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Part 4: Listen and fill ONE WORD in the blank. You will listen THREE TIMES. 

The topic of my lecture tonight is suburban sprawl. That's the movement of people from the center of the city to the (21)   ........   -the smaller towns around the city.

Everyone knows that cities are centers of (22)  ......   . Almost any city will have a university, a concert hall, (23)    ..........         , and maybe even an opera company.  In addition, there is usually plenty of (24)  .......  in cities. But even with all of these positive aspects, more and more people are (25) ........  from the city to the suburbs.

People move to the suburbs for many reasons. The most important reason is (26 ........ . Many people think that the suburbs are (27) ......       than the city. Also, many people believe that people who live in the suburbs are (28) ......... than city people.

However, there are disadvantages to life in the suburbs. For one thing, people who move to the suburbs often have (29)     ........   free time, because they spend more time driving to and from work. Some people spend two or three hours a day in their cars. Also, the suburbs are not always (30)  ........     . In some suburbs, there is as much crime as there is in cities.

I. LISTENING (2 points)

Listen to the conversation between Paul and Khoa. Circle the best answer A, B , C or D. You will listen TWICE. (1,25pt)

1. What subject does Khoa like?

A. History                                                             B. Mathematics              

C. English                                                            D. Vietnamese

2. Why doesn’t Paul like Math?

A. He does not have time.                                      B. It’s about real-life problems.

C. He is bad at numbers.                                        D. He is not creative in shape

3. When does Khoa ask Paul to come to Khoa’s house?

A. Next weekend.                                                  B. At the beginning of this week.

C. At weekend                                                      D. Last week

4. Where is Khoa’s house?

A. Next to Minh’s house                                        B. Opposite the coffee shop

C. Beside the public library                                   D. Opposite the public library  

5. What is special about Khoa’s house?

A. It has a green window.                                      B. It has a big kitchen.

C. It has an old cooker.                                          D. It has a new cooker

Mrs. Geller is talking with the students about their teachers. Listen and fill in each gap with NO MORE THAN A WORD. You will listen TWICE. (1.25 points)

6. How old is Mr David?

_____________________________________________________

7. What subject does Mr David teach?

_____________________________________________________

8. Does Mrs Hanh teach Music from Tuesday to Thursday?

_____________________________________________________

9. What does Mrs Hanh look like?

_____________________________________________________

10. What is the Science teacher’s name?

_____________________________________________________

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS (3 points)

Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part. Circle A, B, D or D. (0.5 pts)

11. A. glass                     B. classroom         C. compass                    D. bathroom

12. A. subject                  B. funny                C. lunch                         D. unit

13. A. football                 B. bomb                C. globe                          D. big

14. A. hands                   B. legs                  C. lips                            D. ears

15. A. strong                  B. mother             C. Monday                     D. brother

 Fill each blank with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets. (1.pt)

16. Water ______________________(boil) at 100 degrees.

17. Don’t call John right now. He ______________________ (do) his homework.

18. We ______________________ (walk) to school on Thursdays.

19. There ______________________ (not/ be) any picture in my kitchen.

20. Listen! Someone ______________________ (come) in our house.

Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C. (0.5pts)

21. Kate: “­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­-__________________?”. Jame: “I am fine.”  

A. What class are you in           B. What is your name                       

C. How are you                         D. How do you do

22. A: “Thank you for your party.”

      B: “________________”   

A. Yes                   B. OK                             C. You are welcome                 D. No problem

23. My father has curly _____________.

A. face                  B. hair                            C. eyes                                  D. nose

24. My house is _____________ a restaurant.

A. next to              B. under                         C. between                            D. in

25. They _____________ to school by bike. They are in the garden to water flowers.

A. isn’t going                 B. aren’t going                C. don’t  go D. doesn’t go

 Supply the correct form of the word. (0.5 pts)

26. She was very ______________________ . She writes poetry and paints. (create)

27. Jenny doesn’t like meet new people. He is _____________________     _(friend)

28. She wants to ______________________ her knowledge of history.         (wide)  

29. She has a ______________________ picture.                                           (beauty)

30. My friend, Na is a  ______________________ girl.                                 (love)

III. READING (2.5 points)

 Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions. (1.25 pts)

At Hill bilingual school, students learn many subjects. For example, they learn Math in both Vietnamese and English, and they also study Science in English. Because of this, students spend their mornings and afternoons studying at school. Here, they only need to wear uniform on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Besides studying, students also play sports and join many clubs. For sports, there are swimming, basketball, football, badminton to choose from. Once a week, students go to their favourite club to have some fun time.

31. What is the passage about?  

A. Some sports at a school.                          B. Some subjects at Hill school.

C. Student life at Hill school.                       D. Uniform at Hill school

32. What does the word ‘they’ in line 2 mean?

A. The subjects.                                           B. The students.

C. The sports.                                              D.  The school

33. When do students need to wear uniform? 

A. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays.               B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.

C. On Tuesdays and Sundays.                      D. On Wednesday and Sundays.

34. What sports do not students play at Hill school?

A. Judo                                                       B. Swimming

C. Basketball                                              D. Chess

35. Why do the students join the clubs? Because _____________

A. they want to have fun.                             B. they don’t like studying other subjects.

C. they can play sports there.                       D. they want to spend free time at school.

Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write one word in the gap. (1.25 pts)

Linh lives (36) ____________ a big apartment. There are three bedrooms in her house. One for her parents, and the other two are for Linh and her brother. In her room, she has many (37) ____________of her family on the walls. There’s a nice (38) ____________so that she can read before bed and a chest of drawers (39) ____________ her bed. She doesn’t have a TV in her room because her Dad wants to family to spend time together in the living room. Her favourite part of the house is the (40) _____________ because she likes cooking delicious dinner with her Mom.

III. WRITING (2.5 pts)

Find a mistake in each of the following sentences.  (0,5 pt)

41. The cat is among the lamp and the bed.                                         ___________

               A      B              C              D

42. There are a cupboard, a dishwasher and a table in the kitchen.        ___________

                   A           B                            C               D

Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words. (1.0 pt)

43. Mary’s hair is short and her face is round.

     → Mary has______________________________________________________

44. My house is next to a big super-market.

     → There is_______________________________________________________

45. There are some trees in front of my school.

     → Some trees are_________________________________________________

46. Tom’s bedroom has two bookshelves.

     → There are_____________________________________________________

the following words to make meaningful sentences. (1.0 pt)

47. my/ living/ next/ room/ room/is/ to/ the/ but/ far/bathroom/ from/ the.

__________________________________________________________________

48. hard-working/ Sue/ student/and/read/ books/she/every evening.

__________________________________________________________________

49. My mother/ not/ doctor/ she/ nurse.

__________________________________________________________________

50. Tom/ read/ books/ bedroom/ at the moment.

__________________________________________________________________

Question I (1pt): LISTENING

Task A:  Listen to the conversation and circle the appropriate answer:

1.      How does Tim study this semester?

A. very well                B. satisfactorily                   C. bad               D. bad

2.      How does his mother feel? – She feels ____________.

A. bored                     B. unhappy      C. proud         D. worried

Practice test 19

PART A: LISTENING (10 points)

Question 1: Listen and circle correct anwer A, B or C.  (5.0 points)

1. What is Dan’s favorite  subject?

          A. English                      B. Maths                        C. PE

2. When does Jenny have her history class?

          A. Monday                    B. Wednesday                C. Friday

3. What is in Kate’s pencil case?

          A. rubber                       B. a ruler                        C. a pencil

4. How old is John?

          A. 14                              B. 40                              C. 4

5. Which middle school is Sam at?

          A. Green                        B. Merton                      C. Hill

Question 2: Listen and complete the blanks (5.0 points)

Condo for sale in Florida $175,000

                   Condo 1,200 sp. ft

                   (1)____________bedrooms,

                   Two modern(2)____________

                   30 ft x(3)________________ft swimming pool

                   Beautiful(4)________________

                   Contact:(5)________________@ house.com.

I.  Which word is differently pronounced ? Circle the letter A, B, C or D   ( 1 point ) :

II. Choose the best  by circling the corresponding  letter A or  B, C, D  ( 2.5 points ) :

1. I sometimes stay .................. bed until lunchtime.

3. Please .................. the radio, it’s too noisy.

A. slow down                B. turn down                 C. put down                  D. let down

4.  .................. to swim across a flooded river.

A. Dangerous                                    C. Very dangerous is

B. There has danger                          D. It’s dangerous

5. Every car ........ a number at the back and front.

A. is having                   B. have                 C. has                            D. are having

6. The singers were at the microphone at the time of the broadcast.  ....................... .

A. It was a successful broadcast                 C. It was a charity broadcast

B. It was an education broadcast                D. It was a live broadcast

7. Good morning Susan. This is my sister, Emily.         ................................... .

          A. What do you do?                          B. How do you do?

          C. What do you like?                         D. Don't I meet you?

8.  ...........................  , Sir?                - Fruit salad, please.

          A. What would you like for dessert   B. What dessert you would like

          C. How would you like for dessert    D. How dessert would like

9. Could you tell me.................. to get to the bank?

10.You did very..................in your study.

11. Wait a minute I want to .................. a picture of you and the baby.

12. Airmail is much ................... than surface mail.

  A. expensive      B. very expensive C. more expensive           D. most expensive

13. No one can make me .........  my mind ?

14. What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It ............. good ?

15. This is my book and ......................... .

          A. that are yours                              B. those are your

          C. that are your                                D. those are yours

16. Lan's got dark hair, but ..................... is fair.

          A. his brother's hair                          B. his brother hairs

          C. his brother hair                            D. his brother hair's

17. What's your birthday, Ann ?         - It's ........................ .

          A. on the thirty-one of July              B. on the thirty-first of July

          C. on July the thirty-one                   D. in July the thirty-first

18. Tommy is a better swimmer than Tony.

          A. No one can swim as well as Tommy and Tony.

          B. Tommy is the best swimmer of all, apart from Tony.

          C. Tony can’t swim so well as Tommy.

          D, Tony can’t be better than Tommy.

19. Christine finds it easy to make friends.

          A. It is easy to make friends to Christine

          B. Christine has no difficulty making friends.

          C. Christine has a lot of friends.

          D. Christine is fond of making friends.

20. She started learning English 3 years ago.

          A. She started learning English 3 years.

          B. She has learnt English for 3 years.

          C. She started learning English since 3 years.

          D. She learnt English since 3 years.

21. Walking a mile a day is good exercise.

A. It is good exercise for walking a mile a day.

B. It is good exercise walking a mile a day.

C. It is good exercise to walk a mile a day.

D. It is good exercise to walking a mile a day.

22. We / collect stamps.

          A. We likes collecting stamps           C. We like to colleting stamps

          B. We likes stamps collect                          D. We enjoy collecting stamps.

23. What time / you / work ?

          A. What time you work ?                           C. What time do you start work ?

          B. What time do you go work ?                 D. What time do you go to work ?

24. I / ski / the winter / sometimes.

          A. I ski the winter sometimes.           C. I sometimes go skiing in the winter.

B. I ski on winter sometimes.            D. I sometimes go to ski in winter.

25. He / weak / that job.

          A. He is too weak to do that job.                C. He doesn't week to do that job.

          B. He is weak doing that job.            D. He does that job weak.      

III. Give the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets  ( 1 point ) :

1. He couldn't make his motor bike (start ) ........   this morning.

2. I dislike (listen ) .........   to music while (do) ..........  my homework.

3. These tigers used (keep) ..........  in iron cages .

4. What you (do) ........  when I (phone) .........  you last night ?

5. When we entered his room, we (see) ..........  him (sleep) ............... in an armchair.

6. She said that her mother (not be) ...... very well, so she (can not) ......... go to the party.

IV. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed  to make the sentence correct by circling the letter A or B, C, D  ( 1 point ) :

1. The new model  costs twice  more than  last  year’s model.

                                 A                    B             C       D

2. Her husband  hasn't done  anything at  home for  year.

                                  A                B              C              D

3. It's not  good for  healthy  to  smoke and to  drink wine.

                    A              B               C                    D

4. After said good bye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.

              A                    B                          C                     D

5. Sorry. I'm  very tired that I can't stay any longer .

      A               B                       C                 D

6. I used to getting up late when I was small.

         A            B           C      D

7. At first I found it strangely to drive on the left side of the road.

        A                 B      C             D

8. I will intend to go back home when I finish my education.

             A                    B                            C                 D

9. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes.

                A       B                       C                     D

10. Henry's friends told  themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.

                        A                    B                     C                                   D

V. Read the passage carefully . Then do the exercises below: ( 1.5 points ) : 

Why do people in many countries learn English  ?

               It is not difficult to answer this question. Students learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers learn it for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.

 1. The following statements are true ( T ) or false ( F ). Put T or F at the end of

           each statement :

               a/ English is learnt by people in many countries.                              .....

               b/ Students learn English because their parents make them.               .....

               c/ Teenagers learn English because they want to go abroad.                .....

               d/ Many adults learn English because it helps them in their work.       .....

               e/ Books are always in English at the college or university.               …..

2. Answer these questions:

               a. Why do students learn English at school ?

............................................................................................................................................

               b. What do you often do to improve your English ?

............................................................................................................................................

VI. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence (1p):

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first . Use the word in  brackets  ( 2 points ) : 

1. Your shoes are as big as mine.                                            ( size )

          .............................................................................................................................

2. If you run a lot, you’ll be fitter.                                                    ( The )

          .............................................................................................................................

3. Could you tell me the way to the nearest Post office, please ?      ( mind )

          .............................................................................................................................. ?

4. She is too young to do that work.                                                 ( enough )

          ..............................................................................................................................

5. Who wrote that poem ?                                                                (  by )

          ..............................................................................................................................

6. Martin said to Susan : " Can you work on Saturday ? "               ( could )

          ..............................................................................................................................

7. When I was young , I regularly walked to school .                       ( used )

          ..............................................................................................................................

8. I’m very sorry I don’t remember your birthday.                          ( wish )

          ..............................................................................................................................

9. Yesterday’s work was easier than today’s .                                 ( difficult )

          ...............................................................................................................................

10. Hoa said " Would you like to join me for dinner, Mai ? "                    ( invited )

          ...............................................................................................................................

Listen to the conversation twice and write the best answer for each of the following questions.

Question 1: Which film are Mario and Tamara going to see?

A. Mr and Mrs Jones           B. Robot 2075          C. Midnight Moon   D. War Games

Question 2: What time does the film they want to see start?

A. 12.00 p.m.                        B. 7.15 p.m.               C. 8.30 a.m                D. 7.30 p.m.

Question 3: What time are Mario and Tamara going to meet?

A. 7.00 p.m.                           B. 11.45 p.m.             C. 6.45 p.m.               D. 7.00 a.m   

Question 4: Where shall they meet?

A. at the school gate             B. at the cinema        C. at the theater        D. at the market

Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F). Write your answer on the answer sheet.

Question 5:   There are two 2D action films.

A. True                                   B. False

Question 6:  Mario doesn’t want to see an action film.

A. True                                   B. False

Question 7: Mario likes films about vampires.

A. True                                   B. False

Question 8: Mario will pick Tamara up by his motorbike.

A. True                                   B. False

I. Listen to a conversation between Long and his mother about her school days. Fill each of the gaps in the notes with NO MORE THAN THREE words and/or a number. You will listen TWICE. Mum's School Time - In school from (1)…………..to (2)……………….. - School: close to a (3) ………………..; one-story building; large yard - Subjects: no (4) ……………………. class; started learning English in Grade 6. - Only learnt half a day, either in the (5)……………… Or (6)………………………….. - Meals: no (7)…………………………….at school. - After school: not much (8)……………………; did housework to help family. II. VOCABULARY- GRAMMAR ( 2.5pts) Choose the word whose main stress is marked differently from that of the others (0.5pt) 9. A. dogsled B. worthwhile C. vendor D. barber 10. A. generation B. entertainment C. seniority D. illiterate Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 11. Remember to _________ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house. A. put off B. turn off C. take off D. give up 12. I used to __________ a teddy bear, but I don't have one now. A. having B. have C. has D. had 13. Jane can’t swim fast. She wishes she __________ faster. A. can swim B. swam C. would swim D. could swim 14. They suggested that she _________ her parents about her problems. A. told B. should tell C. tells D. telling 15. He told me he _________ leave the city the next day. A. has to B. had to C. would have to D. will have to 16. Hoi An is ____ for it old, small and tile-roofed houses. A. well-dressed B. well-organized C. well-known D. well-done 17. She will get good marks if she _________ hard A. studies B. studied C. study D. studying 18. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by different craft villages. A. collect B. collection C. collector D. Collecting III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Living in a city has a (19)________of drawbacks. Firstly, there are many problems of traffic jams and traffic accidents. The increase in population and the increasing number of vehicles have caused many accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air pollution negatively affects people’s health, and it also has a bad influence (20)____ the enviroment. More and more city dwellers (21)________ from coughing or breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at night. Noise (22)______ comes from the traffic and from construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked down and rebuilt. These factors contribute to making city life more difficult for its residents. 19. A. lots B. numbers C. number D. numerous 20. A. on B. at C. by D. for 21. A. suffer B. differ C. recover D. flew 22. A. polluting B. polluted C. pollution D. pollute IV.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Traditionally, rural villages in Vietnam produced handicrafts when they were not busy with planting or harvesting crops. Over time, many villages developed the expertise to make specialised products and so particular villages became famous for such things as weaving, woodwork, lacquer work and metal products. With industrialisation many villagers moved to the cities but maintained their craft skills and networks to produce products for the city market, for example craft villages make furniture, grow flowers or make utensils for the urban population. Other villages changed from making traditional crafts to producing different products desired by an industrialised society. For example, the villagers of Trieu Khuc changed from traditional paper making to recycling plastic. There are now many craft villages in Vietnam based on recycling plastic, paper or metal. 23. When do rural villages in Vietnam produced handicrafts traditionally? A. When they were not busy with planting or harvesting crops. B. When they were busy with planting or harvesting crops. C. After they finish harvesting crops. D. Before they finish harvesting crops. 24. What do many villages developed over time? A. They developed the expertise to make daily products. B. They developed the expertise to make specialised products. C. They developed the expertise to make their own furniture. D. They developed their old furniture. 25. What does the word “maintained” in line 5 refer to? A. ignored B. made C. conserved D. improved 26. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Rural villages produced handicrafts in their free time. B. Some villages were popular with weaving, woodwork, lacquer work and metal products. C. Many craft villages based on farming. D. Some villages make furniture, grow flowers or make utensils. V. WRITING Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words. 27. It/ important/ you / say/what/you/think. A. It is important for you to say what you are thinking. B. It is important of you to say what you thinking. C. It was important of you to saying what you are thinking. D. It is very important of you to say what you were thinking 28. Mrs Hoa/ suggest/ that /should / turn off / lights / before /go /out/. A. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turning off the lights before going out. B. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turn off the lights before to go out. C. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turn off the lights before go out. D. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turn off the lights before going out. II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. 29. My father can’t give up smoking. A. I wish my father can give up smoking. B. I wish my father could gave up smoking. C. I wish my father couldn’t give up smoking. D. I wish my father could give up smoking. 30. They say that John is the brightest student in class. A. John is said that he is the brightest student in class. B. It was said that John is the brightest student in class. C. It is said that John is the brightest student in class. D. John was said that he is the brightest student in class. 31. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. A. In spite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. B. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. C. In spite his leg broken, he managed to get out of the car. D. In spite of his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. 32. "If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy. A. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy. B. Tom suggested not taking a break. C. Tom advised Daisy to take a break. D. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 33 . I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at that time. A. right B. correct C. exact D. suitable 34. Have you found out how much all this is going to cost? Is it expensive? A. got information about B. found by chance C. talked to someone about D. met someone and asked Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 35. They would never admit that they made a serious mistake during the experiment. A. refuse B. argue C. deny D. calculate 36. . Someone who can think fast and make decisions easily is said to be brilliant A. smart B. cheerful C. stupid D. successful. 37. - “Mum, I’ve won the girl’s long jump.” - “_______” A. It’s nothing. B. All right. C. Congratulations! D. Don’t be proud! 38. - “Hello. Can I speak to Ms. Thinh, please?” - “_______” A. Talking. B. Saying. C. Answering. D. Speaking. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 39.A. appeared B. decorated C. destroyed D. entertained 40 .A. celebrate B. bulb C. blanket D. plumber

A. LISTENING (2pts) Part I. Listen to the news report and choose the correct answer. (1pt) 1. When did the typhoon start? A. 7 p.m B. 9 p.m C. 10 p.m D. 11 p.m 2. Hundreds of people were made_________ after the storm? A. homeless B. injured C. killed D. dead 3. What caused extensive damage to property, including homes and businesses? A. a tornado B. severe winds C. a volcano D. an earthquake 4. What has the goverment already sent to Nghe An? A. rescue equipment B. food and medical supplies C. rescue equipment and medical supplies D. food, medical supplies and rescue equipment 5. What has the weather bureau issued for Nghe An and nearby provinces? A. strong winds B. heavy rain C. flood warnings D. storms Part II. People are talking about their jobs. Listen and choose the correct answer. (1 pt) 1. He___________ A. does not have a lot of experience. B. has been working there awhile. C. works at a theater. 2. He___________ A. works in the manager’s office. B. meets interesting people. C. hates the work. 3. He____________ A. sees the TV producer every day. B. helps with movie productions. C. doesn't know how to drive. 4. She ______________. A. thinks the salary is good B. is looking for another job C. likes her co-workers 5. He___________. A. works for a magazine B. writes about sports news C. isn’t famous B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2pts) Part I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (0.4 pt) 1. A. positive B. competitive C. ability D. discover 2. A. explore B. groundwater C. eruption D. volcano Part II. Choose the correct option (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences. (1.6 pt) 1. Several tropical storms ___________ our country recently. A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike 2. What would you do to help the environment if you __________ the president? A. were B. had been C. are D. was 3. So many people nowadays are ___________ computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot. A. addicted to B. bored with C. worried about D. afraid of 4. Eating too much sugar can __________ to health problems. Page 2 A. cause B. lead C. make D. do 5. Which TV programme __________ at 9 p.m tomorrow? A. were you watching B. will you watch C. did you watch D. will you be watching 6. The volunteers have to work much ___________ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire. A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest 7. We’ve decided ____________ in Ho Chi Minh City for three more days. A. stay B. staying C. stayed D. to stay 8. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference __________ ʻscienceʼ and ʻtechnologyʼ. A. among B. of C. between D. for C. READING (2pts) Part I. Read the text below and choose the correct answer. (1pt) HURRICANE KATRINA New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals. However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city. Early on the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was tremendous. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost. 1. New Orleans is famous for ___________. A. its modern architecture B. its cross-cultural heritage C. its Mississippi River D. its location 2. Which statement is NOT correct about New Orleans? A. It lies between the Mississippi River and lakes. B. Most of the city is below sea level. C. One of its attractions is its annual music festivals D. The city is surrounded by water. 3. Which one is NOT mentioned as being damaged by Hurricane Katrina? A. Distinctive architecture B. The levee system C. Major roads D. Houses 4. The word ‘tremendous’ means ___________. A. puzzling B. unique C. huge D. legendary 5. The word ‘permanently’ is similar to ___________. A. temporarily B. partially C. rarely D. forever Part II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the text. (1pt) The moon Long ago a lot of people (1)___________ the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And other thought it was a big ball of cheese. Then telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered (2) ___________it was like. They dreamed of going there. On July 20th, 1969, that dream came Page 3 true. Two American men landed on the moon. (3) ___________names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could (4) ___________there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men picked up rocks to bring back to the earth to study. They drug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people want to know, then they were off their long trip (5) ___________ earth 1. A. thought B. guessed C. told D. said 2. A. how B. which C. that D. what 3. A. His B. Their C. Its D. Theirs 4. A. stay B. do C. have D. all are correct 5. A. back to B. from to C. into D. onto D. WRITING (2pts) Part I. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one or choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences. (1 pt) 1. Every day I spend 30 minutes watering the flowers. A. Every day it takes me 30 minutes water the flowers. B. Every day it takes me 30 minutes to water the flowers. C. Every day it took me 30 minutes water the flowers. D. Every day it took me 30 minutes to water the flowers. 2.“Where are you going to stay when you are in Hue?” Lan asked me A. Lan asked me where was I going to stay when I was in Hue. B. Lan asked me where I was going to stay when I was in Hue. C. Lan asked me where I am going to stay when I am in Hue. D. Lan asked me where am I going to stay when I am in Hue 3. John is fat because he eats so many chips. A. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he wouldn’t be fat. B. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he won’t be fat. C. If John hadn’t eaten so many chips, he wouldn’t have been fat. D. A & B are correct. 4. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996. A. I haven’t written to him in 1996. B. I haven’t written to him was in 1996. C. I haven’t written to him since 1996. D. I haven’t written to him was since 1996. Part II. Use the word in brackets to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one. (1 pt) 1. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags.  If I ........................... 2. Noise pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living pattern.  Noise pollution causes............................................................................... 3. ʻI think residents from Venus have very big eyes and round faces,ʼ Sally said.  Sally thought ........................................................................................... 4. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people.  Food and blankets...........