II. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box
translate                      matter                      meaning                    mistake
If you don’t know what a word means, try to guess the (1)..................., or look up the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an accent, but that doesn’t (2).................. To make your pronunciation better, listen to English speakers and try to imitate. Don’t worry if you make mistakes or don’t try to correct a (3)........................ That’s normal! It’s often useful to (4)...................... words from one language to the others, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

III. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.( 1.5 pt) 
student     does        make       dishes       clean      take
Today I want to talk about housework in my family.
I think I do the most housework in my family. I __________(17) the kitchen every day. I do the___________ (18), too. My mom does the shopping. She's a teacher in a school. My sister is a college _____________(19). She doesn’t do anything! She doesn’t ____________(20) her bed or clean her room. My dad cleans her room after work. He's a chef in a restaurant so he makes dinner. He ____________(21) the laundry and cleans the bathroom, too. Hmm. Now, I really think about it, my dad does the most housework.

IV. Reading. 1. Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word from the list. (1m) have frames layers poems follow A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to (a) ………………….. 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the (b) …………….., etc. Hue’s conical hats always have two (c) ………………….. of leaves. Craftsmen must be skilful to make the two layers very thin. What is special is that they then add (d) ………………….and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical hats. 2. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2ms) Dear Lauren, I hope you’ll well. How was your last weekend? My last weekend was great. I finished all my homework on Saturday morning. Then I went into town and met some friends. We had lunch in a café,then I went shopping. I bought two new T-shirt. In the evening, I went to a basketball match with my brother and his friends. It was really exciting! I didn’t get up until midday on Sunday. I had lunch at home with my family, then I went to the park and played tennis with some friends. I didn’t go out in the evening. I watched a DVD at home. Say hi to Jack Gail *Answer the questions: 1. When did Gail finish all hishomework? → …………………………………………………... 2. What did he buy last saturday ? →…………………………………………………………….... 3. Did he get up late or early last sunday ? →…………………………………………………… 4. With whom did he play tennis ? →…………………………………………………………….

IV. Reading.

1. Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word from the list. (1m)

have frames layers poems follow

A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to (a) ………………….. 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the (b) …………….., etc. Hue’s conical hats always have two (c) ………………….. of leaves. Craftsmen must be skilful to make the two layers very thin. What is special is that they then add (d) ………………….and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical hats.

2. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2ms)

Dear Lauren,

I hope you’ll well. How was your last weekend? My last weekend was great. I finished all my homework on Saturday morning. Then I went into town and met some friends. We had lunch in a café,then I went shopping. I bought two new T-shirt. In the evening, I went to a basketball match with my brother and his friends. It was really exciting!

I didn’t get up until midday on Sunday. I had lunch at home with my family, then I went to the park and played tennis with some friends. I didn’t go out in the evening. I watched a DVD at home.

Say hi to Jack

Gail

*Answer the questions:

1. When did Gail finish all hishomework?

→ …………………………………………………...

2. What did he buy last saturday ?

→……………………………………………………………....

3. Did he get up late or early last sunday ?

→……………………………………………………

4. With whom did he play tennis ?

→…………………………………………………………….

IV. Read the passage
A. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list
education - grades - reponsibilities
competition - decision - confident
Dealing with pressures and stress in middle school can be difficult. The pressure may be to make friends, earm good (1)____, excel in Middle school students face  pressure to keep their grades up every day. Theu are in a(n) (2)____with their peers to be the best and the brightestin everything
During the teenage years, children will feel the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act like a child and not worry about (3)_____. Their parents should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to make wise (4)____
Prepare the for the word ahead of them and don't let go completety at once. Gradually let the growing up occur

II. Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap.

    Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

      Plants

Plants grow in almost __(1)__ part of the world. We see __(2)__ plants as flowers, grass, and trees nearly every day. Plants grow high on mountain-tops, far in the oceans, and in many deserts and __(3)__ regions.

Without plants, there could be no life on earth. Man could not live without air or food, and so he couldn’t live without plants. The oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants. The food we eat also comes from plants or from animals that eat plants. We build houses and make many useful __(4)__ from lumber cut from trees. Much of our clothing is made __(5)__  the fibers of the cotton plant.

Scientists believe there are more than 350000 species of plants, but no one knows for __(6)__. Some of the smallest plants, called diatoms, can be seen only with a __(7)__. A drop of water may hold as many as 500 diatoms. The largest living things are the giant sequoia trees of California. Some of them stand more than 290 feet high and measure over 30 feet wide

Scientists __(8)__ all living things into two main groups – plants and animals. It is usually easy to tell the two __(9)__. Almost all kinds of plants stay in one place, but nearly all species of animals move about under their own power. Most plants make  their own food from air, sunlight, and water. Animals cannot make their own food. The basic units of all life, called cells, are also different in plants and animals. Most plants have thick walls that __(10)__ a material called cellulose. Animal cells do not have this material.

1.       A. all                              B. each                       C. every                      D. total                                                  __________

2.       A. these                        B. those                      C. all                            D. such                                                 __________

3.       A. polar                         B. polarized               C. poled                      D. pole                                                  __________

4.       A. products                   B. activities                 C. games                    D. plays                                                __________

5.       A. in                               B. up                            C. by                            D. from                                                  __________

6.       A. certainty                   B. guarantee              C. sure                         D. certainly                                          __________

7.       A. telescope                B. periscope               C. stethoscope          D. microscope                                     __________

8.       A. part                           B. separate                 C. divide                      D. sort                                                   __________

9.       A. difference                B. apart                       C. distinctly                D. separately                                       __________

10.    A. contain                     B. maintain                 C. stock                       D. incorporate                                     __________

*Part 2: Read the passage and fill each blank with a word from the box. There is one extra word.

Queenstown is one of New Zealand’s top visitor (1) …………………. and if you come to the region you’ll understand why. In winter, scenery- packed Queenstown is a base for skiers and snowboarders. At other times of the year, it’s a place for adventure and indulgence. The resort town of Queenstown is sophisticated and (2) ………………….  scenic. Its lake and mountain landscape is suited to almost any kind (3) ………………….  adventure; but Queenstown is just as well-known as a place for indulgence. The area’s history is intertwined with gold. In 1862, two sheep shearers struck it rich (4) ………………….  the edge of the Shotover River. The ensuring gold rush town was named Queenstown because ‘it…was fit for Queen Victoria’. Adventure activities (5) …………………. snow sports, bungy jumping, jet boating, horse trekking and river rafting. Indulgent experiences include exceptional food and wine, lake cruises, spa treatments, boutique shopping and leisurely games of golf.

Read the passage and choose a word from the box to fill in each blank. Write the correct word next to the number. There is one example

từ để điền: In the name of     culture       drops          in fact

                        Nerves          cosmetics           therefore          dangerous

Although (0) _____ cosmetics have been used all throughout history, not all of them have been safe. (1) ______, some of them have been quite (2) _______ to people. For example, long ago in Italian (3) _____, people thought women with big eyes were beautiful. Therefore, (4) _____ beauty, women began to put (5) ______ of belladonna in their eyes to make their pupils larger. Belladonna, however, is poisonous, and it can affect the (6) _____ in the body.