IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (1) ________ place where people (2) ________
flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous for it pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh,
however, the smell of the roses make people (3) ________ cool. In spring, my village looks (4) ________ a carpet
with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers
much time (5) ________ the roses.
1. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
2. A. plant B. plants C. grow up D. grows up
3. A. feel B. feeling C. felt D. to feel
4. A. as B. like C. alike D. same
5. A. water B. watering C. to water D. watered

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B ,C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks .
  
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city. It is a very (1)_________place where people plant flowers (2)_________ vegetables only. It is very famous (3)_________ its pretty and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people (4)_________cool. In spring, my village (5) _________like a carpet with plenty of colors.  
  
1.   A. beautiful         B. beauty       C. beautify    D. beautifully
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
5.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B ,C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks .
  
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city. It is a very (1)_________place where people plant flowers (2)_________ vegetables only. It is very famous (3)_________ its pretty and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people (4)_________cool. In spring, my village (5) _________like a carpet with plenty of colors.  
  
2.   A. but                   B. and             C. so               D. however 
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
6.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B ,C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks .
  
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city. It is a very (1)_________place where people plant flowers (2)_________ vegetables only. It is very famous (3)_________ its pretty and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people (4)_________cool. In spring, my village (5) _________like a carpet with plenty of colors.  
  
3.   A. for                    B. at                C. in                D. on
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
7.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B ,C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks .
  
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city. It is a very (1)_________place where people plant flowers (2)_________ vegetables only. It is very famous (3)_________ its pretty and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people (4)_________cool. In spring, my village (5) _________like a carpet with plenty of colors.  
  
4.   A. feeling             B. felt             C. to feel        D. feel
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
8.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B ,C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks .
  
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city. It is a very (1)_________place where people plant flowers (2)_________ vegetables only. It is very famous (3)_________ its pretty and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people (4)_________cool. In spring, my village (5) _________like a carpet with plenty of colors.  
  
5.   A. looking           B. look           C. looks         D. to look
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
9.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
  
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line”) is interesting to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computer products, flowers, food, T - shirts, and posters. And new online shopping services appear every day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
  
6. What is the passage written about?
  
A.  Computer shopping                   B. Personal computer
  
C. The future                                     D. Shoppers all over the world
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
10.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
  
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line”) is interesting to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computer products, flowers, food, T - shirts, and posters. And new online shopping services appear every day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
  
7. What does the word “their” in the passage refer to?
A. people            B. shoppers         C. households            D. personal computer
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
11.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
  
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line”) is interesting to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computer products, flowers, food, T - shirts, and posters. And new online shopping services appear every day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
  
8. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
  
A. About 37% of American households have a computer.
  
B. Today, many people are interested in shopping on-line.
  
C. Shopping on-line means shopping by computer.
  
D. Nowadays, people can not buy anything, anytime, anywhere in the world by computer
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
12.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
  
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line”) is interesting to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computer products, flowers, food, T - shirts, and posters. And new online shopping services appear every day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
  
9. What does the word “appear” in the passage mean?
A. become available                         B. be bought
C. be sold                                         D. arrive somewhere
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
13.Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
  
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line”) is interesting to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computer products, flowers, food, T - shirts, and posters. And new online shopping services appear every day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
  
10. How many American households now have personal computers?
A. 37%          B. 47%           C. 57%            D. 67 %
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
14.34. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that need correction. 
  
My hometown has only an university, which is one hundred years old.
A. hometown              B. an                 C. is                D. old 
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
15.13. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that has a different STRESS PATTERN  from that of the others.
A. envious            B. museum           C. nomadic         D. convenient
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
16.17. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
They _________ to Hanoi last year.
A. go               B. have gone             C. went               D. will go 
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
17.11. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in PRONUNCIATION. 
  
A. meaning            B. king               C. habit              D. knight
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
18.40. Choose the letter A, B, C or D  to indicate the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the root sentence. 
  
Most Vietnamese return home to welcome Tet because it is an important festival.
  
A. Most Vietnamese return home to welcome Tet although it is an important festival.
  
B. Tet is an important festival, so most Vietnamese return home to welcome Tet.
  
C. Most Vietnamese return home to welcome Tet, so it is an important festival.
  
D. Most Vietnamese return home to welcome Tet so that it is an important festival.
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
19.31. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words. 
  
The ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.
A. majority    B. vast            C. simply       D. immense
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
20.12. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D  to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in PRONUNCIATION. 
 A. washed      B. watched     C. looked       D. wanted
 
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
21.22. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
- Bao: "Why don’t we wear facemask when going out?"    - Nien: "_________"
A. Yes, we do.                      B. You’re welcome.
C. Not at all.                        D. That’s a good idea.          
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
22.24. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
In Viet Nam, you__________ use only the first name to address people older than you.
A. shouldn’t            B. must           C. should            D. have to 
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
23.21. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
Vietnamese people have many_________ customs and crafts.
A. traditions           B. curious             C. traditional             D. slow
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
24.29. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words. 
  
The life in the countryside is very peaceful and relaxing.
A. noisy              B. quiet          C. modern      D. hard
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
25.14. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that has a different STRESS PATTERN  from that of the others.
A. hobby            B. adore              C. service             D. music
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
26.25. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
Some people in the mountains of North Viet Nam used to have __________ life. They moved to get food and find new lands for growing rice.
 A. vast             B. inconvenient            C. nomadic            D. peaceful     
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
27.39. Choose the letter A, B, C or D  to indicate the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the root sentence. 
  
I am interested in going camping with my friends.
  
A. I fancy going camping with my friends.
  
B. I fancy to going camping with my friends.
  
C. I am not interested in going camping with my friends.
  
D. I detest going camping with my friends.
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
28.26. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
Most ethnic minority peoples are good __________ farming techniques.
A. on               B. for                C. to               D. at 
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
29.38. Choose the letter A, B, C or D  to indicate the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the root sentence. 
  
No one in my class is more intelligent than Peter.
  
A. Peter is not the most intelligent person in my class.  
  
B. Peter is the most intelligent person in my class.         
  
C. Peter is as intelligent as other students in my class.  
  
D. Peter is not the more intelligent person in my class.
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
30.33. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that need correction. 
  
A camel runs much more slowly as a horse.
A. A              B. runs                C. much             D. as
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
31.36. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that need correction. 
  
We have learnt to play the piano for 2007.
A. for              B. play             C. learnt               D. We
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
32.18. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
We _________ at school next semester.
A. will study              B. have studied                     C. studying                D. studied
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
33.23. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
He doesn’t mind _________ hands regularly before eating.
A. washed                B. washing              C. to wash               D. wash
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
34.30. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words. 
  
The nomads move two or three times a year to look for new pastures.
A. food           B. places            C. grasslands             D. lifestyles
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
35.37. Choose the letter A, B, C or D  to indicate the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the root sentence. 
  
It is good for you to keep our customs and traditions. 
  
A. You should keep our customs and traditions. 
  
B. You should not keep our customs and traditions. 
  
C. You can not keep our customs and traditions. 
  
D. You must not keep our customs and traditions. 
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
36.27. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
- Anh: Can I ask you something about the ethnic groups of Viet Nam ? - Bao: " __________"
A. Good.           B. Sure.                C. Really.            D. Thanks.
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
37.15. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
My younger sister used to hate _________ fish, but now she likes eating it.
A. eating                    B. ate                          C. eats                        D. eat
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
38.35. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that need correction. 
  
According to the table manners in England, we have to using a knife and folk at dinner.
A. According             B. manners            C. using            D. and
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
39.28. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
It was cold and wet. ___________, Minh went out for a walk with his friends.
A. Therefore              B. Although               C. Otherwise             D. However
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
40.19. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
__________is more colourful, the Nung’s or the Hoa’s costume?
A. What          B. Who           C. Where       D. Which
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
41.32. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words. 
  
Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a simple way of farming.
  A. minor              B. complicated                C. poor               D. modern
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
42.16. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
It is _________ in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily       B. more noisy            C. noisier                   D. noisy
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D
43.20. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct an answer to each of the following questions.
  
In many countries, you _________ wear a seat belt in the car - it’s the law.
A. must              B. shouldn’t               C. have           D. willTrình đọc Chân thực
(0.5 Điểm)
A
B
C
D

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VII. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.

I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (34)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (35)_____________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (36)_________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.

There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have  not  got  many  things  to  do  in  the  evening;  we  haven’t  got  (37)___________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (38)___________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

Question 34.A. so              B. although       C. because                          D. but

Question 35.A. for            B. at                 C. up                                  D. after

Question 36. A. knows       B. know           C. is knowing                      D. knew

Question 37.A. little          B. some            C. any                               D. few

Question 38. A. others       B. other           C. another                         D. one another

III. READING: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank. (1.0 pt)

My hometown is about 15 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (1)______ village where people (2)_______ flowers and vegetables every day. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is very fresh, however the smell of the flowers make people (3)________very comfortable. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, (4)________electricity, it does not take the villagers much time to water the roses.

1.                  A. beauty                   B. beautiful                          C. beautify                    D. beautifully

2.                  A. grow                      B. grows                              C. growing                    D. grew

3.                  A. feel                        B. feeling                             C. to feel                       D. felt

4.                    A. for                          B. with                                 C. to                              D. about

* Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

                             MY VILLAGE

My village is about 50 kilometers on the city center. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people (2) ……………………flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite (2) ……………………and the smell of roses makes people feeling cool.
In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of (3) ……………………. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the (4) ……………………much time to water the roses.
And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers.
1. A. do B. grow C. bought D. make
2. A. hot B. bad C. dirty D. fresh
3. A. places B. spots C. colors D. styles
4. A. towns B. villagers C. people D. city-dwellers

* Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
I (1) ………………up on a farm. We had to care for the animals morning and evening, seven days a week. Even during school vacations and on weekends there was (2) ………………work to do. I was paid for my work. From the age of ten, I was paid a dollar (3) ………………hour. Because I was paid a small salary, I learned (4) ………………to save and budget money. When I was only eleven, I saved enough to buy a ten-speed bicycle. In high school, I took a (5) ………………in a nearby town during the summer to save money (6) ………………college. I learned how to manage money at an early age.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Mui Ne is located 24 kilometers northeast of Phan Thiet city. It is a fishing village as well as a familiar tourism area in Binh Thuan province. (46) ……………………lovely scenery of swaying coconut trees, Mui Ne, meaning “sheltered peninsula”, is one of the famous and popular holiday (47) ……………………in the world with 15-kilometer strip of resorts along the beach.

Thanks to the shallow and slopped beaches, the blue and clean water, nice sun rarely behind the clouds and cliffs battered by the waves of the sea, sometimes Mui Ne is (48) ……………………Hawaii of Viet Nam. The beaches are fantastic with activities such as surfing and kitesurfing. But the most (49) ……………………scenery at Mui Ne is (50) ……………………lines of golden sand which is called “Sand Dunes” by local people. The sand is always moving because of the wind and looks like moving waves from afar and that is (51) ……………………the dunes never (52) ……………………the same. The scenery is more fascinating at dawn. Mui Ne is really a good (53) ……………………for those who are interested in photography.

There are also many interesting sites at Mui Ne such as Po Sah Inu Tower, the ancient Cham building that was built in the 8th century, some workshops (54) ……………………fish sauce. Mui Ne market and fishing harbour are also a good chance (55) ……………………daily life of local fishermen.

46. A. For                          B. With                              C. Through                        D. In

47. A. destinations             B. places                            C. camps                            D. seasons

48. A. regarded                  B. found                            C. judged                           D. considered

49. A. attraction                 B. attracted                        C. attractive                       D. attracting

50. A. moved                     B. moving                         C. changed                         D. changing

51. A. reason                     B. the reason                     C. reason why                    D. the reason why

52. A. look                         B. look at                           C. look like                        D. look for

53. A. perfect                     B. best                               C. ideal                              D. wonder

54. A. make                       B. makes                           C. made                             D. making

55. A. to discover              B. for discovering             C. discovering                   D. to be discovered

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (6) ________ it is
very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look (7) ________ it with great care.
The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in a city because everyone (8) ________
the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in
the evening; we haven’t got (9) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about
(10)_______, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
6. A. so B. although C. because D. but
7. A. for B. at C. up D. after
8. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
9. A. little B. some C. any D. few
10. A. others B. other C. another D. one other

IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

     English is the most important in the world today. A very large (21)______ of people understand and use English in many countries of the world.

   Indeed English is a very useful language. If we speak English we can go to any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (22) _______people understand what we want to say.

English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are published in English every day in many countries to teach people many useful things. The English language has, (23)_______, helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be taught in English.

As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world friendlier. The leaders of the world use English (24) _____one another. The English language has also helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world.

Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for all these (25) ____that I want to learn English.

21. A. few                   B. deal                         C. amount                   D. number

22. A. get                    B. let                           C. persuade                 D. make

23. A. however           B. therefore                 C. athough                  D. otherwise

24. A. understand       B. understanding        C. to understand         D. understood

25. A. reasons             B. causes                     C. effects                    D. results

* Choose the word or phrase –A, B, C or D– that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Mexico City is growing quickly. In 1970, the city had about 9 million people. Now it has over 17 million.
All these people are causing (1) ……………………for the city. There are not (2) ……………………jobs. Also, there is not enough housing. Large families have to live together in small homes. Many homes do not have water. They also do not have bathrooms or electricity. The Mexican government is (3) ……………………about all these problems. It is working hard to make (4) ……………………better in the city.
Why is Mexico City growing so (5) ……………………? Where are all these people coming from? They are coming to the city from the country. Life is hard  on the farms in Mexico. Most people on farms have to live a very simple life. They have no (6) ……………………money for modern things. People think life
in the city must be (7) ……………………. So they leave their farms and move to Mexico City.
All around the world, large cities have the same problems. One of them is air (8) …………………….Mexico City has bad air. It is dirty and (9) ……………………. Cars are one reason for the dirty air. Many Mexicans now own their own cars and drive in the city. The factories in the area also cause air pollution.
These factories put a lot of (10) ……………………into the air. It is not easy to clean up the air in a large city. The government has to make new laws, and everyone has to help.
1. A. problems          B. matters         C. things           D. news
2. A. much                 B. lack               C. enough         D. many
3. A. worried                    B. interested      C. discussed     D. known
4. A. duration                   B. circle            C. live                D. life
5. A. normal                B. fast               C. slow              D. average
6. A. bonus                 B. extra             C. added           D. given
7. A. bad                   B. good             C. better            D. best
8. A. pollution           B. matter           C. complaint      D. comment
9. A. noisy                 B. tidy               C. clear                          D. unhealthy
10. A. dirt                     B. smoke          C. noise            D. pollution