I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (10 points)

1. Before the new system of traffic control, there ______be more accidents.

A. use to                      B. used to                    C. is used to                D. was used to

2. The film was so boring. _________, Jack saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore                B. However                 C. Although                D. Because

3. The children fancy _______to the cinema.

A. go                            B. going                        C. to go                                D. goes

4. “Do you mind if I use your phone?” “______________”

A. Not at all. Help youself                              B. You can say that again

C. Sorry, I have no idea                                              D. Certainly, it’s true

5. I had to stand in the balcony to catch the whole_______of the parade.

A. view                                   B. picture                    C. sight                                   D. vision

6. Hoa looks red. She was out doors yesterday perhaps she has__________

A. flue                         B. sunburn                   C. spots                       D. stomachache

7. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______.

A. little                                    B. few                         C. a few                      D. a little

8. Can you tell me how many chapters this book______of?

A. consists                   B. includes                  C. contains                  D. has

9. Everybody attends the festival____________fun

A. with                                    B. for                           C. in                            D. of

10. Isabel expected_________to the university, but she__________

A. to be admitted - didn’t                               B. to be admitted - wasn’t

C. to admit herself - didn’t                             D. being admitted - wasn’t

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choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences

1)children........................outdoors with things they found,like stones of feathers

a)used to play b)used to be playing

c)were used to play d)didn't use to play

2)the time machine is a science fiction novel by H,G well can................people...............to the past

a)put,back b)take,back

c)give,back d)turn,back

3)it's new year traditon in russia for people to........................in a hole which is drug in the ice

a)bring a bath b)take a bath

c)turn a bath d)give a bath

4)a lourspeaker is............................the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance

a)used to making b)used to made

c)used to make d)use to make

5)marriages......................... by parent

a)used to be arranged b)were used to be arranged

c)used to arrange d)were used to arranging

6)there is alway such a big gap between old and young people that the old sometimes.....................to understand young generations

a)make it difficult b)find difficult it

c)are difficult for it d)find it difficult

7)in the countryside in viet nam,families..........................extended,three or more generations together in the same house

a)used to be b)were

c)were used to be d)used to

8)in many places in the world,people............................cloth with natural meterials

a)use to dye b)used to dying

c)were used to dying d)use to dye

9)the farmers in my home village .................................rice on trucks.they used buffulo-driven carts.

a)didn't use to transport

b)weren't used to transporting

c)weren't used to transport

d)use to transport

10)tuberculosis-TB-...............................a lot of people.it was a fatal disease

a)use to kill b)used to killing

c)were used to killings d)used to kill

I. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

6. We often read the instructions carefully in order to make                of the things we like best.

            A. meanings              B. models                   C. copies                    D. uses

7. This is the _________book I have ever read.

            A. bad                         B. worse                     C. worst                      D. badly

8. Would you like me to get you something to drink? ~ _________.

            A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry    C. That’s too bad      D. My pleasure

9. I usually go to work by bus, but _________and then I use my motorbike.

    A. again                              B. once                       C. now                        D. ever

10. Of my parents, my father is _________.

            A. the stricter                        B. the strictest           C. stricter                   D. strict

11. Traditional volunteer activities include         money for people in need, cooking and giving

       food.

            A. rising                     B. raising                   C. getting                   D. taking

12. Will you               making models in the future?

            A. pick up                  B. look for                 C. take up                  D. find

13. Tuan had a bad cut on his arm. It’s _________badly.        

            A. bleeding                B. burning                  C. coughing               D. sneezing

14. A hobby helps you to connect with                 people.

            A. other                      B. others                    C. another                  D. the other

15. You can share your stamps                   other collectors.

            A. at                            B. to                            C. with                        D. in

16. They have decided to ride to work                  it is good for their health and the environment.

            A. so                           B. but                          C. although                D. because

17. She was _________ tired that she wen to bed early.

            A. such                                   B. too              C. as                            D.so

18. “I think computers are useful.”  ~  “ _________.”

            A. I’m not agree        B. So do I                   C. I disagree too        D. So are they

19. I think this hobby does not cost you much, and                    you need is time.

            A. most                       B. all of                      C. some                      D. all

20. He can run very _________

      A. fastly                           B. fast                         C. quick                     D. slow

V . Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition in each blank.

1. Some novels can take people ______________   ________________ the past.  

2. In the past, children used to play _________________ the things the found.

3. I love going bare – footed on the beach and feeling the sand _____________ my feet.

4. The farmers in Arctic area transport  their ice home   ___________________ truck.

5. I wish everybody in the world live __________________ peace.

6. We wish we could communicate ____________________ animals.  

7. Before blacksmiths used to pull ____________________ teeth.

8. Nga can paint  _________________ ceramic pots.   

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences (4pts)

1. They have decided to clean up the neighbourhood              it is full of rubbish.

A. so                       B. but                      C. although             D. because

2. We came to the remote village and                  meals for homeless children.

A. cooked               B. offered                C. do                       D. made

3. She           blood twenty times so far.

A. donates               B. has donated         C. is donating          D. to donate

4. They have decided to ride to work                  it is good for their health and the environment.

A. so                       B. but                      C. although              D. because

5. We______to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we       ___ there by train.

A. flew - went         B. has flown - went            C. have flown - have gone                D. have flown – went

6. Volunteers can do general_________ such as clean-up projects or homerepair.

A. things                 B. labour                 C. jobs                    D. activities

7. Americans                      the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

A. have had             B. has had               C. had                     D. to have

8. Our school has a programme to            children from poor families in Ho Chi Minh City.

A. ask                     B. offer                   C. tutor         D. volunteer

9. Nowadays, a lot of ________ live in a nursing home.

A. homeless people           B. elderly people       C. street children           D. disabled people.

10. There are a lot of ________ after the storm.

A. homeless people           B. elderly people       C. street children           D. disabled people.

Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each of the following sentences. 
1. At the weekend we can play a ____ of badminton or join in a football sentences
A, sport              B, game              C, match
2. Football is an ___ game.
A, outdoor       B, away          C, individual
3. Kien is not very ___. He never plays games.
A, sport         B, sporting         C, sporty
4. Thanh likes ___ weather because he can go swimming in the river.
A, hot             B, cold          C, rainy
5. Vietnamese students play different sports and games ___ break time
A, in         B, on                      C, during
 

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences (4pts)

1. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are_________, but they live peacefully.

A. similar                    B. diverse                    C. unlike                          D. typical

2. Most ethnic minority peoples are good ________ farming techniques?

A.for                           B. on                            C. at                             D. of

3. Among the________, the Tay people have the largest population

A. groups                    B. majorities             C.ethnic minorities                   D. ethnic clutures

 4. The US is a_________country with over 80 ethnic groups.

A. bi-lingual                B. rich                         C. large                            D. multi-cultural

5. Which ______of our country would you most like to live in?

A.part                         B. place                       C. section                     D. area

 6. It is typical of the cultural life of __________Thai people.

A. some                        B. a                             C. the                             D. an

7.  It’s good________him to have a better job.

 A. of                         B. for                             C. to                            D. at

 8. The Giong festival is held_________in the Central Highlands.

A. year                     B. yearly                        C. annual                     D. annually

 9. There are no high buildings to block____________in our village.

A. view                     B. a view                       C. some view                D. the view

10.___________ traditional costume is the most colorful among all people of Vietnam?

A. Whose                   B. When                       C. What                       D. Where

II. Identify the underlined word/ phrase ( A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (3pts)

1. The kids look unhappy because they are allowed to play in the backyard

                     A                      B                      C             D

2. Do you enjoy to work in the new environment?

     A            B        C           D

3. Despite of the heavy traffic, Mike managed to get to work online.

          A                 B                                              C                    D

4.  I was amazing that he was interested in our plan.

                   A            B                      C         D

5. They travel to a nearest town to go shopping.

                 A       B              C         D                 

III. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets. (3pts)

1. Some of the ……………….have lived here all their lives. (VILLAGE)

2.  Viet Nam is a country of tremendous……………..with 54 ethnic groups (DIVERSE)

3. For the Muong, rice is also the main ……………… crop (AGRICULTURE)

4.  I spent my happy……………… in the countryside. (CHILD)

5.  I’m sure you will have an………………..time when you attend Hoa Ban Festival (FORGET)

SECTION IV:  READING COMPREHENSION (10pts)

I. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from the box (5pts)

In 2006, the house of a (1) __________ family in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province was chosen for the background of (2) __________ film "The story of Pao". From distance, the house looks beautiful

(3) __________ a painting. Bushes of wild but beautiful flowers in blossom on the right and an old leaning cherry blossom tree at the gate create a romantic scene for the house. The film is about the life of a H'mong girl named Pao. She (4)__________ by her stepmother because her real mother left her when she was little. One day, her stepmother died in an accident, and she began to look (5) __________ her birth mother.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (5pts)

MY VILLAGE

 We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ehnic groups in the south of Viet Nam. We live by farming- most rice- and fishing on the Mekong River. Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather. When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don’t return unitl late afternoon. By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them on the river bank. They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to the nearby town for higher price. Children will be there too. We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in.

Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New Year. It falls in mid-April.Every families tries to prepare well for the festive activities.The community also visit and helps poor families so that everyone has a happy New Year.

1.     Where do the Khmer Krom live?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2.     Why is life hard for the Khmer?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

3.     When do the women and children of the village go to the river bank?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4.     What do the women do with the fish they buy from the fishermen?

…………………………………………………………………………………………… 

5.     What is Chol Chnam Thmay?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION V: WRITING (10pts)

I/ Rewrite the following sentences in such way that they mean exactly the same as the sentences given (5pts)

1. The film was so boring that I felt asleep

Because……………………………………………………………………………………

2. The Yao people are famous for their elaborate costumes.

What……………………………………………………………………………………….?

3. Lisa is going to be singing at the party.

Who…………………………………………………………………………………………?

4. They started learning English four years ago.

They have……………………………………………………………………………………

5.     Who does this bag belong to?

  Whose....................................................................................................................................

A. Choose the correct word A, B, or C for each of the gaps to complete the following text.

Wickedly Wonderful is a small summer (1) ______ in the UK for children aged 6 to 13 years old. The children (2) ______ a week outdoors at the camp, making new friends and learning new activities while having a lot of fun. (3) ______ the summer camp, they sail, horse ride, kayak, enjoy games on the beach and the beach (4) ______, swim, surf, go crabbing and ride bikes. Children will enjoy holidays with Wickedly Wonderful, and (5) ______ are holidays that they will remember forever!

1.                A. term           B. course         C. camp D. holiday

2.                A. take           B. spend          C. use  D. pass

3.                A. At             B. In             C. On   D. During

4.                A. firing camp    B. campfire       C. fire camp D. firingcamp

5.                A. this           B. that           C. these D. those