2.          Lan’s parents are both (23)________ so they work on the farm all the day. They get up very early in the morning, at about 4.30 a.m. They have breakfast and then they come to the farm to (24) _________ the buffalo, pigs and chickens. From about eight in the morning (25)________ five in the afternoon, Lan’s mother grows some vegetables and waters flowers, while her dad brings some eggs and vegetables to the market and sells them. After that, (26)_________ about 5.30 p.m, they feed animals again, clean the buffalo shed and the chicken coop. And finally, they come (27)________ home at half past six. In the evening, they have dinner, watch films and go to bed at 10 p.m. Their life seems to be quite hard but they feel happy and have a lot of fun working (28)___________.

23. A. farmer                   B. farm                       C. farmers                  D. students

24. A. collect                   B. feed                       C. do                           D. clean

25. A. till                          B. during                    C. after                       D. before

26. A. in                           B. on                           C. at                            D. to

27. A. front                      B. back                       C. on                           D. in

28. A. apart                      B. alone                     C. well                        D. together

3. Thank you for your letter. It’s very interesting to know about schools in the USA. I think schools in Vietnam are a little different. Vietnamese students usually wear school uniform. Classes start at 7 o’clock each morning and end at 11.15 in the afternoon. Students have a thirty-minute break after three periods. At break, many students play games. Some go to the canteen and buy something to eat or drink. Others talk together. Our school year lasts for nine months, from September to May. Then we have a three-month summer vacation.

A. True or false ( 1 pt )

1.      Schools in Vietnam are the same as schools in the USA.                   ________

2.      Vietnamese students do not usually wear school uniform.                ________

3.      Classes last from seven to a quarter past eleven.                                ________

4.      Most students go to the canteen at break.                                             ________

2.          Lan’s parents are both (23)________ so they work on the farm all the day. They get up very early in the morning, at about 4.30 a.m. They have breakfast and then they come to the farm to (24) _________ the buffalo, pigs and chickens. From about eight in the morning (25)________ five in the afternoon, Lan’s mother grows some vegetables and waters flowers, while her dad brings some eggs and vegetables to the market and sells them. After that, (26)_________ about 5.30 p.m, they feed animals again, clean the buffalo shed and the chicken coop. And finally, they come (27)________ home at half past six. In the evening, they have dinner, watch films and go to bed at 10 p.m. Their life seems to be quite hard but they feel happy and have a lot of fun working (28)___________.

23. A. farmer                   B. farm                       C. farmers                  D. students

24. A. collect                   B. feed                       C. do                           D. clean

25. A. till                          B. during                    C. after                       D. before

26. A. in                           B. on                           C. at                            D. to

27. A. front                      B. back                       C. on                           D. in

28. A. apart                      B. alone                     C. well                        D. together

IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
46. How many seasons are there in a year……on…… your country?  
47. When you go to the market, please buy some books and pens ……to…… me.
48. There are some trees ……in…… my house and the lake.
49. Mrs. Nhung and her friends are listening……to…… music at the moment.
50. What ……are you……… going going to Ha Long Bay with them this weekend?