I. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space given. Write your answer ( A, B, C or D ) in the numbered box. (1.0 point)

            Over the past forty years, TV sets have become standard pieces of equipment in        ( 1 ) …. and watching TV has become a standard activity for many families. Children in our culture grow up and ( 2 ) ………. TV in the morning, in the afternoon, and often in the evening as well. ( 3 ) ………… there are many excellent programs for children, many people think that TV may not be good for them.

            ( 4 ) ………… TV may be a bad influence ( 5 ) ………. children for three main reasons. ( 6 ) ……… some programs are not good for children to see. For example, there are many police stories on TV: people are killed ( 7 ) …………… guns, knives and even poisons. Some children might think these things could ( 8 ) ……….. to them at any time.   ( 9 ) ………. they can  become ( 10 ) ………. .

Part 6: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the answer box below. (1.75p):

My school library is in a very large building. There are enough chairs and desk for hundreds of students. There are three librarians in the library. They are always ready to help students to find books. There are a lot of large bookshelves. On the shelves are books of various subjects and newspaper and magazines. There are also reference books and dictionaries for different languages. The library opens at ten past seven in the monring and closes at four in the afternoon. It opens from Monday through Friday.

29. what is the writer mainly talking about in the passage above ?

A. His/ her school library                    B. His/ her school

C. His/ her books                                D. His/ her favourite subjects.

30. How are the librarians in the library ?

A. hard- working              B. lazy            C. helpful          D. beautiful

31. How many days a week does the library open?

A. 4 days                B. 5 days                  C. 6 days                      D. 7 days

32. According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT TRUE ?

A. There are a lot of books in the library.              B. The school library is very large

C. Hundreds of students go to the library to read books     D. There are no books for different laguages.

33. What does the pronoun “They” in the fourth sentence of the passage mean?

A. Magazines        B. Reference books          C. Librarians               D. Newspapers

I.  Read the text below and select the best option for each blank. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the box provided. (10 marks)

Earthquakes

An earthquake is a trembling of the earth’s surface and is caused by natural (1) ______ within the earth itself. About a million earthquakes are (2)______ each year, but the vast (3)______ are small and cause little or no (4)______. (5)______ the energy of a large earthquake can be 10,000 times more powerful than that of the first atomic bomb. The terrible earthquake that (6)______ the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan in 1923 caused an estimate of 142,807 deaths. Even (7)______ disastrous was an earthquake in China when about 655,000 people died.

Most earthquakes (8)______ under the ocean bed. Many of these are harmless, but sometimes tidal waves are set up on the (9)______. The waves are not high in the middle of the ocean, but they travel quickly, and may be huge as they rush up a shallow shore. Such devastating walls of water can (10)______ widespread destruction.

1.   A. resources B. strength C. forces D. powers

2.   A. shown B. caught C. studied D. recorded

3.   A. area B. majority C. number D. amount

4.   A. hurt B. injury C. damage D. pain  

5.   A. Although B. Yet C. Therefore D. Similarly

6.   A. destroyed B. covered C. threatened D. affected

7.   A. more B. if C. though D. so

8.   A. stay B. occur C. come D. attack

9.   A. ground B. air C. mountain D. surface

10. A. stop B. cause C. influence D. change

II. Read the passage below and choose the answer that best expresses the meaning of the words in bold type.  Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the box provided. (5 marks)

No one really likes going to the doctor, even though it is the sensible thing to do when feeling ill. Most people tend to postpone making an appointment in the hope that things will get better in a day or two. Yet a common cold or mild case of the flu can sometimes be discussed with a doctor over the telephone. Bed rest and a lot of liquids may be the best treatment. However, the sooner a person reports any abnormal conditions to a doctor, the sooner he or she can intervene and treat the problem. Any illness that lasts longer than a day or includes a fever should be looked at. Early treatment may impede the progress of an illness and curtail its spread to other family members. It is always best to contact a doctor. Doctors should decide whether their patients need appointments.  

1. When people postpone something, they

A. announce it publicly. B. put it off until later.

C. remember to do it. D. refuse to do it later.

2. A lot of liquids means

A. taking a lot of medicine. B. doing a lot of exercise.

C. eating a lot of food. D. drinking a lot of water.

3. An abnormal condition is one that is

A. very common. B. illegal. 

C. not normal. D. expensive to treat.

4. When people impede the progress of something, they

A. blow it up. B. improve it. C. slow it down D. change it.

5. When people curtail something, they

A. spread it quickly. B. give it away.

C. cut it short or reduce it. D. move it about.

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D that indicates the best answer to each of the questions below. Write your answers in the box provided. (2.0 pts)

1. Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city .

A. dwellers B. foreigners C. beginners D. movers

2. The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods they can satisfy the varied demand for their silk.
A. so that B. in order to C. despite D. because

3. It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t

4. Weaving mats in Dinh Yen, Dong Thap used to be sold in the “ghost” markets set up at night and operate up to early morning the government built a new market five years ago.

A. after B. as soon as C. when D. until

5. No city in America has monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.

A. as much B. such many C. as many D. a few

6. His little girl is so cute, _______? 

A. wasn’t she       B. isn’t she       C. doesn’t she              D. hasn’t she

7. She asked me the seat or not.

A. if – had occupied C. whether – was occupied

C. if – has been occupied D. whether – occupied

8. By the age of 15, teenagers are better able to a more demanding curriculum.

A. solve B. operate C. handle D. deal

9.The country now known as Myanmar Burma.

A. used to be called B. be called

C. called D. has called

10. “Monica is such a nice person.” “Yes. I wish I her more often.”

A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen

    11. Ha Noi’s four sacred temples, the of Ha Noi were built to defend the four directions (East, West, South, North) of the ancient Thang Long capital city.

A. communication B. feelings C. energy D. spirits

12. Portuguese as an official language in this city since three hundred years ago.

A. has always been spoken B. has been spoken always

C. has always spoken D. had always spoken
13. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern. 

A. cooperative       B. anniversary       C. illiteracy                   D. considerable

14. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

A. example B. feed C. ink D. inhumane

15. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

A. included B. warned C. lived D. used

16. John: “I passed the final test with grade A” Paul: “________”

A. Thank you.                  B. Congratulation!

C. You’re so kind to say so.          D. That’s a good idea.

PART 4. Questions 21-25. Read the text and questuions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

AT HOME IN VENICE BY FRANCESCO DA MOSTO

I was born in Venice, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy, and studied architecture at university there. Though I have also spent time away, I have always come back because it's my home. In Venice, there are no roads, only canals, so you have to get around on foot or by boat. I live on a canal in the Rialto area in a house that was built 1588 for the Multi family, who were merchants in the silk trade. In the mid-eighteenth century, it was home to the Vezzi family, who made things like plates and bowls in fine china and became rich sending these around the world. These merchants' houses in Venice are like palaces. Their owners had to have space to show off their foods, but the building also had to be an office, a factory, a store and a home. My house came into our family in 1919, when it was bought by my grandfather. He died before I was born but he was the director of a museum where I often do research on old documents. On some of these, I’ve seen notes in his handwriting, so, in a strange way, I met him through these documents.

Sadly, the population of Venice has dropped from120, 000 in the 1950s to about 60,000 now. This doesn't include the thousands of tourists who come to visit. I welcome the tourists but unless something is done to stop everyday shops like bakeries and chemists from disappearing, the city will die. I want people who love the city to come here to live and work and give Venice back a life that is not just about tourism.

21. What is the writer's main reason for writing this text?

A. to persuade more tourists to visit his city        B. to give readers the history of his home town  

C. to say what he feels about his birthplace        D. to describe some important moments in his life

22. The family who first owned the writer's home

A. used to buy and sell silk.           B. produced plates and bowls.  

C. were skilled architects.               D. helped to build the canals.

23. What does the writer say about his grandfather?

A. His grandfather taught him how to study documents.  

B. He didn’t find his grandfather's handwriting easy to read.  

C. He wasn’t able to get to know his grandfather personally.

D. His grandfather turned his home into a museum.

24. What is the writer's attitude to Venice today?

A. He hopes tourists al stop waiting the city.  

B. He would like people to get jobs working with tourists.  

C. He believes the city would benefit from having fewer inhabitants.  

D. He thinks local businesses should be encouraged to stay.

25. What might the writer say about his house?

A. I have never lived anywhere else apart from in my home in in the Rialto area of Venice.  

B. My house is on a canal in Venice and my family, starting with my grandfather have lived there since 1919.  

C. We don't know who lived in the house before 1588 but it was owned by merchants from then until the eighteenth century.  

D. The house was made bigger in the mid-eighteenth century because the owner wanted it to look like a palace.

IX. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write your answers in the box below.

                                                SEASONAL ADVICE

If you are about to graduate from school or college this summer and feel in need of a little advice about what’s important in life, you could do a lot worse than consider the words of  ___(1)____that were read out on my last day at school. Do not expect to understand the value of your youth until it has ____(2)_____. But you can be sure that thirty years from now you’ll _____(3)_____ back on life and  _____(4)_____ just how good things were.

Try not to worry about the future – or at least be aware that worrying never really helps to solve anything. Real troubles will always sneak up and _____(5)_____ you by surprise. But remember it doesn’t do any harm to do something that scares you every so often.

Do not lie and cheat – especially in love – and do not _____(6)_____ up with people who deceive you. Do not let opportunities pass you by, as the time to do things simply runs ____(7)______. Today is almost certainly more important than tomorrow.

It helps to be kind ______(8)___ your neighbors and colleagues – it’s nice and they’ll  miss  you when you’re not ____(9)_____. Friends come and go but there are a precious few that you should try and  _____(10)_____ on to. Without quality friends, quality time is harder to come by.

1. A. knowledge                     B. learning                               C. opinion                               D. wisdom

2. A. gone                               B. been                                    C. lasted                                  D. spent

3. A. come                               B. look                                                C. think                                   D. go

4. A. remind                            B. rethink                                C. recall                                   D. reappear

5. A. get                                  B. happen                                C. appear                                 D. take

6. A. look                                B. come                                   C. put                                      D. bring

7. A. out                                  B. down                                  C. off                                      D. over

8. A. about                              B. to                                        C. with                                                D. for

9. A. in                                    B. around                                C. with                                                D. over

10. A. take                              B. hold                                                C. stay                                     D. stick

Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (2.5 points)

SHARKS

Sharks are some of the most frightening creatures in our oceans. They are well prepared for feeding under water because they can (1) _____ very well, and they can also (2) _____ movement through special lines on the sides of their bodies. These make sharks very (3) _____ for smaller sea creatures that become their food.

Although sharks are similar (4) _____ other fish in a number of ways, their bodies are different. For example, unlike other fish, most sharks (5) _____ to swim all the time in order to breathe and stay alive, (6) _____ they hardly sleep at all. Also, if sharks are turned over on their backs, the can stop moving (7) _____ . This is a very useful technique for reasearchers (8) _____ are often required to (9) _____ sharks. It allows them to (10) _____ out more about these fascinating creatures.

1. A. watch B. look C. notice D. see

2. A. touch B. feel C. know D. catch

3. A. dangerous B. difficult C. serious D. important

4. A. with B. from C. to D. of

5. A. ought B. need C. must D. should

6. A. so B. as C. but D. or

7. A. perfectly B. finally C. fully D. completely

8. A. which B. who C. what D. whose

9. A. sort B. care C. deal D. handle

10. A. discover B. search C. find D. study

Part 4: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write your answers in  the numbered spaces provided below the passage. Each verb is used only once. Write your answers in the  corresponding numbered boxes. (1,5 P) 

  try out         slip up       carry on         get by           put out 

take after    get down     look up       go through      run for  

1. If you’re finding it difficult to _______ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise? 

2. I know what you’re _______ and I feel really sorry for you. 

3. In many ways you _______ your father. 

4. If you _______ you’ll get into trouble. 

5. Hilary Clinton has decided to _______the American presidency in the election that will take place next year. 6. You’d better _______ your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here. 

7. If you _______ working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill. 

8. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure _______ you _______. 

9. The car’s in quite good condition but you can _______ it _______ before you make any decision to buy,

10. When I was in New York, I was able to _____ several old friends I hadn’t seen for years.