Fill in each blank with a suitable word given in the box to complete the following passage.

expensive      dangerous                 waste              accidents

make         performances                crowds          preserve

Disadvantages of Festivals

Although people love festivals very much, there are also some disadvantages. First, festivals are very costly. Because the general purpose of festivals is to (31) ___________ cultural heritages, a nation is willing to spend a lot of money on this. Moreover, during a festival, most people do not work but spend money on (32)___________ gifts for their friends and relatives. 

Second, festivals can be dangerous. People may drink a lot during a festival and cause road (33)________. In many festivals, there are races like cow-racing and elephant racing which may be (34)___________,  especially for children. Moreover, in some festivals, when people rush to see the events, they may also (35)__________ other people to get hurt. Third, festivals may affect the environment. After a festival, the roads are full of colorful paper, flowers, (36)____________ cans or bottles that people throw away. Trees along the roadsides may be damaged by the (37)_____­­­_______ . Furthermore, the noise from music and other (38)_________ also cause noise pollution.

VI. Fill in the blank with the suitable word given in the box.  (1.5 pts)

Lisa studies at the National Music College. She likes parties and loves music concerts. She doesn’t like big dance clubs. She (23)_____to classical music. She often (24)____TV, but she doesn’t watch game shows. She thinks they are boring. She usually(25)______ jeans, T-shirts, and sneakers. She (26)______ a birthday party at the moment. Her other is helping her with the food and drinks. Her friends are sitting at the table. They are(27)______ the song “Happy Birthday”. She thinks all of(28)_________are having a lot of fun at the party.

23._________24._____________25.___________26.__________27.________28.___________

VII. Read the passage then finish the tasks below. (1.5 pts)

My name is Huy. I’m a teacher, and fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this doesn’t worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching anything, not even old boots. After spending the whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “You should give up fishing”, my friends say. “ It’s a waste of time”. But they don’t know that I’m not really interested in fishing. I’m only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

 A. Decide the sentences True or False. (1.0 pt)

29. Huy often fish for three hours.                                                                      ____________

30. He is interested in sitting on a table.                                                                 ___________

31. His friends say. “It’s a waste of time”.                                                              ____________

32. Some fishermen are lucky.                                                                           _____________

B. Choose the best answer to the questions. (0.5pt)

33. What is Huy interested in?

A. playing sport                                                               B. sitting in a boat           

C. going shopping                                                           D. B and C are correct.

34. What does Huy do ?

A. worker                         B. doctor                               C. teacher                           D. fireman

VIII. Rearrange the words in the correct order (0.5 pt)

35. her uncle and aunt / lives with / Hoa / in Ha Noi.

 ________________________________________________________

36. will start / The party / at 7 o’clock / tomorrow evening.

 ________________________________________________________

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (1 pt)

37. It’s about 500 meters from my house to school.

à  How far___________________________________________________?

38. There are forty-five classmates in her class

à How many _________________________________________________?

39. Linda’s house is more expensive than Tom’s house.

  Tom’s house________________________________________________.

40. The weather is very awful.

  What_______________________________________________________!

 IV    Choose one suitable word/phrase in the box given to fill in the blank. 

15. She is very good with numbers, and she wants to be a/an  .......................... working in a big financial company.

 16. He is such a devoted and inspiring man. He has made a lot of achievements in his .......................... as a politician.     

  17. In order to be offered with this well-paid job, you need to show some relevant special .......................... as required in the job advertisement.

      18. After the trainees complete this 2-week training courses, .......................... will be given to them.

      19. I guess that .......................... are very heavy, so astronauts must be really physically strong to put them on.

      20. .......................... makes astronauts and other objects float in space.

      21. Neil Amstrong completed his .......................... to become the first human to walk on the moon in July 1969.

      22. .......................... is a system of millions or billions of stars. 

 career                    accountant             qualifications         certificates          spacesuits

microgravity          mathematician       task                        weightless           mission

galaxy                    orbit                       work                      job                      spacecraft

Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given.

1. Scientists are interested in the ____________ life on Mars. (possible)

2. We can use face ___________ to identify people. (recognise)

3. When we communicate using technology, it is called digital _____________. (communicate)

4. The Internet ___________ is slow here, so we can't get in the chat room. (connect)

5. Do you think this _________ machine will be cheaper in the future? (translate)

Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces given. (15 pts)

The mosquito is an insect that --(1)-- some of the worst diseases of man and animals. Certain kinds of mosquitoes carry the germs that cause --(2)-- serious diseases as malaria, --(3)-- yellow fever. When a mosquito “bites”, it may leave germs --(4)--. Many kinds of mosquitoes do not spread diseases, but they have --(5)-- “bites”.

Mosquitoes are found in all parts of the world, --(6)-- near the North Pole. Most kinds of mosquitoes that carry diseases live in the hot, damp lands near the Equator. --(7)-- some countries, mosquitoes often gather in great swarms that look like clouds. They --(8)-- men, interfering with such work as fishing, lumbering, and mining.

Man controls mosquitoes in many --(9)--. Scientists have developed chemicals --(10)-- insecticides, which kill mosquitoes and other insects. Small amounts of these chemicals kill mosquitoes --(11)-- sprayed in home, garages where they grow. Mosquitoes --(12)-- their eggs in marshes, swamps and other pools of quiet --(13)--. Engineers may build canals through marshes --(14)-- drain off the water, and often fill small pools and swamps --(15)-- soil.

     Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.

     One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)            written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2) London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, be began to write stories. After (3)                school, he worked in his father’s shop and (4)             articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)           in his writings.

          In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)          _________ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)__________ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoes novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (8)                           novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)               , his novel Robison Crusoe was the (10)                   famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731

II.  Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.

spend                    from               exercise          fit                    ride

      for                   tired                energy            in                     calorie

We need calories or (1)                      to do the things every day. For example, when we walk or (2)                  a bike to school, we spend a certain amount of (3)                and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we (4)              a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (5)    us to calculate. If people want to keep (6)            ,they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

      We get calories (7)           the food we eat. If we get too much food and don’t take part (8)                        any activities, we can get fat quickly. So besides studying, we should do some (9)                             , play sports or do the housework, such as cleaning the floor, cooking etc., if we don’t eat enough, we feel (10)             and weak.