I. Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each gap to complete the passage (1 point)

     There are two main kinds of sports: (1) …… sports and individual sports. Team sports (2) …… such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play (3) …… each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. (4) …… example, in a football game, if team A gets 4 points and team B (5) …… 2 points, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each gap to complete the passage.

Minh’s hobby is singing. She (1) ……………… singing very much. When her brother (2) ………………… a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she (3) ………………….. every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ………………… the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………….. organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.

V. Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each gap to complete the passage.

Minh’s hobby is singing. She (1) ……………… singing very much. When her brother (2) ………………… a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she (3) ………………….. every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ………………… the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………….. organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.

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.

I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest 1)………   in the world, she was a journalist and 2)… ……… in South London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and 3)……  … family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must 4)…  ………. everything on your back,” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a 5)……  ….. person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to 6)…   …!”

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

1.

There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

VI, Read the passage and choose the word from the box that best fits the blank space. (1pt)

Flood – missing – resident – confirmed – mudslide - people

On Sarturday morning, a (1) ___________________moved down the Ngan Pho river near the small village of Huong Son District, ha Tinh Province. Authorities have (2)_______ eight dead, eight injured and as many as 108 people (3)___________________. The two square-kilometer path of the mudslide also destroved about 50 homes. A local (4)_____________________said that the mudslide was caused by ground which has been made unstable by heavy rainfall.

Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph. (20 points)

Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday (1)............. Friday. The maximum class size is twelve (2) .............. the average is ten. We use modern methods of (3) .............  and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. However, you will only be successful in improving (4) ............. English if you work hard and (5) ........ speaking English as much as you can. You will take a short (6) ............. in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in a (7) ............. at the most suitable level.

         There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete beginners and the other is for students who know only a little English. In both classes you will practise simple conversations. In the class (8) ............. the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life situations because we help you to use the English you have previously (9) ............. in your own country, You will also have chances to improve your (10) .............. of English grammar and to build up your vocabulary...

Your answer:

Part II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces. (10 points)

         Around the age (1)……. sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully, go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (2)………?

        The decision is yours, but it may be (3)……. remembering two things:  There is more

unemployment (4)………. those who  haven't been to university, and people (5)………. have the  right skills will have a big advantage  in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job,  there   are  (6)………. opportunities  for  training.  Getting qualifications will (7)………. you get  on more quickly in many careers, and  evening  classes allow you to learn (8)………. you  earn.  Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (9………. possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (10)………. practical work experience.

Your answer:

Part III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (10 points)

THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE

                                                                           The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m. in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

1. The word ‘overseas’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.

A.abroad                                 B.at sea                       C.by sea

2. The word ‘occurred’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.

A.ended                                   B.happened                 C.started

3. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe __________.

A.was greater than that of the Great Kantō earthquake

B.was not as high as in the Great Kantō earthquake

C.exceeded that of any known earthquake

4. The northern end of Awaji Island was the place where __________.

A.the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly

B.there was no damage to people and property

C.1.5 million people lost their lives

5. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake __________.

A.is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake

B.didn’t cause any damage in the neighbourhood of Kobe

C.is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan.

Your answer:

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt)

    Thousands of people (1) ______ at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House from 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m on March 29 to join the 2014 Earth Hour Campaign. The lights and unnecessary electrical appliances of the (2) ___________, shops and local families around the Hoan Kiem Lake and the Hanoi Opera House were (3) ___________ off during one hour of the campaign. A wide variety of unique arts performances were held at the Square to (4) ____________ this year’s Earth Hour. This is the sixth time Vietnam responds to the Earth Hour campaign launched by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF). ‘Let’s unite to save the Earth’ is the message that this year campaign conveys to people around the world.