Choosing the best words or phrases to fill in the blanks: (2,5pts) (Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ đúng nhất để điền vào chỗ trống) My birthday is ………………………… June 8th. A. on B. for C. in D. at He is different ………………………… his brother. A. to B. with C. from D. out Her school doesn’t have …………………………. students. A. a lot B. many C. some D. much Minh is the ……………………….student in our class. A. best B. good C. better D. less A doctor ………………………… sick children. A. leaves B. teaches C. invites D. takes care of December is the …………………………. month of a year. A. ninth B. fourth C. twelfth D. tenth He works on a farm. He is a ………………………… A. teacher B. fireman C. farmer D. nurse ………………………… is your telephone number? A. What B. How far C. When D. How He is in class 7A and …………………………. am I. A. so B. too C. but D. by Does your sister work on a farm? - ………………………………. A. No, she isn’t B. Yes, she is C. No, she doesn’t D. Yes, she will Choose the words or phrases that are not correct : ( 1pt) (Hãy nhận ra lỗi sai trong mỗi câu) How far is it from your house till the post office? A B C D Are there some oranges in the fridge? Yes. There are some A B C D Lan are doing the housework now. A B C D Trung's new house is biger than his old one. A B C D Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (1.5pts) (Chọn từ đúng nhất để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn) My younger (1)…………………………… - Tom is a good boy. He often (2)……………….. interesting things. He doesn’t like doing boring things. He likes playing chess with his friend - Tim (3)………………………… Tim is a (4)…………………. chess player. In the summer, he often goes swimming and fishing with his (5)…………………….. . In his free time, he often helps my mom to do the housework. My parents love (6)………………………. very much. A. sister B. father C. brother D. mother A. do B. to do C. doing D. does A. so B. and C. too D. because A. good B. wet C. modern D. expensive A.classmates B. dryer C. kitchen D. shower A. he B. him C. her D. she Read the dialogue and decide if the following statements are True or False .(1pt) ( Đọc đoạn hội thoại và quyết định những câu sau là Đúng (T) hay Sai (F) ) My name is Nam. I am 12 years old. I am a student at Nguyen Du school. My father is a farmer. He has an interesting farm and grows vegetables, raises cattle on the farm in the countryside. My mother is a teacher. She is always busy at school. I have an elder sister – Mai. She is a nurse, and she works at a local hospital. I love my family very much. In our free time, we often visit our grandparents in HCMC. Answer T/F: There are 4 people in Nam’s family. _________ Nam’s father is a farmer. _________ His farm is very beautiful. _________ Mai works in a factory. _________ Supply the correct forms of the words in the brackets: ( 2pts) (Dùng thì đúng của động từ trong ngoặc)

Chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu từ 1 đến 5

The house is for sale. I was born is in it.

A. The house in which I was born is for sale.

B. The house which I was born is for sale.

C. The house that I was born is for sale.

D. The house in where I was born is for sale.

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.

THE SAVANNAH

The tourist looking at the African savannah on a summer afternoon might be excused for thinking that the wide yellow grass plain was completely deserted of life, almost a desert. With only a few small thorn trees sticking out through the veldt, there seems to be almost no place for a living creature to hide.

However, under those trees you might find small steenbok, sleeping in the shade, and waiting for the night to fall. There may even be a small group of lions somewhere, their bodies exactly the same shade as the tall grass around them. In the holes in the ground a host of tiny creatures, from rabbits and badgers to rats and' snakes are waiting for the heat to finish.

The tall grass also hides the fact that there may be a small stream running across the middle of the plain. One clue that there may be water here is the sight of a majestic Marshall eagle circling slowly over the grassland. When he drops, he may come up with a small fish, or maybe a grass snake that has been waiting at the edge of a pool in the hope of catching a frog.

The best time to see the animals then, is in the evening, just as the sun is setting. The best time of the year to come is in late September, or early August, just before the rains. Then the animals must come to the waterholes, as there is no other place for them to drink. And they like to come while it is still light; so they can see if any dangers are creeping up on them.

So it is at sunset, and after the night falls, that the creatures of the African veld rise and go about their business.

The phrase "be excused for" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

A. easily make a mistake of

B. feel sorry for

C. be regretting for

D. be actually forgiven for

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.

Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil war (1861 – 1865) a government train carrying oxen travelling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The diver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in the resource that unknowing American lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the west that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.

Who could imagine a fairy-tail grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

The word “barren” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.

A. lonely

B. uncomfortable

C. infertile

D. dangerous

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.

Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil war (1861 – 1865) a government train carrying oxen travelling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The diver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in the resource that unknowing American lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the west that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.

Who could imagine a fairy-tail grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

The word “preferred” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.

A. favored

B. available

C. Ordinary

D. required

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 that follow

Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to________.

A. favored

B. available

C. ordinary

D. required

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 that follow

Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to________.

A. lonely

B. uncomfortable

C. infertile

D. dangerous