.

Part 2: Fill in each blank with a suitable word deriving from the word in the brackets. Number ONE has been done for you. (15 marks)

The stories (1. CALL) …….. The Thousand and One Nights are also known as the Arabian Nights, although many come from Iran and India. The Arab world has, however, made them (2. FAME) …….. and some of the (3. HEROICALLY) …….., such as Ali Baba and the Sultan Haroun Al Rashid, are (4. PURITY) …….. Arab figures. In the story of Ali Baba, forty thieves plan a surprise (5. ATTACKING) ……..    on Ali, by hiding in large jars inside a cave. They are (6. DISCOVERY) …….. by a slave, however, who saves Ali Baba by pouring (7. BOIL) …….. oil on the thieves in the jars. The tales (8. SPECIAL ) …….. describe clever or (9. UNLUCK)………… heroes like Ali Baba or Sinbad the Sailor managing to escape all the (10. ENDANGER) …….. which they have to (11. FACIAL) …….. while acquiring both the beautiful heroine and immense wealth.