VIII. Supply the correct form of the verbs in bracket. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage. (10 point)

1. Did the man (appoint)………………….by the committee accept the job?

2. The children look exhausted. What they (do)…………………………?

3. The new students hope (include)………………………..in many of the school’s social activities.

4. The child’s arm was swollen because he (sting)……………………..by a bee.

5. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief  (be) ………... going to have to make a decision.

Complete the dialogue with the words given in the box.

What about / take / never / often / energetic / portable / with / have / can / exciting

John: What do American students (1)_______ do at recess Kate?

Kate: They ofen (2)_______ part in different activities. Some (3)_______ students play basketball.

John: Do they (4)_______ enough time?

Kate: No. They (5)_______ have time to play the whole game. They just practice scoring goals.

John: (6)_______ other students?

Kate: They read, study, eat, or drink, talk (7)_______ friends and listen to music.

John: Listen to music? How (8)_______ they do?

Kate: Well, they usually have (9)_______ CD player with small earphones.

John: Oh. What (10)______ recess!

V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box ( 6,0  pts)

11. What do you think about the parks in Paris? Are they bigger ……… in Hanoi?

A. than that                     B. than those                C. as that                       D. as those

12.The pigeon is the ____________of peace.

            A. symbolize             B. symbolic                 C. symbolically           D. symbol

13. ………….. students in my school have a good command of English.

A. Most                            B. The most                  C. The most of          D. Almost

14. We sat in the ….. of the big oak tree, avoiding the boiling sun.

A. cover                           B. shadow                     C. shade                     D. protection

15. No sooner ……… down the receiver than the phone rang again.

A. I put                             B. had I put                  C. have I put              D. I had put

16. The flower was ______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.

       A. carved                       B. moulded                C. cast                           D. given

17.Writers and novelists are___________people.

      A. imaginary                 B. imaginative           C. imaginable              D. imagined

18. She is skilled at _______cloth.

       A. giving                      B. carving                  C. doing                        D. weaving

19. He’s always ___________ the government, but then he never votes in the elections.

        A. shooting off           B. calling out       C. running down          D. calling off

20. My sister has just                      sixteen.

          A. completed                B. turned                    C. become                            D. had

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Part IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Do you ever wonder what to do with yourself in your (21) _________ time? Do you sometimes have nothing to do? Yes, you can ring a friend and (22) _________  to each other. You can keep yourself amused by watching TV or playing on the computer. Nevertheless, there are lots of (23) _________ more interesting things you could do.

            Some people like to try to improve (24) _________  by learning how to draw, or play a musical instrument. Some people join (25) _________  that help in the local community. For example, you can help by visiting an elderly neighbour who lives by himself or herself. You can also join the Scouts or a similar organization where the members do lots of things to (26) _________ each other as well as other people in the community.

            Everybody has (27) _________   to offer! It doesn't have to be anything big and nobody has to know about it! Go on, think of something you can do and make a (28) _________!

Part V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

            Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

            Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

29. What does the word "them" in paragraph 1 refer to?

30. Which of the following methods of learning English is NOT mentioned in the passage?

31. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

32. Why do school children learn English?

33. Why is English necessary for higher education?

Part VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the provided sentence.

34. Jack has never visited Hoi An ancient town before.

-> This is ____________________________________________________________

35. Work hard and we'll make this beach clean and beautiful again.

-> If  ________________________________________________________________

36. The students organized a show to raise money for charity yesterday.

-> A show  ______________________________________________________________

37. "I'm going to spend my summer vacation in the countryside", Huy said.

-> Huy said that ____________________________________________________________

38. Their chances of success are small.

-> It is not_______________________________________________________________

Part VII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences.

39. Susan/ best/ student/ her class.

40. My mother/ used/ work/ hard/ the farm/ when/ young.

Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then listen and check. What does Louise want the government to do? Does Hugo agree with her in the end?

Louise: Hi, there. Would you mind helping me with a ¹____________?

Hugo: What's it about?

Louise: It’s about what types of recycling people do every day. We believe we must recycle our ² ____________ and we want the government to make it necessary everywhere.

Hugo: But don’t people already recycle?

Louise: Unfortunately, not ³ ____________ does, as people can choose not to recycle. If the government made it necessary, this would lead to everyone recycling their rubbish.

Hugo: But won't this perhaps be too difficult to ⁴_______________?

Louise: The main reason for recycling is to save the planet. It might need a lot of ⁵_____________, but it’s definitely worth the ⁶ _______________.

Hugo: I suppose you're right. OK, I'll answer your questions.