II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each  gap to complete the following passage :

    Hi Liam,
    How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1)_____________ your visit last year.
     Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (2)______________ anymore. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3)_____________ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to (4)_____________ air pollution.
     Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has (5)______________ in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to collect rubbish.
     What about your neighbourhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner? Tell me all about it in your next email.
Bye for now,
Mi

II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each  gap to complete the following passage :

    Hi Liam,
    How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1)_____________ your visit last year.
     Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (2)______________ anymore. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3)_____________ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to (4)_____________ air pollution.
     Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has (5)______________ in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to collect rubbish.
     What about your neighbourhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner? Tell me all about it in your next email.
Bye for now,
Mi

4. Fill in the blanks with the words given in A, B, C or D to complete the following passage

Hi, Lan. How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1) _________ your visit last year. Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (2) __________ any more. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3) _________________ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to reduce air pollution.

Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has resulted in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to (4) ___________ rubbish. What about your neighbourhood? Tell me all about it in your next email.

1. A. for           B. since              C. after           D. before

2. A. pollute     B. polluting         C. pollutant    D. polluted

3. A. chemical B. chemistry       C. physics      D. physical

4. A. get           B. pick               C. collect        D. take

Part 1. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences. (1,5 pts)

1. On the Gobi Highland we can find several ………….tribes living on raising cattle.

A. communal B. colourful C. nomadic D. vast

2. It is typical of the cultural life of …………Thai people.

A. some B. a C. the D. Ø

3. An old woman was ……………..the goats up the mountainside.

A. riding B. taking C. herding D. collecting

4. A ……………is a piece of jewelry that you wear around your wrist or arm.

A. bracelet B. scarf C. present D. ring

5. Tom: I prefer working as a mechanic. What is your opinion?

Mary: ………………………………………

A. I already worked as a mechanic in a car factory 5 years ago.

B. I’m glad you will earn a lot of money.

C. So did I

D. I think this job seems right up your street.

6. Our village has no running water, which is inconvenient. We have to help our parents to collect water …………….the river.

A. out B. from C. on D. in

* Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage.
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) …………………the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2) …………………
over the last ten years are amazing.
People in the past were not (3) …………………to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) …………………cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.
Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) …………………and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) …………………by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) …………………of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8) …………………appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) …………………living
now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (11) …………………into public or private schools.
1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose
2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged
3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable
4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable
5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas
6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen
7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts
8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare-footed D. household
9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind
10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. My parents ______ our grandfather last week.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. visits
5. The _______ language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. nation B. national C. international D. internationally
6. They haven’t seen this film, ________?
A. do they B. They have C. don’t they D. have they
7. If you study hard, you____ pass the exam.
A. would B. must C. will D. should
8. My father said I ______ learn hard.
A. have to B. must C. had to D. can
9. Viet Nam has a tropical _______.
A. temperature B. weather C. degree D. climate
10. It is an _______journey.
A. interesting B. interest C. interestingly D .interested
11. I’ve _______my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere.
A. looked after B. looked at C. looked for D. looked into
12. _______ the weather is predicted not to be good today, they decide to go swimming
A. because of B. although C. In spite of D. since
13. Lan is _______ that you are working hard.
A. pleased B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleasing

II- Choose the best option ( A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences ( 2.0 pts)

1. My youngest brother loves __________ game shows on TV.

A. watch

B. watching

C. watched

D. being watched

2. If you have any question, please phone 38298789 for further _________

A. registration

B. inspiration

C. tuition

D. information

3. They are flying to Florida tonight___________?

A. aren’t they

B. don’t they

C. are they

D. they aren’t

4. My brother is a university student. In the evening, he works______ in a coffee shop.

A. full-time

B. part-time

C. sometimes

D. all the time

5. Hoi An is famous_________ its ancient streets which attract thousands of tourists every year.

A. with

B. by

C. for

D. about

6. Teenagers nowadays _________ too much of their time using Facebook.

A. spend

B. take

C. make

D. let

7. Our school year often starts_______ September 5 and finishes _____ the end of May.

A. on/in

B. on/at

C. at/on

D. of

8. Van: Should we travel to Nha Trang by plane this weekend?

Thu: .....................

A. I disagree because it costs much money.

B. I agree with you. I think it is the fastest way.

C. I think we should go there by train.

D. All are correct.

PART III : READING

I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 pts)

Learning a foreign language is , in some way , like learning how to fly .There are some (1) _______, but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how ( 2 ) _______ these things  needs (3) _______ practice. It is never enough( 4 ) _______ a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of ( 5 ) _______ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly( 6 ) _______any practice, you (7 ) _______ yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, Can you ( 8 ) _______English well without having lots (9) _______ practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) _______ a foreign language should know .

1.    A. difference      B. different           C. differences             D. differ

2.    A. do                 B. doing               C. done                      D. to do

3.    A. a few             B. lot of                C. a lot of                            D  lot

4.    A. to read          B. read                 C. reading                  D. reader

5.    A. informative            B. information      C. informatics            D. inform

6.    A. without         B. and                  C. for                         D. over

7.    A. kill                B. will kill            C. killed                     D. would killed

8.    A. speaks          B. speaking          C. speak                     D. spoke

9.    A. in                  B. for                    C. of                           D. at

10.  A. of                  B. at                     C. for                         D. to

II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph. (2.0 pts)    

     Henry likes fishing. He fishes 1_____________ the river near our house. On Sunday afternoons, when he has 2________________ work, he goes down to the river with a little seat and some sandwiches and 3____________ until it is quite dark. There are always a  4___________ people there. They love fishing, too, and they all sit there quietly ___________ hours. Sometimes they catch some fish, sometimes they do 6___________. I do not like that kind of sport, because I am not very patient.

     Once Henry 7_____________ a big fish. He was very happy ! All the other fishermen left their 8_______________ and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a photograph 9__________ Henry and his big fish. We still have the photograph 10_____________ the wall of our living room.

PART IV: WRITING

I. Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.  (2.0 pts)

1. Peter spent three hours repairing his house.

It………………………………………………………………………

2. No one works harder than Barbara.

Barbara……………………………………………………………..…

3. Nam didn^’t go to school yesterday.

Nam was…………………………………………………….........….

4. The rooms in this hotel aren’t so comfortable as the rooms in that hotel.

The rooms in that hotel ……………………………………….………

5. He drives carefully. He never has accidents.

He is …………………………………………………………………….

6.  Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.

Because of………………………………………………………………

7. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache.

Their headache prevented ..................................................................

8.  Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.

I prefer        ………………………………………………………………….

9.  Learning English is very difficult for my brother.

It ..………………………………………………………………………                

10.  The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.

The visitor spoke too…………............…………………………………                                                                               

II. Put the words in order to make a complete sentence. (1.0 pt)

1. like / you / to / for / house / lunch / my / would / come / to?

…………………………………………………………………………........……...

2. longer / are / elderly / people / are / people / so / there / living / more.

…………………………………………………………………………........……...

3. people / the / baseball / of / all / world / play / round / watch / and / millions.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

4. next / they / show / around / them / week / Hanoi / Hoa / visit / will / when / her.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. detective / parents /going / movie / this afternoon / we / see / with / are / a / our / to.

………………………………………………………………………………………..

III. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1.0 pt)

1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.

ð………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Mr Quang / now wear / face mark / protect him / breath / dust.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………...

5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?

ð ………………………………………………………………………………………