Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each of the unfinished statements or best answers the questions about the letter.

English is very interesting. It is not difficult to learn English well. However, it is important to find the most effective way to learn the language. I rarely look up new words in the dictionary, but I often try to guess their meanings in the reading. At first, I found it a little difficult because I could hardly understand everything that I read. But gradually I could get the general idea of th reading or the main information the reading passage gave. I never use an English-Vietnamese dictionary, instead I used an English-English dictionary, and this helps me a lot. In this way, I can use the new vocabulary correctly and naturally. I also keep my diary, and write short stories in English to improve my writing skill. As for listening, I listen to music and news programs boardcast in English on TV and on the radio. It is an interesting way to pratice listening. Modern equipment can help a lot in listening. For example, I use an iPod to record the news so that I can listen to it again and then I record voice and correct myself. I've joined an English-speaking club to better my speaking. I can make myself well understood when I speak to native speakers. I think in the future everybody in Vietnam can communicate with each other well in English.

1. What is the text mainly about?

A. Learning English is fun B. Speaking is more important than reading

C. Everyone has a way to learn English D. English plays an important role in life

2. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. To inform B. To complain

C. To criticize D. To teach

3. The writer improves his writing by __________.

A. writing for a newspaper B. writing novels

C. writing about his daily activities D. reading as much as possible

4. According to the writer, using a dictionary is __________.

A. a waste of time B. a waste of money

C. necessary all the time D. quite useful

5. The writer thinks that his English is __________.

A. very bad B. average

C. just OK D. quite good

1)make questions for the underlined words and phrases.

a) The English-Vietnamese dictionary is usually cheaper than the English-English one.

b) I always enjoy writing letters to my friends

c) March is the third month of the year

d) Huong is inviting a lot of classmates to her birthday party on June 26^th

e) Mr.Hung's wife is a nurse and she works in a small hospital in the suburd

f) Heathrow is the busiest airport in Europe

g)Every morning ,brother and I have breakfast at 6.30

Đặt câu với những từ in đậm nhé !

Chọn đáp án đÚng nhất

1. She is .... member of the family

A. Taller  B. Tallest C. The tallest D. The taller

2. I enjoy .....letters to my friends.

A. Writing B. To write C. Write D. Writes

3. These CD players are small enough to be .....

A. Carried B. Brought C. Portable D. Taken along

4. Hurry ...... you'll be late for school.

A. Or if not B. If not C. Unless D. Or

5. I'd like.....about how students live in Vietnam.

A. To hearing B. Hearing c. To hear D. Hear

6. How much does it..... to mail a local letter in Vietnam

A. Take B.Pay C.require D. Cost

7. Could you tell me ..... to get the post-office?

A.How B. What way C. What direction D. In what way

Chọn đáp án đúng :

1 , I have a son . ........... name is Ba .

a , his b , he c, him d , he's

2 , A ............ looks after people in hospital .

a , receptionist b , nurse c , teacher d , farmer

3 , She is .............. member of the family .

a , taller b , tallest c , the tallest d , the taller

4 , I enjoy ........... letter to my friends .

a , writing b , to write c , write d, writes

5 , These CD players are small enough to be ............

a , carried b , brought c , portable d , taken along

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1. Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.
A. listen – hang B. to listen – to hang
C. listening – hang D. listening – hanging
2. Don’t worry. It is ............... to travel to that village even at night.
A. safe B. unsafe C. difficult D. inconvenient
3. Life in a small town is ............... than that in a big city.
A. peaceful B. much peaceful
C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful
4. The boys often help their parents to ............... water from the village well.
A. gather B. collect C. absorb D. give
5. ............... month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?
A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often
6. Vietnamese people have many ............... customs and crafts.
A. tradition B. traditional C. culture D. cultural
7. It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
8. The English test was ....................... than I thought it would be.
A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
9. English is thought to be ....................... than Math.
A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest
10. My house is ....................... hers.
A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than
11. Her office is ....................... away than mine.
A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer
12. Tom is ....................... than David.
A. handsome B. the more handsome
C. more handsome D. the most handsome
13. He did the test ....................... I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than
14. A boat is ....................... than a plane.
A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower
15. My new sofa is ....................... than the old one.
A. more comfortable B. comfortably
C. more comfortabler D. comfortable
16. My sister dances ....................... than me.
A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
17. This road is ....................... than that road.
A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more narrower
18. He drives ....................... his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully
C. more carefully than D. as careful as
19. It was ....................... day of the year.
A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder
20. She is ....................... student in my class.
A. most hard-working B. more hard-working
C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working

Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống trong các câu sau.
1. She is ....... singer I’ve ever met.
A. worse B. bad C. the worst D. badly
2. Mary is ....... responsible as Peter.
A. more B. the most C. much D. as
3. It is ....... in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
4. She sings ……….. among the singers I have known.
A. the most beautiful B. the more beautiful
C. the most beautifully D. the more beautifully
5. She is ....... student in my class.
A. most hard-working B. more hard-working
C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working
6. The English test was ....... than I thought it would be.
A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
7. English is thought to be ....... than Math.
A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest
8. Jupiter is ....... planet in the solar system.
A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger D. biggest
9. She runs …… in my class.
A. the slowest B. the most slow C. the slowly D. the most
slowly
10. My house is ....... hers.
A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than
11. Her office is ....... away than mine.
A. father B . more far C. farther D. farer
12. Tom is ....... than David.
A. handsome B. the more handsome
C. more handsome D. the most handsome
13. He did the test ……….. I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than

14. A boat is ....... than a plane.
A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower
15. My new sofa is ....... than the old one.
A. more comfortable B. comfortably
C. more comfortabler D. comfortable
16. My sister dances ……….. than me.
A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
17. My bedroom is ....... room in my house.
A. tidier than B. the tidiest
C. the most tidy D. more tidier
18. This road is ....... than that road.
A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more
narrower
19. He drives ……. his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully
C. more carefully than D. as careful as
20. It was ....... day of the year.
A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder
Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given:
21. They understand more than we do.
A. We don’t understand as much as they do.
B. We don’t understand anything at all.
C. They understand everything inside out.
D. They are very intelligent.
22. It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French.
A. To speak French is more difficult than to speak English.
B. To speak English is more difficult than to speak French.
C. Speaking English is more difficult than to speak French.
D. Speaking French is not as difficult as to speaking English.
23. My interview lasted longer than yours.
A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine.
B. Your interview was shorter than mine.
C. Your interview was as long as mine.
D. Your interview was longer than mine.
24. When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now.
A. Now I don’t go climbing anymore.
B. I used to go climbing when I younger.
C. Now I don’t go climbing as much as I did.

D. I don’t like going climbing any more.
25. Your coffee is not as good as mine.
A. Mine is better than yours.
B. My coffee is better than your.
C. My coffee is better than yours.
D. My coffee is more good than yours.
26. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
A. My mother can cook better than I can.
B. My mother can’t cook better than I can.
C. My mother can cook well than I can.
D. I can cook better than my mother can.
27. Murder is the most serious of all crimes.
A. Murder is very serious.
B. No crime is more serious than murder.
C. Everyone is very afraid of murder.
D. Murder is the dangerous crime.
28. No one in this class as tall as peter.
A. Peter is taller than in this class.
B. Peter is the tallest in this class.
C. Peter is the most tall in this class.
D. Peter is more tall than in this class.
29. This is the best music I have ever heard.
A. I‘ve ever heard better music than this.
B. I‘ve ever heard such a good music as this.
C. I‘ve ever heard so good music as this.
D. This is the first time I‘ve heard this good music.
30. This is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read.
A. Knowing that the novel will be interesting, I read it.
B. If only I had known the novel was so interesting, I’d have read it earlier.
C. I don’t think it is the most interesting novel.
D. I have never read a more interesting novel than this.

. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D. (1 p ):

1. He gave me some very valuable advices on buying a new house.

A B C D

2. I was shock when I got the news that I didn’t know what to say.

A B C D

3. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returns from his work.

A B C D

4. Despite of the roadblock, the police allowed us to enter the restricted area to

A B C

search for our friends

D

.5. My family often go to the seaside on Sundays so I get used to enjoy pure air there.

A B C D

Read the dialogue below,then choose the best answer to complete it

My family lives in this area for more (1)____15 years. This is a quiet,safe place with great neighbours. They (2)___all nice people. If anyone has problems,they are always there to help him. Besides,we are never worried about losing things. For example,my mother sometimes (3)___our dog outside when she goes to work. Miss Lan,who lives (4)___to our house,always takes care of it and gives the dog back in the evening. I also have many (5)___,too. We play all kinds of games after school. My neighbourhood is really safe and nice place to live,so I (6)___it so much

1. A) than; B) then; C) that; D) there

2. A) is; B) am; C) are; D) be

3. A) lock; B) locks; C) is clocking; D) locking

4. A) near; B) in font; C) behind; D) next

5. A) friends; B) friend; C) boy; D) girl

6. A) don't like; B) like; C) hate; D) dislike

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 46.

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______.

A. it has become very important in our culture

B. people have been writing since there have been human beings

C. writing is secondary to language

D. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years