I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

   I live in a house near the sea. It is ……….………(51) old house, about 100 years old and …………………(52) very small. There are two bed rooms upstairs ……………….(53) no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs ……………….…(54) the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden ……………….…(55) the house. The garden ……………….…(56) down to the beach and in spring and summer ……………….…(57) flowers every where. I like being alone ……………….…(58) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with ……………….…(59)

   I love my house for ……………….…(60) reasons the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.

51. A. a B. an C. the D. any

52. A. it  B. it's C. there's D. they're

53. A. and B. or C. too D. but

54. A. between B. next C. near to D. next to

55. A. in front B. front of C. of front in D. in front of 

56. A. go B. goes C. going D. in goes

57. A. they are B. there are C. these are D. those are

58. A. for B. of C. on D. with

59. A. my B. I C. me D. I'm

60. A. a B. any C. many D. a lot

1  also

2 English

3 American

4 same

5 do

6 situated

7 than

8 speak

9 ago

10 French

In the United States of America, the national language is (1) ____  English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2) ____  language to this country.

Now in the USA, people speak (3) ____  English. Most of the words are the (4) ____ in American and British English, but the American say some English words not as people (5) ____ in England. Canada is (6) ____ to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7) ____  the United States. In Canada, many people (8) ____ English because they also came from England many years (9) ____. But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10) ____ because they came from France.

1.    A. also                B. like                        C. as                           D. not

2.   A. French            B. English                  C. Chinese                 D. Canadian

3.   A. British            B. American              C. Russian                 D. Chinese

4.   A. various           B. similar       C. same                      D. like

5.   A. do                    B. say                         C. talk                        D. speak

6.   A. lies                  B. situated                 C. at                            D. in

7.   A. than                 B. as                           C. more                      D. less

8.   A. say                  B. tell                         C. talk                        D speak

9.   A. ago                  B. later                       C. there                      D. here

10. A. France            B. French       C. Russian                 D. Italian

1.       A. also              B. like                        C. as                           D. not

2.   A. French            B. English                  C. Chinese                 D. Canadian

3.   A. British            B. American              C. Russian                 D. Chinese

4.   A. various           B. similar       C. same                      D. like

5.   A. do                    B. say                         C. talk                        D. speak

6.   A. lies                  B. situated                 C. at                            D. in

7.   A. than                 B. as                           C. more                      D. less

8.   A. say                  B. tell                         C. talk                        D speak

9.   A. ago                  B. later                       C. there                      D. here

10. A. France            B. French       C. Russian                 D. Italian

also - English - American - same - do - situated - than - speak - ago - French

In the United States of America, the national language is (1) also English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2) English language to this country. Now in the USA, people speak (3) American English. Most of the words are the (4) same in America and British English, but the America say some English words not as people (5) speak in England. Canada is (6) situated to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7) than the United States. In Canada, many people (8) speak English because they also came from England many years (9) ago But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10) French because they came from France.

also - English - American - same - do - situated - than - speak - ago - French

1.    A. also.                                  B. like.                        C. as.                           D. not.

2.   A. French.                              B. English.                 C. Chinese.                 D. Canadian.

3.   A. British.                              B. American.              C. Russian.                 D. Chinese.

4.   A. various.                             B. similar.                   C. same.                      D. like.

5.   A. do.                                     B. say.                         C. talk.                        D. speak.

6.   A. lies.                                    B. situated.                 C. at.                           D. in.

7.   A. than.                                  B. as.                           C. more.                      D. less.

8.   A. say.                                    B. tell.                         C. talk.                        D speak.

9.   A. ago.                                    B. later.                       C. there.                      D. here.

10. A. France.                              B.French.                   C. Russian.                 D. Italian.

1.    A. also.                                  B. like.                        C. as.                           D. not.

2.   A. French.                              B. English.                 C. Chinese.                 D. Canadian.

3.   A. British.                              B. American.              C. Russian.                 D. Chinese.

4.   A. various.                             B. similar.                   C. same.                      D. like.

5.   A. do.                                     B. say.                         C. talk.                        D. speak.

6.   A. lies.                                    B. situated.                 C. at.                           D. in.

7.   A. than.                                  B. as.                           C. more.                      D. less.

8.   A. say.                                    B. tell.                         C. talk.                        D speak.

9.   A. ago.                                    B. later.                       C. there.                      D. here.

10. A. France.                              B.French.                   C. Russian.                 D. Italian.

In the United States of America, the national language is (1) also English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2) English language to this country. Now in the USA, people speak (3) American English. Most of the words are the (4) same in America and British English, but the America say some English words not as people (5) speak in England. Canada is (6) situated to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7) than the United States. In Canada, many people (8) speak English because they also came from England many years (9) ago But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10) French because they came from France.

In the United States of America, English is(1)..also.the national language, the language of the (2)..American. national. Four hundred years ago, some English people (3)..came. to North America to live(4).there.. and they (5)..brought. the English language to this new country. After them (6)..many. people from all the countries of Europe. And they all learned English (7)..because. they made it a little (8).difference.. from British English. In the USA now people speak American English. Very many words are the(9).same.. in America and in Btitish English, but the American people do not speak the English language in the same way(10).as.. people do in England.

PART IV: WRITINGI. Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2.0 pts)

1. Peter spent three hours repairing his house.It……………………………took Peter 3 hours to repair his house…………………………………………

2. No one works harder than Barbara.Barbara……………………is the most hard-working ………………………………………..…

3. Nam didn’t go to school yesterday.Nam was……………………………absent from class yesterday ……………………….........….

4. The rooms in this hotel aren’t so comfortable as the rooms in that hotel.The rooms in that hotel ……………are more comfortable than the rooms in this hotel ………………………….………

5. He drives carefully. He never has accidents.He is ……………………………a careful driver so he never has accidents………………………………………

.6. Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.Because of………………………………Lan's sickness, she didn't go to school yesterday ………………………………

7. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache.Their headache prevented ....................................the women from enjoying the concert..............................

8. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.I prefer……………………………listening to music at home to going to the concert. ……………………………………

.9. Learning English is very difficult for my brother.It ..……………………………is very difficult for my brother to learn english …………………………………………

10. The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.The visitor spoke too…………............……………… quickly for us to understand what she said. …………………

II. Put the words in order to make a complete sentence. (1.0 pt)

1. like / you / to / for / house / lunch / my / would / come / to?……………………………Would you like to come to my house for lunch?……………………………………………........……...

2. longer / are / elderly / people / are / people / so / there / living / more.…………………………………… 

People are living longer so there are more elderly people ……………………………………........……...

3. people / the / baseball / of / all / world / play / round / watch / and / millions.………………………………

Milions of people play and watch baseball all around the world…………………………………………………………

4. next / they / show / around / them / week / Hanoi / Hoa / visit / will / when / her.……………………………………

Hoa will visit Ha noi next week when they show her around them……………………………………………………

5. detective / parents / going / movie / this afternoon / we / see / with / are / a / our / to. …………………………………We are going to see a detective movie with our parents this afternoon……………………………………………………..

III. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1.0 pt)

1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class. …………………………………Monitor always goes to class on time to be a good example for the class…………………………………………………….

2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.…………………………………

My sister bought the materials to made this dress for me …………………………………………………….

.3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work. ……………………………Teacher is pleased with the improvement in my work…………………………………………………………

.4. Mr Quang / now wear / face mark / protect him / breath / dust. ……………………………Mr. quang is now wearing a face mask to protect him from breathing in dust………………………………………………………...

5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive? ……………………………………

Was anyone at home when everyone arrived? …………………………………………………

PART III : READINGI. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 pts)

Learning a foreign language is , in some way , like learning how to fly .There are some (1) _______, but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how ( 2 ) _______ these things needs (3) _______ practice. It is never enough( 4 ) _______ a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of ( 5 ) _______ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly( 6 ) _______any practice, you (7 ) _______ yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, Can you ( 8 ) _______English well without having lots (9) _______ practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) _______ a foreign language should know

.1. A. difference B. different C. differences D. differ

2. A. do B. doing C. done D. to do

3. A. a few B. lot of C. a lot of D lot

4. A. to read B. read C. reading D. reader

5. A. informative B. information C. informatics D. inform

6. A. without B. and C. for D. over

7. A. kill B. will kill C. killed D. would killed

8. A. speaks B. speaking C. speak D. spoke

9. A. in B. for C. of D. at

10. A. of B. at C. for D. to

Write your answers here:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10

.II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph. (2.0 pts)

Henry likes fishing. He fishes __1_in_ the river near our house. On Sunday afternoons, when he has __2_no_ work, he goes down to the river with a little seat and some sandwiches and _fishes_3__ until it is quite dark. There are always a few __4_other_ people there. They love fishing, too, and they all sit there quietly __5_for_ hours. Sometimes they catch some fish, sometimes they do _not_6__. I do not like that kind of sport, because I am not very patient.Once Henry _caught_7__ a big fish. He was very happy ! All the other fishermen left their _place_8__ and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a photograph _of_9__ Henry and his big fish. We still have the photograph __10_on_ the wall of our living room.

Learning a foreign language is , in some way , like learning how to fly .There are some (1) _______, but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how ( 2 ) _______ these things  needs (3) _______ practice. It is never enough( 4 ) _______ a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of ( 5 ) _______ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly( 6 ) _______any practice, you (7 ) _______ yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, Can you ( 8 ) _______English well without having lots (9) _______ practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) _______ a foreign language should know .

1.    A. difference      B. different           C. differences             D. differ

2.    A. do                 B. doing               C. done                      D. to do

3.    A. a few             B. lot of                C. a lot of                            D  lot

4.    A. to read          B. read                 C. reading                  D. reader

5.    A. informative            B. information      C. informatics            D. inform

6.    A. without         B. and                  C. for                         D. over

7.    A. kill                B. will kill            C. killed                     D. would killed

8.    A. speaks          B. speaking          C. speak                     D. spoke

9.    A. in                  B. for                    C. of                           D. at

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

Henry likes fishing. He fishes 1_______in______ the river near our house. On Sunday afternoons, when he has 2________no________ work, he goes down to the river with a little seat and some sandwiches and 3________fishes____ until it is quite dark. There are always a  4______few_____ people there. They love fishing, too, and they all sit there quietly _______an____ hours. Sometimes they catch some fish, sometimes they do 6______nothing_____. I do not like that kind of sport, because I am not very patient.

     Once Henry 7_______caught______ a big fish. He was very happy ! All the other fishermen left their 8_______places________ and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a photograph 9_____of_____ Henry and his big fish. We still have the photograph 10______on_______ the wall of our living room.

Điền vào chổ trống:

In the united states of america,the national language is (1)....also...english.Four hundred years ago,some english people came to noth america to live and they brought (2).....English....language to this country.

Now in the usa people speak (3)....American....english.Most of the words are the (4).....same....in america and british english ,but the america say some englhish words not as people (5)...speak.......in england. Canada is (6)...situated.....to the North of the United states of america .It is the (7)..largest.....the united states.In canada ,many people (8).....speak.......english because they also came from england many years (9)....ago......But in some parts of canada,people speak (10)...French......because they came from France.

VIII/. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank:
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)....... English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2)....... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and British English, but the American say some English words not as people (5)........... in England. Canada is (6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7)......... the United States. In Canada, many people (8)............ English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.

1. A. also. B. like. C. as. D. not.
2. A. French. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Canadian.
3. A. British. B. American. C. Russian. D. Chinese.
4. A. various. B. similar. C. same. D. like.
5. A. do. B. say. C. talk. D. speak.
6. A. lies. B. situated. C. at. D. in.
7. A. than. B. as. C. more. D. less.
8. A. say. B. tell. C. talk. D speak.
9. A. ago. B. later. C. there. D. here.
10. A. France. B.French. C. Russian. D. Italian.

IX/. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change:
1. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday.
Mr. Hoang spent...................HALFF AN HOUR WALKING TO WORK YESTERSAY....................................
2. What is the price of this cap ?
=>How much.............DOES THIS CAP COST......................................?
3. You shouldn’t eat too much meat
.=> You’d.........BETTER NOT EAT TOO MUCH MEAT............................................
4. Lan is the youngest of the three sisters.
=>Lan has .....TWO ELDER SISTERS.............................
5. Our house is older than any other house in the living centre
=> Our house.........................IS THE OLDEST HOUSE IN THE LIVING CENTER.............................................
6. Mai usually works hard.
=> Mai is usually a……HARD WORKER……………………
7. There are eight hundred stamps in Hoa’s collection.
=> Hoa’s collection........HAS EIGHT HUNDRED STAMPS...............................................................
8. How heavy is the chicken ?
=>What .....IS WEIGHT OF THE CHICKEN ...........................................?
9. How much is this book ?
=>What is......THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK.........................................?
10. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer.........LISTENING TO MUSIC TO WATCHING TV...............................................................