Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Hoa lives in a village by the Mekong River. Every day, like most of her friends, she walks to school. It is 3 kilometers away. After class, she often helps her mother collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often, they talk about their work and exchange news. The children run about, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.

Part 2: READ the passage, then CHOOSE the best answer (1pt)

MY VILLAGE

Hi, I’m a boy. I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but they often talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs … . He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.

On starry nights, children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of far away places.

*Choose the best answer

1. How does the boy go to school every day?

A. by bike B.by car C. by bus D. on foot

2. Where does his father sometimes take him?

A. His father sometimes takes him to the zoo. B. His father sometimes takes him to the market.

C. His father never takes him to the market. D. His father takes him to the museum.

3. Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?

A. Yes, he does B. No, he doesn’t C. Yes, he can D. No, he can’t

4. What do the children do on starry nights? 

A. They lie on the grass B. They look at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way.

C. They dream of far away places. D. All A,B and C are correct

IV. DO AS DIRECTED (3pts)

1.Minh likes playing sports with his friends every Sunday. ( rewrite sentence without changing the meaning)

F Minh adores …………………………………….……………………………………………………………

2. No one in my class is more intelligent than Lan. ( rewrite sentence without changing the meaning)

F Lan is …………………………………….………………………………………………………….………

3.Tet is a time for us to worship our ancestors. It’s also a time for family reunion. (Combine two sentences with the adverb “moreover”)

F………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..

4. Nam/ speak / English /well/ than /his friend/. (Make a meaningful sentence)

F………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..

 Read the passage carefully and do the tasks

I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips. On starry nights, children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of far away places.

Decide whether the statements that follow are True (T) or False (F)

1. The writer usually goes to school on foot.

2. He often feeds the cattle in the morning.

3. In the countryside, the children stay at home and do the chore.

4. I am taken to the market to sell vegetables, fruits, eggs.

5. Children lie on the sand to look the stars in the sky.

I: Read the passage carefully. (1.5pts)

MY VILLAGE

 I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.

 My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.

On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.

2. Answer the following questions.(1.0pt)

 1/ Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?

2/ What do the children do on starry nights

3/ Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ? Why?

I: Read the passage carefully. (1.5pts)

MY VILLAGE

 I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.

 My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.

 On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.

1. Read the passage and tick (P) True or False (0,5pt) 

1/ The boys helps his parents to collect water from the village well.

2/The villagers gather at the community hall at the weekend.

I: Read the passage carefully. (1.5pts)

MY VILLAGE

I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter  is heard everywhere.

   My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.

    On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.

1. Read the passage and tick (P) True or False (0,5pt)                         T             F                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

1/ The boys helps his parents to collect water from the village well.

2/The villagers gather at the community hall at the weekend.

2. Answer the following questions.(1.0pt)

     1/ Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?

à………………………………………………………………………………

2/ What do the children do on starry nights?

à……………………………………………………………………………

3/ Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ? Why?

     à……………………………………………………………………………

VIII.    Read the passage and choose the best answer

MY VILLAGE

1. I live in a village by the Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three

2. kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At

3. the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but

4. more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and

5. shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.

6. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables,

7. fruits, eggs... He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I

8. love those trips.

9. On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky

10. Way. We dream of faraway places.

25. The boy often helps his parents ____________________________________________.

A. to collect water from the village well                                                 B. to sell the vegetables

C. to collect eggs from the chicken shed                                                 D. to feed the chickens

26. The villagers gather at the community hall ____________________________________________.

A. every day                 B. once a month            C. only when there is an important event             D. at the weekend

27. The thing the boy enjoys better than other things on his trips to town is __________________________________.

A. he can sell his home products                                                            C. he can ride on the electric train

B. he feels grown – up                                                                           D. he can buy his father an ice cream

28. The village children dream about ___________________________________________.

A. having a school that is nearer                                                             B. having a TV at home

C. finding the Milky Way                                                                      D. travelling to faraway places

II. Read the text carefully. Then answer the questions: (2.0 pts) Suzanne lives in Bangkok with her husband and two children. Her office is seven kilometers away but it takes her two hours to get there by car every day. “Some cities have problems with pollution, crime, or bad weather – here we have traffic jams,” she says.Before going to the office, she has to take her children to school – so she sets off at 5 a.m. The children sleep until they arrive at school. Then Suzanne begins her journey to the office. In the evening the traffic is even worse. Traffic moves in the city centre at half a kilometre an hour. In rainy weather it doesn’t move at all. But why is it so bad? In the past, more people moved around Bangkok by boat. Now so many people have a car, and there aren’t enough roads in the city. The Skytrain and metro can help a bit, but they are limited in range and don’t cover all parts of the city. *Answer the questions: 1. How long does it take Suzanne to go to work every day? →…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Why is the traffic so bad in Bangkok? →……………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………… 3. What is the most serious problem in Bangkok? →………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………. 4. How does Suzanne go to work? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..