Read the passage then answer the questions below.

Hi! I am Vinh. I come from Da Nang, Viet Nam. I like English and I go to English club everyday. My friends like English, too. It is very interesting to learn English. My English teacher is great and funny. She always makes our English lessons new and different. A lot of tourists come to Da Nang every year, so we have more chances to practice our English. This Saturday I am going to Han River with my parents to watch the international firework competition. I hope I am meeting many English people there.

1.Which subject does Vinh like ?

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He likes English

Read the passage then answer the questions below.

Hi! I am Vinh. I come from Da Nang, Viet Nam. I like English and I go to English club everyday. My friends like English, too. It is very interesting to learn English. My English teacher is great and funny. She always makes our English lessons new and different. A lot of tourists come to Da Nang every year, so we have more chances to practice our English. This Saturday I am going to Han River with my parents to watch the international firework competition. I hope I am meeting many English people there.

1.Which subject does Vinh like ?

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2.Is it interesting to learn English?

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3. Where is Vinh going to this Saturday?

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VI. Read the following passage then choose the correct answer A,B,C or D.

How Nam has improved his English.

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”; she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English -Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.

1. What problems did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A. The pronunciation B. The grammar

C. Both pronunciation and grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?

A. His form teacher B. His friends

C. His father D. His teacher of English

3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?

A. to the town library B. to the school library

C. to the teachers’ room D. to his house

4. What did the teacher show him then?

A. A glass bookcase B. An English-English dictionary

C. An English Grammar book D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills

5. What did he win in the English - Speaking Contest one year later?

A. The first prize B. The second prize

C. The third prize D. The fourth prize

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. Hi there! My name is Nam. I live in Ho Chi Minh City with my family. I like most school subjects. English is very (1) ________. I love to read funny stories (2) ________ English. I don't like Art because I can't (3) _________. Music is my favourite subject. I like to play the guitar, (4) _________ I often play the guitar in my free time. Music is very important to me because I want to be a (5) _______.

1. A. boring B. interesting C. beautiful

2. A. with B. by C. in

3. A. draw B. play C. sing

4. A. because B. but C. so

5. A. dancer B. musician C. singer

Ex9: Read the passage, then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

English is  my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I  studied the two languages when I was at highschool. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the University. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, practice is very necessary and useful. Travelling to the country where the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am  trying to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.

01. How many languages can the writer speak?

A. 1                 B. 2                                         C. 3                                         D. 4    

02. The writer has learnt Spanish _______.

A. in Spain      B. at high school         C. at University           D. B & C are correct

03. Travelling may cause troubles if _______.

A. you cannot speak the language well enough.

B. you can speak the language well enough.

C. you can speak the language bad enough.

D. you can communicate in the target language.

04. Some useful ways to practise your target language are _______.

A. listening to the radio and watching TV in the language.  

B. reading books in the language.

C. seeing films in the language.                                 

D. all are correct.

05. According to the writer, what should be mastered first?

A. Vocabulary                                  B. Vocabulary and grammar     

C. Writing skill                                    D. Reading skill

III. Read the text and answer the questions : (2,5points)

Dear Khang , 

I am having a great time here in England . My university term doesn’t start until the autumn, so I am taking the opportunity to improve my English. I am staying with some English friends who own a farm. On weekends I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language classes. At weekends I help on the farm . At the moment they are harvesting the corn and they need all the help they can get . It’s quite hard work, but I like it. I am spending the winter holiday here at the farm. It gets very cold here in the winter, I think .

Write to me soon and tell me what you are doing these days.

Yours truly,

     Tuan

A. Answer the questions: 

1. Does Tuan’s university start in the winter ?

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2. Who is he staying with?

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3. What does he do on the weekends ?

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4. Where does he spend the winter holiday?

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5. What’s the weather like in the winter ?

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IV. Make sentence : (2points)

III. Read the text and answer the questions : (2,5points)

Dear Khang , 

I am having a great time here in England . My university term doesn’t start until the autumn, so I am taking the opportunity to improve my English. I am staying with some English friends who own a farm. On weekends I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language classes. At weekends I help on the farm . At the moment they are harvesting the corn and they need all the help they can get . It’s quite hard work, but I like it. I am spending the winter holiday here at the farm. It gets very cold here in the winter, I think .

Write to me soon and tell me what you are doing these days.

Yours truly,

     Tuan

A. Answer the questions: 

1. Does Tuan’s university start in the winter ?

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2. Who is he staying with?

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3. What does he do on the weekends ?

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4. Where does he spend the winter holiday?

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5. What’s the weather like in the winter ?

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IV. Make sentence : (2points)

IV. Read the passage, then choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)

English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I  studied the two languages when I was at highschool. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the University. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, practice is very necessary and useful. Travelling to the country where the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.

01. How many languages can the writer speak?   A. 1     B. 2      C. 3           D. 4

02. The writer has learnt Spanish _______.

A. in Spain  B. at high school  C. at University    D. B & C are correct

03. Travelling may cause troubles if _______.

A. you cannot speak the language well enough. 

B. you can speak the language well enough.

C. you can speak the language bad enough.

D. you can communicate in the target language.

04. Some useful ways to practise your target language are _______.

A. listening to the radio and watching TV in the language.      

B. reading books in the language.     

C. seeing films in the language.                             D. all are correct.

05. According to the writer, what should be mastered first?

A. Vocabulary    B. Vocabulary and grammar   C. Writing skill   D. Reading skill

V. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below. (2.0 pts)

     The Temple of Literature is about 10 minutes away from Hoan Kiem lake. It was constructed in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong's dynasty, first to honor Confucius and nowadays to celebrate the doctorates and high rank scholars of Vietnam. In 1076, King Ly Nhan Tong continued the work and built Quoc Tu Giam as the first university of Vietnam. There are 82 Doctor's stone tablets in total, with names and origins of 1307 doctors, corresponding to 82 examination courses from 1442 to 1779. If you visit the Temple at the beginning of the year or in May, you will catch sights of numerous students who come and rub the tortoise head. such an act is believed to bring them luck to pass the test. 

Questions:1. When was the Temple of Literature constructed?

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2. Who built Quoc Tu Giam?……………………………………………

3. How many Doctor's stone tablets are there in total?

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4. Have you ever visited Quoc Tu Giam?……………………………………

 Read the following passage, then answer the questions. 

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad & my English grammar was worse. I did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my English teacher told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library & showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress & only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.

1.      How was his English grammar in the first year?

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2.      Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?

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3.      Did she show him cassettes of pronunciation drills to help him improve his English grammar?

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4.      What prize did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?

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