B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Question 1: (14 points)Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences.Write your answers in the space provided.
1. When there is a traffic jam, it ___________ me a very long time to go home.
takes B. costs C. spends D. lasts
2. Eating a lot of junk food may lead to your____________
A. fitness B. obesity C. pain D. stomachache
3. We should use cloth bags ____________ of plastic bags.
A. in spite B. besides C. because D. instead
4. Nick: Don’t forget to buy some fresh bread on your way home. James: _________
Not at all. B. I hope so. C. I’ll try not to. D. Good idea.
5. Most cakes in Viet Nam are made __________ butter, eggs and flour
from B. in C. by D. with
6.My daughter haslearned to play the piano __________she was 5.
A. for B. at C. since D. when
7. He was born in Britain. English is his __________
A. mother tongue B. second language C. foreign language D. barrier language
8. It's dangerous __________ the children playnear rivers, lakes without adults.
A. let B. to let C. letting D. lets
9. The center building ____________ by a huge earthquake last night.
A. destroys B. destroyed C. was destroyed D. is destroyed
10. My sister has a ___________ baby.
A. two-month-old B. two-months-old C. two-month-olds D. two-months-olds
11. You can stay here ___________ you don’t make a loud noise.
A. as well as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as
12. I have to be present at the meeting at eight o’clock and so ___________.
A. are you B. have you C. must you D. do you
13. After working on a computers for long hours, you should ________ your eyes and relax.
A. wake B. rest C. sleep D. close
14. The _______ of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade with thousands of samba performers from all various samba schools.
A. best B. importance C. highlight D. performance
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Question2: (10 points). Supply the correct form of the words to complete sentences.
1. He left the room without ......................... a word.
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2. There are many cultural ………………….. between his country and mine.
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3. We started our trip on a beautiful ............................ morning.
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4. These shoes look smart, but they are very ……………………...
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5. Food in this restaurant is………… ................ but expensive
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6. The………................ between two countries Viet Nam and The USA are becoming better
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7. ……..…………….……., I didn’t remember to bring my umbrella, I got wet.
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8. Hoa is a very safe ........................... He cycles very safely CYCLE
9. It’s high time his sister got ………………………. MARRY
10. I think ……............. eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends CARVE
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Question3: (10 points). Read the following passage and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick (✓). If a line has a mistake, underline it and write the correct words in the space provided. There’re 2 exampes.
When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could not hardly say a word – ‘hello’, ‘thank you’ was just about it! I went to class two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quick I made progress. During the course, we learned lots of vocabularies and studied grammar rules. The thing I enjoyed most was able to practice to speak with the other older students in my class. Two years lately, I went to England to study at a language school. It was Cambridge. I did a three-weeks course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I picked out lot of new languages from speaking with my host family and with other students from all in the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I got back to Spain, I was much more confident. I could actually held a conversation with my teacher in English.
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C. READING COMPREHENSION
Question1:(5 points). Complete the conversation between Sara and her father using sentences marked by A-H. The first one has been done for you.
Father: Hi Sara. Did you have a good day at school?
Sara: (0) ___G______________________________
Father: Good, thanks. I played a game of golf.
Sara: (1) _________________________________
Father: Oh! Why was that?
Sara: (2) _________________________________
Father: Oh well. Did you play tennis this afternoon?
Sara: (3) _________________________________
Father: Good for you! We must have a game at the weekend.
Sara: (4) _________________________________
Father: Good idea. Would you like to go now?
Sara: (5) _________________________________
Father: OK. Dinner will be ready at 7, so we can go at about 8.
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A. Our teacher said we needed it but it's was boring.
B. OK. But why don't we play today?
C. Where did you play?
D. Mm, I should do my homework first. Let's go later.
E. You're lucky! We had an extra Math lesson.
F. I did. It was really good. I won all my games!
G. Not bad. How was your day?
H. Then we can have dinner after our game.
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Question2:(8 points).Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. CAMPING
Although some groups of people have always lived outdoor in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be (1) _________ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvement in camping equipment have allowed more people to travel longer (2) ________ into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort.
Many campers like to be by (3) _________ in quiet areas, so they take their tent and food, and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-owned campsite (4) __________ has up-to-date facilities, (5)________ hot showers and swimming pools.
Whether campers are (6) _______ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (7)_________ the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting (8) ________ animals.
1. A. fame B. popular C. favorite D. current
2. A. parts B. directions C. voyages D. distances
3. A. themselves B. myself C. ourselves D. himself
4. A. where B. who C. which D. when
5. A. such B. like C. as D. just
6. A. sad B. single C. separate D. alone
7. A. keep B. stay C. remain D. let
8. A. domestic B. natural C. wild D. free
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Question3:(10 points).Fill each blank one suitable word:
Last summer Hugo went (1) __________ holiday for two weeks to the island of Sardinia. He (2) __________ in a hotel which had a wonderful swimming pool and beautiful views of the sea. It was in a village where the local people (3) __________ fishing in the winter, and foreign visitors came in the summer.
Hugo spent (4) __________ first day on the beach, but on the second day he felt very ill. First he was (5) __________ hot, then he was too cold. He couldn’t understand why he felt like that. So he went (6) __________ see the local doctor, who was a very nice man.
"Summer is a time when people often ill," the doctor said. "It's too hot for (7) __________ of us! (8) __________ this medicine, and stay out of the sun"
Hugo took the doctor's (9) __________, and stayed in his room for the rest of his holiday. He soon felt better. "(10) __________ a cheap holiday!" he thought happily.
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SECTION D: WRITING
Question1:(8 points).Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stay the same.
Example: There are a lot of interesting programs on VTV 3.
→ VTV3 ______________________________________________.
Answer: → VTV3 has a lot of interesting programs.
1. If it doesn’t stop raining, we won’t get home.
→Unless it ______________________________________________________
2. I often went to the beach when I lived in Nha Trang.
→I used _______________________________________________
3. Remember to do your homework before going to school.
→Don’t ____________________________________________________
4. We didn’t go to the meeting because we were very busy.
→We were too ______________________________________________
5. Noone in the class is taller than Ba.
→Ba is __________________________________________________________
6. He started to work for this non-profit organisation five years ago.
→He has_________________________________________
7. I don’t intend to take part in the running competition this weekend.
→I have no ________________________________________________________
8. The film was so long that we missed our last bus.
→It was such a ______________________________________________________