I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1: Peter's uncle ................ to Hue next month.

A. travel.      B. traveling.      C. to travel.      D. will travel.

2: I bought this new software............. Chinese.

A. for learning.     B. learning.   C. to learn.    D. learned.

3: She got a swollen spot............. a bee sting.

 A. because of.   B. despite.     C. although.     D. so.

4: After the fire, we call the.......... to take the victims to the hospital.

A. blanket.    B. emergency.      C. ambulance.    D. alchohol.

5: Mary jogs everyday ........... lose weight.

A. so she can.     B. so that she can.  C. because she can.   D. so that to.

6: I will take a first-aid.......... to learn how to help people in case of emergency.

A. course.   B. handkerchief.   C. wound.   D. ambulance.

7: Come to me if you...... help.

A. need.   B. in need.    C. needed.    D. needing.

There is an/a ______. Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school.

        A. elevation            B. emergency                  C. first-aid                D. wound

 Nam wrote the note on the board in order to ______ his classmates about the change in schedule.

        A. inform                 B. informs                  C. informing               D. informed

My brother _______his homework at seven o'clock last night.

       A. does                     B. did                       C. has done                 D. was doing

An English speaking contest ______ at Quang Trung school next week.

       A. is held                  B. was held           C. will be held            D. has been held

 Phong enjoys ______ flowers.

        A. plant                   B. to plant              C. planting                  D. planted

 People usually use compost to ______ their fields.

        A. fertilize               B. melt                   C. recycle                   D. reduce

 Would you mind ______ the door?          

        A. open                       B. to open            C. opening                   D. opened

 I think playing in the rain is_______.

         A. danger                 B. endanger           C. dangerous                D. dangerously

 Phong Nha Cave now is a famous tourist_______.

         A. attract                B. attractive               C. attraction                D. attractively

 Trang is 15 years old. She is not old enough ______a car.

        A. drive                B. to drive                     C. driving                     D. drove

I. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following

sentences. (3 pts)

1. There is an/a ______. Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school.

        A. elevation                B. emergency                  C. first-aid                    D. wound

2. Nam wrote the note on the board in order to ______ his classmates about the change in schedule.

        A. inform                    B. informs                        C. informing               D. informed

3. My brother _______his homework at seven o'clock last night.

       A. does                        B. did                                C. has done                 D. was doing

4. What's the problem ______ the computer?

       A. at                             B. in                                 C. on                            D. with

5. An English speaking contest ______ at Quang Trung school next week.

       A. is held                     B. was held                     C. will be held            D. has been held

6. Phong enjoys ______ flowers.

        A. plant                       B. to plant                        C. planting                  D. planted

7. People usually use compost to ______ their fields.

        A. fertilize                   B. melt                            C. recycle                     D. reduce

8. Would you mind ______ the door?

        A. open                       B. to open                          C. opening                   D. opened

9. London will be very ______ with the low temperature of minus three and high of seven.

        A. cold                         B. cool                             C. hot                            D. warm

10. - I like playing soccer. - ______.

        A. So do I                     B. So am I                   C. Neither do I              D. Neither am I

11. I think playing in the rain is_______.

         A. danger                    B. endanger                  C. dangerous                D. dangerously

12. Phong Nha Cave now is a famous tourist_______.

         A. attract                     B. attractive                    C. attraction                D. attractively

II. Read the passage and fill in the gap with a word from the box. (2 pts)

competitions festival participated traditional

river rice-cooking separate rub

THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL

The rice-cooking (1)_________ was held in the communal house yard about one

kilometer a way from a (2)__________. There were three (3)_________: waterfetching,

fire-making and (4)__________. The festival took one day.

In the water-fetching contest 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 fire in the

(5)__________way. They tried to (6) ____________ pieces of bamboo together to

make the fire.Six people from each team (7)___________in the rice-cooking festival. They had

to (8)___________ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.

III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central high land province of Lam Dong.

Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once. Da

Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a

forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Da Lat has the widest

range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has

many picturesque waterfalls. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers

from the town center. The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the South of Da Lat. The

water pours down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very proud of it. They

always boast to tourists about it in the first place.

A. Match the words in the passage in column A with the right meanings in

column B (1 pt)

A B

1. plateau                      

2. orchid

3. picturesque

4. well-known

A. famous

B. attractive and interesting

C. highland

D. a kind of flowers

B. Choose true (T) or false (F) (1 pt)

T F

1. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong.

2. There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat.

3. The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center.

4. In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different colors.

C. Answer the questions (1pt)

1. Is Da Lat famous as a tourist city?

…………………………………………..

2. How far is it from the town centre to the Cam Ly Falls ?

…………………………………………………………….

IV. Rewrite the sentences with the words provided (2 pts)

1. Mai bought a new shirt yesterday.

A new shirt____________________________.

2. Huong said: " I'll go to Ha Noi tomorrow".

Huong said that ________________________________.

3. Learning English is very interesting.

It's ___________________________________.

4. Could you give me the bag?

Would you mind ________________________.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress.
1. A. emergency B. ambulance C. handkerchief D. elevate
2. A. promise B. arrange C. pressure D. cover
3. A. condition B. describe C. advice D. injure
4. A. stretcher B. wheelchair C. afraid D. patient
5. A. victim B. overheat C. alcohol D. blanket
6. A. affect B. damage C. entrance D. notice
7. A. tissue B. minimize C. anxiety D. treatment
8. A. pressure B. towel C. fainting D. revive
9. A. nosebleed B. sterile C. injection D. level
10. A. bandage B. forget C. somewhere D. cushion

2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress.
1. A. emergency B. ambulance C. handkerchief D. elevate
2. A. promise B. arrange C. pressure D. cover
3. A. condition B. describe C. advice D. injure
4. A. stretcher B. wheelchair C. afraid D. patient
5. A. victim B. overheat C. alcohol D. blanket
6. A. affect B. damage C. entrance D. notice
7. A. tissue B. minimize C. anxiety D. treatment
8. A. pressure B. towel C. fainting D. revive
9. A. nosebleed B. sterile C. injection D. level
10. A. bandage B. forget C. somewhere D. cushion

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

11. What will you do to earn ……………?

A. life B. a job C. a living D. a career

12. These red buttons are only used in case of …………….

A. rain B. hurry C. sickness D. emergency

13. I wish I could take ……………where I can experience microgravity.

A. flying course  B. an ocean cruise   C. an express train   D. a parabolic flight

14. I’m interested in doing ……………so I can stay at home in the evening.

A. night-shifts        B. a nine-to-five job    C. an evening course    D. something adventurous

15. Will lessons ever ……………in places other than traditional classroom?

A. learnt    B. deliver   C. be learning   D. be delivered

16. Astronomy studies ……………and objects in it like the Moon and the Sun.

A. the Earth    B. the Moon    C. the planet    D. the universe

17. In the near future, a teacher will act more like a(n) ……………of knowledge.

A. speaker   B. listener    C. instructor   D. facilitator

18. Beyond 2030 is a forum ……………allows students to share their vision of the future.

A. it    B. and    C. who   D. which

19. In ……………, students can study a work sector like applied business, design, health, or tourism.

A. schedule    B. applied approach     C. academic subjects   D. vocational subjects

20. ……………are the secondary education certificates awarded to students between the ages of 14 to 16.

A. SATs   B. GCSEs    C. Careers    D. Academic subjects

III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2 pts)

1.  I will take _______ raincoat in case it rains.

A. the B. an C. Ø D. a

2. A lot of people now are _______ mobile phones. They use them a lot.

A. addicted to B. bored with C. worried about D. scared of

3. _______ of your two sisters is studying in Singapore?  

A. Who B. Which C. When D. What

4. I adore _______ with my friend Anna at the weekend. We often go to the cinema.

A. hang out B. to hang out C. hanging out D. to hanging out

5. We walked _______ than the rest of the group.

A. slower B. more slowlier C. slowlier D. more slowly

6. Children like Tet _______ they can wear new clothes and receive lucky money.

      A. while B. therefore              C. because D. so  

7. According _______ tradition, they have fireworks on New Year’s Eve.

A. by B. to C. of D. for

8.  “Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.” ~ “_______”

A. How interesting!    B. I don’t understand. 

C. Exactly what I want.    D. It’s right up my street!