IV.  READING:

A.   Choose the word (A, B, C, D) which best fits each gap.

1/Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ___ with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ___all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An (3) ___ football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from (4) ___ countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (5) ___ information travels fast.

1. A. communicate    B. communicating   C. to communicate            D. A&C

2. A. quickly             B. quick                 C. slowly                          D. slow  

3. A. rural                 B. international       C. nation                          D. urban

4. A. close                B. space                 C. distant                          D. rich

5. A. technology       B. technological      C. technique                               D. technical

2/New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the (1) ___city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

      However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the (2) ___ of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

      Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, (3) ____the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly (4) ___the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen (5) ____ out of the hotel windows.

1.     A. uniquer                      B. most unique         C. uniquest               D. more unique

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

3.     A. striked                       B. had struck            C. strike                   D. struck

4.     A. for                             B. off                       C. with                     D. into

5.     A. to fly                         B. flying                   C. flew                     D. has flown

      B/ Read the passage and decide which sentence is “True” (T) or “False” (F).

      1/ THE UNITED STATES

The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent called North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforests! People from all over the world have come to live the United States.

There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

1. The United States is the _________ country in the world.

     A. second largest              B. largest                C. smallest             D. third largest

2. Alaska is _______ and Hawaii is _________.

          A. a chain of islands, the largest state

          B. the largest state: a chain of islands

          C. a chain of islands; the largest state

          D. not connected to the other states, the largest state.

      3. The United States does not have _________.

          A. 50 states                      B. volcanoes                     C. mountains          D. continents

      4. Parts of the United States touch ________ different oceans.

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

      5. What continent is the United States in?

          A. North America             B. Australia            C. Africa                D. Europe

2/ Marie Curie was a famous Polish scientist. She was born in 1867. Her father and mother were both teachers. Marie herself proved to be a very bright child and did very well at school. Unfortunately, at that time women were not allowed to go to university. She tried her best to find a way to study abroad. Maris did very well at Sorbonne University in Paris and she gained a degree in Maths. In the same year, she met Pierre Curie and married him in 1895. Then they had a daughter called Irene. In 1897 Marie Curie started investigating uranium. In 1903 Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics along with Henri Besquerel. Winning the prize brought them fame. Then in 1904 Marie Curie had a daughter called Eve. Unfortunately, in the next year, her husband died because of a horse-drawn vehicle.

Marie Curie is French.      ________

At that time, women in her country couldn’t study after high school.         ________

She met her husband in 1894.      ________

They had two daughters.   ________

Her husband died in the laboratory.        ________

II. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

      My dream school is a quiet school (1) ___________ we have just two or three hours a day, in the morning. Then, in the afternoon, we can do many (2) ___________ like singing, dancing, playing soccer, basketball, rugby. We won’t have tests and mark either. The teachers will not (3) ___________ homework, so we can do whatever we want after school. In my dream school, we can also choose the (4) ___________ we want: for example, you’re not going to learn mathematics or physics if you hate (5)___________. So it’s a free school where you can learn with calm and serenity and you can make (6) ___________ friends during afternoon activities!

1. A. what                  B. where                     C. when                      D. how

2. A. subjects                        B. actions                   C. activities               D. acts

3. A. give                   B. take                        C. do                           D. get

4. A. class                  B. classrooms            C. classmates                        D. classes

5. A. it                        B. them                       C. her                          D. him

6. A. much                 B. few                         C. any                         D. lots of

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage by circling A, B, C or D.

The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people(1)………..in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai (2)………………belongs to the Tay- Thai group.

    The Thai are (3)……………..farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their (4)…………food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai (5)………..grow  other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and (6)……….for their own use. They also make bamboo (7)………….., and weave cloth. The Thai cloth is well known for being unique, colourful and strong.

  Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s (8)…………of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional (9)……………including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.

       The Thai worship their (10)………… Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.

1.A. to live                   B. Live                         C. living                                    D. lived

2.A. language               B. culture                      C. clothing                                D. clothes

3.A. experience            B. experienced             C. inexperienced                       D. experiencing

4.A. main                     B. mainly                      C. common                              D. commonly

5.A. or                         B. else                          C. too                                      D. also

6.A. rice                       B. poultry                     C. buffalo                                 D. pigs

7.A. equipment B. icons                        C. things                                   D. items

8.A. kind                      B. sort                          C. style                         D. type

9.A. costumes              B. clothes                     C. clothing                                D. culture

10.A. relatives              B. parents                     C. grandparents                        D. ancestors

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage by circling A, B, C or D.

The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people(1)………..in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai (2)………………belongs to the Tay- Thai group.

    The Thai are (3)……………..farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their (4)…………food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai (5)………..grow  other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and (6)……….for their own use. They also make bamboo (7)………….., and weave cloth. The Thai cloth is well known for being unique, colourful and strong.

  Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s (8)…………of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional (9)……………including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.

       The Thai worship their (10)………… Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.

1.A. to live                   B. Live                         C. living                                    D. lived

2.A. language               B. culture                      C. clothing                                D. clothes

3.A. experience            B. experienced             C. inexperienced                       D. experiencing

4.A. main                     B. mainly                      C. common                              D. commonly

5.A. or                         B. else                          C. too                                      D. also

6.A. rice                       B. poultry                     C. buffalo                                 D. pigs

7.A. equipment B. icons                        C. things                                   D. items

8.A. kind                      B. sort                          C. style                         D. type

9.A. costumes              B. clothes                     C. clothing                                D. culture

10.A. relatives              B. parents                     C. grandparents                        D. ancestors

Choose the best statement describing each sentence.

49. The grey fox jumped over the lazy dog

This sentence contains exactly one noun and an adjective.

This sentence is in the past tense.

This sentence is incomplete.

This sentence contains a noun and a pronoun.

50.  My dog and I are going for a walk.

This sentence contains a noun and an adjective.

This sentence is in the past tense.

This sentence is incomplete.

This sentence contains a noun and a pronoun.

51. I am feeling hungry.

This sentence is grammatically incorrect.

This sentence contains an adjective.

This sentence contains a noun.

This sentence is in the future tense.

52. He took a taxi, and she drove herself there.

This sentence contains a noun and adjective.

This is a compound sentence.

The comma should be removed.

This sentence contains proper nouns.

53. My dog is eating loudly.  

This sentence contains an adjective.

This sentence contains an adverb.

This sentence contains a proper noun.

This is a compound sentence.

Choose the word which best fits each gap. 

My dream school is a quiet school (23) ___________ we have just two or three hours a day, in the morning. Then, in the afternoon, we can do many (24) ___________ like singing, dancing, playing soccer, basketball, rugby. We won’t have tests and mark, either. The teachers will not (25) ___________ homework, so we can do whatever we want after school. In my dream school, we can also choose the (26) ___________ we want: for example, you’re not going to learn mathematics or physics if you hate it. So it’s a free school where you can learn with calm and serenity and you can make (27) ___________ friends during afternoon activities!

actions

acts

activities

subjects

Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

Students live and study in a ________ school. They only go home at weekends.

international

private

secondary

boarding

Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

Lan always _______ breakfast at 7 a.m.

does 

has 

have 

goes 

Choose the correct answer which has the same meaning to the first one.

Her hair is short and black.

She is short black hair

She has black short hair.

She has a short black hair.

She has short black hair.

Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

Please turn _________ the lights. The room is so dark.

at

with

on

in  

Choose the word which best fits each gap. 

My dream school is a quiet school (23) ___________ we have just two or three hours a day, in the morning. Then, in the afternoon, we can do many (24) ___________ like singing, dancing, playing soccer, basketball, rugby. We won’t have tests and mark, either. The teachers will not (25) ___________ homework, so we can do whatever we want after school. In my dream school, we can also choose the (26) ___________ we want: for example, you’re not going to learn mathematics or physics if you hate it. So it’s a free school where you can learn with calm and serenity and you can make (27) ___________ friends during afternoon activities!

give

take

do

get

Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

________ are your friends coming for the party tonight? ~ About 7 o’clock.

Where  

What time        

What

How often

Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

My father is a _________. He works in a big factory.

farmer

teacher 

doctor

worker

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

My name’s Quan. One of my best friends is Phong. He is my classmate and we always go to school together.

  Phong is twelve. He’s tall and rather thin. He has short curly black hair and brown eyes. Phong is funny and outgoing. I like being with him because he always makes me laugh. He is also very sporty and plays football and basketball very well. We often play basketball and football at the weekend. He loves music and he plays the guitar. I don’t play any instruments but I love music, too. Phong doesn’t like computer games. He likes playing with his friends in the street.

  Phong is a very good student. His favourite subject is Maths. He’s not good at Science but he studies hard to pass it.

   What is he like?

His hair is short and curly.

He likes sports.

He is funny and outgoing.

He is tall and thin.

Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

Lisa ____ a small nose and she _____ very kind. 

is/ has                 

is/ is                    

has/ has

has/ is                            

Choose the word which best fits each gap.
 

My dream school is a quiet school (1) ___________ we have just two or three hours a day, in the morning. Then, inthe afternoon, we can do many (2) ___________ like singing, dancing, playing soccer, basketball, rugby. We won’t havetests and mark either. The teachers will not (3) ___________ homework, so we can do whatever we want after school. In my dream school, we can also choose the (4) ___________ we want: for example, you’re not going to learn mathematics or physics if you hate (5)___________. So it’s a free school where you can learn with calm and serenity and you can make (6) ___________ friends during afternoon activities!

1. a. what b. where c. when d. how

2. a. subjects b. actions c. activities d. acts

3. a. give b. take d. do d. get

4. a. class b. classrooms c. classmates d. classes

5. a. it b. them c. her d. him

6. a. much b. few c. any d. lots of

VI. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Games and sports are an integral part of a student’s life. A student should study (1)________ to be successful in competitive examinations. But, he should also play games and sports to enjoy the health and vigor of life. We have all heard the old (2)________ “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”.

 The benefits of playing sports are multiple, and it leads to balanced (3)________ and physical growth. It teaches the children life skills like teamwork, leadership, patience. It teaches children discipline and playing (4)________ the rules. Playing and excelling in sports (5)________ teaches kids the importance of hard work, perseverance, learning from failure, and importance of grasping opportunities. All of these experiences and habits are very useful in adult life.

29.Question 1. 

a. hard

b. hardly

c. widely

d. easily

30.Question 2.

a. idiom

b. speech

c. saying

d. slogan

31.Question 3.

A. healthy

b. mental

c. personal

d. strong

32.Question 4.

a. within

b. for

c. of

d. without

33.Question 5.

a. ever

b. only

c. well

d. also

I.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We live in the suburbs, and it‟s just too (1)                       ! There aren‟t (2)                                       shops, and there are certainly (3)        clubs or theaters. (4)                                                              a lot of parks, good schools, and very (5)                                      crime: but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (6)            

       downtown.

(suburb (n) : ngoại thành)

II.     Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.

1.   What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?

A.   close to something                                     B. beautiful

C. far from other places                                  D. noisy

2.   What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?

A.   the author‟s neighborhood                         B. shopping center

C. bus station                                                  D. downtown

3.   It‟s easy to             .

A.   find a place to park      B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4.   The author             .

A.   likes to live in the suburbs

B.   thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

C.   thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D.   feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.   Which of the following is true?

A.   The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.

B.   The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.

C.   It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D.   Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

III.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (1)                , I‟m your new (2)    , Jack. I just moved in.

Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes?

James: I‟m looking for a grocery store. Are there (3)                  around here?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (4)                        Pine Street.

James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here?

Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there‟s one across from the shopping center. James:    (5)      

Mrs. Jones: By the way, there‟s a barber shop in the shopping center, (6)                         

James: A barber shop?

(laundromat (n): hiệu giặt tự động            barber shop (n): hiệu cắt tóc)