PART IV. WRITING

I. Make question for the underlined part in each sentence. There is an example at the beginning .

1. My favourite festival is Halloween.

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2. People dress up and have a party on the day.

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3. The Mid-Autumn festival takes place mainly in the streets.

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4. The party didn’t finish until mid-night.

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5. Thousands of people attend the Tomato Fight Festival in Bunol every year.

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6. We love New Year Holiday because we can enjoy lots of good foods then.

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7. Festivals such as Mid-Autumn and Halloween are mainly for young children.

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8. The Flower Festival is celebrated every year.

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9. We always have turkey on Thanksgiving.

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10. Peter went to Da Nang last month with his parents.

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11. They participated in La Tomatina in 2013.

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12. These are my brother's pictures.

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13. The Elephant Race Festival will be held in Don Village next year.

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14. People organize this festival to pray for better crops.

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15. We decided the winners by tasting the dishes they cooked.

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16. The festival lasts only one hour and a half.

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• For questions (1 - 8), read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

                                                                                                      BLUE DIAMONDS

  Blue diamonds are the world’s most expensive diamonds, with some valued (0) ...... AT....... over 350 million US dollars. However, no one knew (1) ............... recently precisely where these rare stones came from.

  Most diamonds are formed from pure carbon under extreme heat 150 to 200 kilometers underground, and (2) ............... is thought that volcanic eruptions bring them to the earth’s surface. Research by scientists has revealed, however, that blue diamonds were probably formed somewhere (3) ............... 600 and 800 kilometers down, in a part of the earth’s interior known (4) ............... the lower mantle.

  These researchers analyzed 46 blue diamonds, all of (5) .............. contained minerals only found in the lower mantle. (6) .............. only were these stones formed four times nearer the earth’s core (7) ............... normal diamonds, but they also contain an element called boron that is mostly found on the earth’s surface. What seems to have happened, (8) ............... to the researchers, is that billions of years ago, rocks containing boron were carried down into the lower mantle by movements of the earth’s tectonic plates, and were eventually returned to the surface by volcanic action.

I. Multiple choice question: Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (2pts/10 sentences)

Kate has three (1) …………..a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. She usually (2) ………….. breakfast at home. She has bread, eggs and milk (3) ………….. breakfast. (4) ………….. school, Lan and her friends always (5) ………….. lunch at one o’clock. They often have fish or meat, vegetables for lunch. Kate has dinner (6) ………….. her parents at home at 7 o’clock. They often have meat or fish, bread, chicken (7) ………….. vegetables for dinner. After dinner, they eat (8) ………….. fruits or cakes. Kate (9) ………….. dinner because it is a big and happy meal of the day. Her family goes out for dinner (10) ………….. a month.

1.      A. breakfast         B. lunch             C. meals               D. cooking

2.      A. have                B. has                C. do                     D. does

3.      A. on                   B. in                   C. to                      D. for

4.      A. At                    B. In                  C. On                     D. For

5.      A. has                  B. have              C. having               D. to have

6.      A. to                    B. for                 C. with                   D. and

7.      A. and                 B. or                   C. to                      D. in

8.      A. a                     B. an                   C. any                    D. some

9.      A. like                 B. likes                C. to like                D. not like

10.   A. one                B. one time          C. once                  D. once time

• For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

                                                                                                 A HISTORY OF SURFING

The history of surfing undoubtedly goes (0) BACK a long way. It seems to (9) .......... formed a central part of the culture of the Polynesian people, who were inhabitants of islands in the Pacific Ocean (10) .......... as Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaii. These people did not regard surfing (11) .......... a mere recreational activity. For them, it was much (12) .......... of an art. Although surfing disappeared from many parts of Polynesia in (13) .......... early twentieth century, a small number of people in Hawaii kept the tradition alive. In 1912, it spread to the east coast of the United States, and in particular to Virginia Beach, (14) .......... became an important surfing center. Surfing developed quite rapidly from then on, and the design of surfboards became more sophisticated. However, (15) .......... was not until the 1960s that surfing came to be a truly global phenomenon, boosted not only by the success of surfing films (16) .......... also by pop songs about surfing culture.

question 1-10 , read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap . use only one word in each gap . write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS

judo

when i first decided to (1)............................ up judo i was only seven years old . i(2) .................... seen a competition (3)........................... television and for some strange reason i just knew immediately that what they were doing on TV was also what i wanted to do. it must (4) .............................. the right decision because i have always been (5) ............................ best in my age group and i am usually(6) ........................ faster than my opponent. for the past 11 years , i have always looked forward (7) ............................... my judo lesson. last year, i finally became a black belt , but i (8)........................... been winning prizes in tournaments (9) ............................ i started . of course, i would love to win(10) ...................... medal at the olympics. we'll see!

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For each question, write a new sentence so that it means the same as the original one(s). You must use the given word(s). An example has been done for you. 1. To be the leader of the group is her pride and joy. (PROUD) --> ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. You have a great friend. You are lucky. (TO) --> __________________________________________________________________________ 3. It has been two years since I last joined a volunteer campaign. (NOT) --> ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Happy Mind Charity has been in operation for five years. (STARTED) --> ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Lan is excited about her visit to Singapore next month. (CAN'T WAIT) --> __________________________________________________________________________

     Read the text and think of the correct word for each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

The lunches at school ⁰ aren’t very good, in fact they’re horrible! There’s always too ¹ ____________ salt and not ² ____________ pepper in the food! Oh, and there are too ³ ____________ vegetables as well. I’ ⁴ ____________ got enough time to make a sandwich to take to school, but my mum is against this idea. There ⁵ ____________ a fast food
⁶ ____________ near the school, but it’s very
⁷ ____________ and I haven’t got much money.

For question 36-42, complete he sentences by filling in each of the gaps one appropriate preposition.
There is an example at the beginning (0)
36. The on-going problem ______ essence is an economic decline.
37. Good ideas sometimes do not work out well ______ prospect.
38. The refugees are ______ a sad plight, without food or shelter.
39. She wants to get rid of such a bad man ______ good.
40. iPhone 6 is so hot that all shops are _______ stock.
41. New teaching methods prevent students from learning _______ rote.
42. Today is not yet the pay day, so he has to buy food ________ credit.
43. All the speeches were ________ to the point, except for his, which is not at all relevant.
44. The house has been ______ guard since the police received the threat of some unknown men.
45. Never eat oyster ______ season, they may not be very good for your digestive system.
46. ________ promotion, he has moved to New York to take his new post.
47. I will support your scheme as long as it is ________ reason.
48. Your suspicion is _________ foundation as she is the most decent woman I’ve ever known.
49. She used to be one of the most popular teachers in the school, but her reputation is ________ the
wane now.
 

Question 5:      a/ Read the following passage and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick (√ ). If a line has a word which should not be there, underline the word and write it in the space provided.