Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Have a walk (23).......... a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, and suddenly you see a lot of rubbish on the beach. Pollution takes away all the beauty of our beaches. I feel really very annoyed (24).............. I see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea. There are a lot of things that we can do. If we see rubbish, we should do our part in the protecting the land by picking it up and throwing it in dust bins. (25)........., we can form some kind of organization that helps (26)................the beaches. If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a wonderful and beautiful place. We need to start now (27)..........the beaches are damaged beyond repair.

Question 23 *

5 điểm

at

in

on

over

Question 24 *

5 điểm

before

after

when

while

Question 25 *

5 điểm

Nevertheless

Therefore

However

Moreover

Question 26 *

5 điểm

cleaning up

clean up

cleaning off

clean off

Question 27 *

5 điểm

before

after

until

when

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.25 points)

     When visitors (1)                in a  tour of the Mekong Delta, they can visit Cai Rang Floating Market to see the river life. Cai Rang Floating Market is opened all day but it is busiest (2)________ sunrise to about 9 a.m. The main items sold there are farm produce and specialties of neighboring areas.

     During the early morning market hours, larger sized boats anchor and create lanes so that smaller boats can move into and out of. The waterway(3)            a maze of hundreds of boats packed with mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple, and other goods. Sellers do not have cry their goods because their goods can be seen in the distance and their cries would not be heard in the vastness of the river and the river and the (4)________ of boat engines. Sellers tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling. Each boat is loaded with plenty of seasonal goods. Activities at the market are also an occasion for tourists to study the cultural (5)                of southerners.

1.  A. will join           B. are joining        C. join                  D. joined

2.  A. from                 B. at                     C. on                    D. of

3.  A. will become      B. becomes           C. is becoming      D. became

4.  A. noise                B. noisy                C. noisily              D. noisiest

5.  A. aspects             B. appearances      C. guides              D. subjects

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

          The country and the city have advantages and (1)____________. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their own  space because  no one  is in a (3)___________. They live in larger, more comfortable houses,and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when  they need it. Their life, however, can be boring  and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school.

          The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (4)          have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and this (5)              that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

1.A. joy              B. enjoyment             C. happiness               D. disadvantages

2.A.quiet            B. quietly                  C. peace                      D. peaceful

3.A.hurry           B. hurried                  C. hurriedly                D. hurrying

4.A. never          B. ever                       C. hardly                    D. only

5.A. aims            B. means                   C. asks                       D. said

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

           RICKSHAW IN VIETNAMESE LIFE

It is just simple and ordinary as its (1) ……………………. No noisy sound from engines, no obscure smoke and no spending too much for commuting. From a long time ago, Vietnamese people have though of the rickshaw as a (2) ……………………means of transportation when going out. It is not only close-
knit to Vietnamese but also connected strongly with the foreigners (3) ……………………all of them were attracted by this unique means at the first time visiting Viet Nam.
The rickshaw has existed for a long time in Vietnamese life, and become quite necessary as the (4)……………………in a body. Not only the Vietnamese feel (5) ……………………to rickshaw, foreigners are also impressed by this unique vehicle. They will be fond of sitting on the rickshaw for a (6) ……………………tour around Sword Lake or a round on the streets to (7) ……………………dreamy and peaceful photos in the ancient citadel.
Traveling in a rickshaw is the time for peacefully (8) ……………………windy sunset and bright sunrises on the beach of Nha Trang or Da Nang or elsewhere. How pleasant it is for you to enjoy a relaxing feeling on the short (9) ……………………trip.
Viet Nam is becoming more and more modern; however, rickshaw still (10) ……………………through the time and has a stand in the minds of the residents.
1. A. presence B. appearance C. judgment D. performance
2. A. shared B. recognized C. friendly D. familiar
3. A. although B. as C. but D. while
4. A. breath B. air C. rest D. recovery
5. A. close B. closed C. closest D. closing
6. A. sight B. sighting C. sightseeing D. sightseer
7. A. catch B. take C. bring D. keep
8. A. welcome B. welcoming C. welcomed D. being welcomed
9. A. city B. town C. urban D. field
10. A. keeps B. continues C. lives D. survives

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

              COMMUNAL HOUSE (RONG HOUSE)

The Rong House can only be (1) in villages to the north of the Central Highlands, especially in Gia Lai and Kon Turn provinces. It is a large, imposing, beautifully decorated stilt house built (2) in the middle of the village. It is where community activities (3) , meetings, wedding ceremonies, or playing ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4) . In the village, it is often (5) house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals, and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor of the Rong House is the (6) of  the  brilliant  God  of  Sun.  The  Rong  House  is  a  (7) of the culture of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8) of the whole village.

1. A. found B. find C. to find D. finding

2. A. on B. in C. at D. under

3. A. happens B. take on C. take place D. occurs

4. A. features B. cultures C. customs D. designs

5. A. a big B. a bigger C. biggest D. the biggest

6. A. portrait B. photo C. image D. painting

7. A. signal B. sign C. symbol D. scene

8. A. design B. pride C. proud D. respect

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

It’s important to (1) well, especially when you are studying. If you are at primary (2) , you may not go home for lunch and have a cooked meal of meat or (3) and vegetables. A chicken and lettuce sandwich, with some (4) fruit would be a light but (5) lunch. Many people around the world eat plain, boiled (6) two or three times a day. Pupils and students often don’t eat (7) when

they’re revising for an exam – they eat chocolate and (8) lots of black coffee! And by the way, doctors say everybody should start the day with healthy (9) . It’s also good for you to drink a lot of (10)________through the day.

1. A. launching B. emitting C. eat D. peaking

2. A. school B. weapons C. spaceships D. rockets

3. A. to B. towards C. with D. fish

4. A. as soon as B. fresh C. as well as D. such as

5. A. burnt B. explored C. went off D. healthy

6. A. rice B. audience C. observatories D. watcher

7. A. sent back B. returned to C. well D. except for

8. A. weightlessness B. drink C. wavelengths D. length

9. A. space B. atmosphere C. vacant D. breakfast

10.A. scientists B. drivers C. water D. astronauts

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

 We need calories or ( 1)_____ to do the things every day. For example, when we walk to school or ride a bike to school we spend a certain amount of  calories and even when you sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we have a day to saty in shape? It’s difficult (2)_______us to calculate. Is people should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

  We get calories from the food we eat. If we get too much food and

( 3)_______take part in any activities, we can get fat qiuckly. So besides studying, we should do some excercise, play sprots or do the housework, such as cleaning the floor, cooking etc. Otherwise, we don’t eat enough, we will (4)______ and weak.

1.      A. food                       B. energy                   C. drink                      D. water.

2.      A. for                          B. with                        C. at                            D.from

3.      A. ins’t                       B. don’t                      C. aren’t                     D. doesn’t

4.      A. good                      B. tired                       C. thirsty                    D. hot