Reading.

1. Choose the word ( A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces

     We ....(5).... to Thai land for our summer vacation last year. I was our first ....(6)....to Asia. We loved it. We went to the floating market very early one morning. We didn't buy anything there , we just looke. Another day, we went to Wat phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was really ....(7)....Then we saw two more temple nearby. We also went on a river ....(8).... somewhere outside Bangkok. The best thing ....(9).... the trip was the food. The next time we have friends over for dinner, I ....(10).... Thai food.

 5/ A. go              B. went            C. are going        D. will go

 6/ A. vacation     B. holiday       C. trip                 D. A&B

 7/ A. interested   B. interesting  C. bored              D. boring

 8/ A. trip             B. walk           C. travel              D. bank

 9/ A. in               B. on               C. of                    D. about

 10/ A. cook        B. cooked        C. am cooking     D. am going to cook

2. Complete the passage with the most suitable word

          The festival was held in the communal house yard  about one kilometer away from a(1).   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  There were three competitions: water-fetching fire-making and rice-cooking.  The festival.  (2)…………. …… .  one day. 

          In the water-fetching.  (3)……….….  one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water .  In the fire making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way.  They tried to rub(4)………………...  .  of bamboo together to make the fire.  Six people from each team took part in the (5)………….  contest. They had to separate the rice(6)………………….…the husk and then cook the rice.  After the(7)………….  .  contests, all the (8)………….  were added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize.  The festival was wonderful.

3. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

 Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar.

It’s officially.(1)................as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet. It begins. (2)....................January twenty -first and February nineteen. The exacts day changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New year's Eve, people sit up to midnight  to see the New year in , then they put on new .(3)....................and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet last ten days. The first three days are the most (4)........... Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible. 

  Part1/ choose the correct words to fill in the gaps 

    1/      a/ knows                b/ knew                 c/ know                 d/ known

    2/      a/ between             b/ in                       c/ at                       d/ after

3/      a/ friends               b/ clothes               c/ shoes                 d/ shirt

  4/      a/ happy                b/ nice                    c/ important           d/ popular  

 part2  Answer the questions

   5/ What is Vietnam's New Year known as?

…………………………………………………………………………

   6/ What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet ?

……………………………………………………………………

   7/ Which days of Tet do you think the most important ?

…………………………………………………………………………

   8/ Do you like the New year's Eve ? When is it ? 

……………………………………………………………………

4. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

When people talk Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa province, they often think of a tropical paradise.Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort. It has a long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches

  In the morning and in the afternoon, tourist can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. Snorkeling and diving are both interesting sport, as swimmer may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Besides, tourist can also take boat trip to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu Island, where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks.

   True/False Statements:

1.At Tri Nguyen aquarium, visitors can enjoy watching a few sharks only……

2.Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort……

3.In the morning, tourist can take part in various fascinating….

4.Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1990……

5. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites.Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General  Tran Hung Dao hid wooden  stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

1.     Whom is Ha Long popular with?

……………………………………………………………………

2.     What is one of the  attractions of Ha Long ?

……………………………………………………………………

3.What is the Bay’s water like ?

………………………………………………………………

4.Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long ?

……………………………………………………………

6. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn T (True) hay F (False).

 Uyen had a day to remember last week. She had a Math exam last Friday, so she had to stay up late before to do her exercises. She got up late the next morning. She realized that her alarm clock didn’t go off. As she was leaving home, it started to rain heavily. Uyen tried to run as fast as she could. Suddenly she stumbled over a rock and fell down. Her schoolbag dropped into a pool and everything got wet. The rain stopped as she got to her classroom. Luckily, Uyen had enough time to finish her exam.

* T/F statements:...….....1. Uyen finished her Math exam.

………2. She was late for her classroom.

………3. As she got to her classroom, it still rained heavily.

………4. Everything in her schoolbag got wet.

………5. She got up early and went to her classroom

Why(1) .................. you go to Da Lat for your holiday next year? I went there (2)............. last week. It was (3) ...........! We (4) ............... fresh fruits and vegettables every day. We (5) ............... visited many beautiful gardens. There were lots of other things (6).................. . We played golf or went (7)............... walks in the woods. One day we hired bicycles and visited a lake. We had a picnic there.Then in the evenings there was a disco. We danced all night! It wasn't (8).............. and we had a fantastic time! Did you have a good holiday too?

1. A/ do B/ don't C/ did D/ didn't

2. A/ in B/ at C/ on d/ 0

3. A/ great B/ wonderful C/ fantastic D/ all are correct

4. A/ eat B/ will eat C/ ate D/ are eating

5. A/ also B/ too C/ either D/ neither

6. A/ do B/ to do C/ doing d/ to doing

7. A/ to B/ of C/ for D/ on

8. A/ cheap B/ expensive C/ interesting D/ famous 

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We (1) _____ to Thailand for our summer vacation last year. It was

our first (2) _____ to Asia. We loved it. We went to the (3) _____ market

very early one morning. We didn’t buy anything there; we just looked.

Another day, we went to Wat Phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was really (4)_____ . Then we saw two more (5) _____

nearby. We also went on a river (6) _____ somewhere outside Bangkok.

The best thing (7) _____ the trip was the food. The next time we have

friends over for dinner, I (8)_____ Thai food.

1. A. go                          B. went                    C. are going         D. will go

2. A. vacation                  B. holiday            C. trip                   D. A & B

3. A. float                       B. floated              C. floating             D. float

4. A. interested                 B. interesting        C. bored                  D. boring

5. A. churches                 B. pagodas            C. temples             D. markets

6. A. trip                        B. walk                 C. travel                D. bank

7. A. in                           B. on                    C. of                     D. about

8. A. cook                       B. am cooking       C. cooked    D. am going to cook

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. 

This American (21) _____ is the main business and cultural center of the Midwest. New York is famous (22) _____ its music, opera, and theater. It also (23) _____ excellent museums. When shopping (24) _____ this city, you can (25) _____ a long row of fashionable stores on North Michigan Avenue. This area (26) _____ the Magnificent Mile. One of the world’s (27)____buildings, the John Hancock Center, is (28) _____ on this avenue. 

opera (n) nhạc kịch ​​​​avenue (n) đại lộ 

row (n) hàng, dãy ​​​​fashionable (adj) sang trọng

21. a. city ​​​b. capital​​c. area ​​​​d. ground

22. a. about ​​​b. with​​​c. on​​​​d. for

23. a. have ​​​b. has​​​c. there is​​​d. there are

24. a. in​​​b. at​​​c. on​​​​d. of

25. a. visit ​​​b. to visit​​c. visiting​​​d. to visiting

26. a. call ​​​b. calls​​​c. called​​​d. is called

27. a. tall ​​​b. taller​​c. more tall​​​d. tallest

28. a. either ​​​b. neither​​c. also​​​​d. too

V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. 

A recent survey shows that Britons hate their neighbors. The results are alarming. 80% of the people who took part in the L1rvey feel that their neighbors are inconsiderate. 25C/c don’t talk to the people who live next door and 10% don’t even know their names. In fact, one million householders in Britain would like to move because of the people that live next door. 

The biggest cause of friction is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and divided houses. The other major problems are arguments about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young. 

inconsiderate (adj): thiếu quan tâm ​​​​​survey (n): khảo sat

friction (n): sự xích mích

29. What does the word ‘hate’ in line 1 mean?

a. dislike someone very much​​​​​b. like someone very much

c. love someone very much​​​​​d. proud of someone

30. We could replace ‘took part in’ in line 2 with _____. 

a. ‘participated in’ ​​b. ‘joined’​​c. ‘cared for’ ​​​d. a & b are correct

31. ______of the people who took part in the survey don’t know their neighbors’ names. 

a. 80% ​​​b. 25% ​​c. 10% ​​​d. One million

32. How many householders in Britain would like to move because of their neighbors?

a. 80% of them ​​b. 25% of them ​c. 10% of them ​​d. one million

33. Which of the following is true?

a. Just some Britons hate their neighbors. 

b. 80% of the -people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are nice. 

c. Noise isn’t the biggest cause of friction. 

d. One of the major problems is arguments about car parking places.

Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the capital letters part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (4 Điểm)

Question V Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence

1It is a companny which import sugar

->It is -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Tom said “My friend is coming next week”.

=> Tom said ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. The family had someone paint the house for Tet.

-> The family………………………………………………………………

4. The boys broke the window last night.

-> The window ..........................................................................

5. ."Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me…………………………………………………………

6. Na keeps missing the bus

-> Na is always………………………………………………………………

Question VI . Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Why (1) _____ you go to Da Lat for your holiday next year? I went there

(2) ____ last week. It was (3)_____! We (4) _____ fresh fruits and vegetables every day. We (5) _____ visited many beautiful gardens. There were lots of other things (6)_____. We played golf or went (7) _____ walks in the woods. One day we hired bicycles and visited a lake. We had a picnic there.

Then in the evenings there was a disco. We danced all night! It wasn’t

(8) _____ and we had a fantastic time! Did you have a good holiday too?

1. a. do b. don’t c. did d. didn’t

2. a. in b. at c. on d. 0

3. a. great b. wonderful c. fantastic d. all are correct

4. a. eat b. will eat c. ate d. are eating

5. a. also b. too c. either d. neither

6. a. do b. to do c. doing d. to doing

7. a. to b. of c. for d. on

8. a. cheap b. expensive c. interesting d. famous

I.         Choose the word or phrase among a, b, c or d that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Miri, Mai’s Japanese pen pal, has been in Vietnam for two weeks. Mai took her to many (26) ____ last week. First, they (27) ____ to Da Lat. Like Tokyo, Da Lat is a city of beautiful flowers. Then they (28) ____ to Nha Trang. Miri (29) ____ swimming in the sea and eating seafood while Mai (30) ____ sand castles on the beach. "I (31) ____ by the nice sunshine and good food here," Miri (32) ____ to Mai. Miri also said (33) ____ in Japan is like Nha Trang, but Da Lat is very much like many (34) ____ and quiet towns in her country. She (35) ____ Mai could visit Japan some day and try Japanese special food.

26. a. markets                     b. places                           c. areas                             d. provinces

27. a. went                          b. was going                    c. visited                          d. were visiting

28. a. moved                       b. changed                       c. flew                              d. visited

29. a. enjoy                         b. enjoys                          c. enjoyed                        d. is enjoying

30. a. is making                  b. makes                           c. made                            d. was making

31. a. am impressed            b. am impressing              c. was impressed              d. was impressing

32. a. says                           b. said                              c. tells                              d. told

33. a. no place                     b. nowhere                       c. everywhere                  d. many places

34. a. crowded                    b. active                           c. busy                             d. peaceful

35. a. asked                         b. wished                         c. promised                      d. wanted

II. Read the passage, choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank. (1.5 points)

Hi Helen,

I hope you are well. How was your summer holiday? We went on a safari in Kenya and it was fantastic. We arrived in Kenya (23) __________ plane, then we took the bus to Nairobi National Park. We went on a (24) __________ around the park in a Jeep. We were (25) __________ when we saw a family of cheetahs walking in fronf of our Jeep. We stopped and watched them for about ten minutes. Amazing! Cheetah’s (26) __________ is beautiful with black spots. We also visited the baby elephants in the orphanage. I really loved those animals when I saw them. I think I (27) __________ a vet when I grow up and work with elephants. We returned home (28) __________. It was an unforgettable experience.

See you soon.

Mason

1. A. on                                  B. by                             C. with                              

2. A. roller coaster                  B. ride                           C. guided tour

3. A. surprised                        B.surprising                 C.bored                            

4. A. mane                              B. feather                      C.fur                                

5. A. will become                   B. be                            C. am becoming                

6. A. two days after               B. two days ago            C. last two days