I. Complete the passage with the words from the box.

Halloween is celebrated on October31, and many people, including children, dress up in (1)______________ , visit people’s houses, and ask for candy. This is called (2)_______________.
 There are (3) ______________ traditions at Halloween. People have parties in their houses. You can dress up in scary costumes for (4) ______________ , but your costume doesn’t have to be scary. In the USA, many people wear costumes that aren’t (5)______________ .
 People also tell scary stories at Halloween or play games like bobbing for apples. Some people
make jack-o’-lanterns. (6) ______________ pumpkins with candles inside, and put them inside or outside their houses. It’s unclear where this tradition (7)______________ from.
Some historians believe that in the past, they were used to scary away (8) ______________visitors or travelers. Jack-o’-lanterns are now chiefly associated with Halloween.

I.    Complete the passage with the words from the box.

   friends       because     crazy       enjoy      programme     entertainment     restrict     fond  

For me TV is the best source of (1)____________. I can relax and have fun at the same time. My favourite TV (2)____________ is “How I met your mother”. I like it (3)____________ it is funny and I (4)____________ myself a lot. I watch it every day. The series follows the main character Ted Mosby, and his group of (5)____________ in Manhattan. I am also (6)____________ of “Criminal Minds” and “CSI:NY”.

      TV is indeed very important for me. I would go (7)____________ if I couldn’t watch it for a week. My parents sometimes have to (8)____________ my television viewing, but that’s okay.

D. Reading: (2.5pts)

A. Complete the passage with words in the box. (1.25pts)

     Today badminton becomes a very (26) ___________sports activity. It spreads quickly from the city to the countryside. People need only a pair (27) ____________rackets, a shuttlecock, a net and a small piece of land to play the (28) ____________Two or four players hit the shuttlecock over the net with their rackets. People can play badminton in their free time or in a competition. Now there (29) ____________ many badminton competitions and even a World Cup. One of the (30) ____________countries in badminton is China.

B. Read the text and answer the questions. (1.25pts)

   My father has an unusual hobby, carving eggshells. As everyone knows, eggshells are very fragile. My dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells. It’s amazing. He started the hobby five years ago after a trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery. My father did not go to class to learn how to carve. He learned everything from the Internet. I am my father’s son. My name is Ba. I like carving eggshells, too.

21. What is the name of the hobby?

…………………………………………………………………………..

22. When did he start the hobby?

…………………………………………………………………………...

23. Did he go to class to learn how to carve?

…………………………………………………………………………..

24. Where did he learn to carve?

      …………………………………………………………………………..

25. Does Ba like carving eggshells?

      …………………………………………………………………………..

E. Writing: (2.5pts) Combine these sentences using given words. (1.25pts)

11. He stayed at home. He was sick. (because)=>………………………………………………...

12. It was very cold. They went swimming. (but)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………..

13. We can go camping. We can go for a picnic. (or)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………..

14. He had a stomachache. He didn’t wash his hands. (so)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………

15. She passed the exam easily. She isn’t intelligent.  (although)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1.   She                                    her uniform every chance, keeping it crisp and fresh.

2.   These baskets are                                      from strips of willow.

3.   I’ve                                    a sweater for John, and now I’m making one for me.

4.   The dragon pattern was sometimes                                   on the cloth.

5.   The statue was                              out of a single piece of stone.

6.   This video shows how to                          a cup from clay.

7.   Dong Son drums were                              in bronze and designed with traditional patterns.

8.   Every year, a lot of products are                           from the workshop ofPhong’s family.

V. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 

carved          cast          knitted          embroidered          produced         mould       woven              ironed 

1. She ___________  her uniform every chance, keeping it crisp and fresh.

2. These baskets are ____________ from strips of willow.

3. I’ve ___________ a sweater for John, and now I’m making one for me.

4. The dragon pattern was sometimes __________ on the cloth.

5. The statue was _________ out of a single piece of stone.

6. This video shows how to __________ a cup from clay.

7. Dong Son drums were __________ in bronze and designed with traditional patterns.

8. Every year, a lot of products are ___________ from the workshop of Phong’s family. 

D. READING
I. Complete the passage with the words from the box.

While   through           vision   network          communicate               invented           accessible       much
The Internet is a huge (1) __________ of computers all connected together, but it was the world
wide web that made the technology into something that linked information together and made it (2) __________
to everyone.The world wide web was (3) __ ________ by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 – originally he was trying to find a new way for scientists to easily share the data from their experiments. Berners-Lee created the world wide web (4) _________ he was working at CERN, Switzerland.His (5) __________ soon went beyond a network for scientists to share information, in that he wanted it to be a universal and free ‘information space’ to share knowledge, to (6) __________, and to collaborate.The world wide web opened up the Internet to everyone, not just scientists. It connected the world in a way that made it (7) __________ easier for people to get information, share, and communicate. It has since allowed people to share their work and thoughts (8) _____  _____ social networking sites, blogs, video sharing, and more.

VII. Complete the passage with the words in the box, then answer the

       Brunei is one of the (31).................... countries in the world. Its population is only 25,000 and (32)........................... of them live in the capital city.  It is also the richest country in Asia and may be the richest country in the world because it has a lot of oil and (33)……..…….... gas  which it exports to Japan. Every week huge tankers carry oil and gas (34)…… the oil-fields of Brunei to Japan. The head of the state in Brunei is Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. He is the richest man in the world. The Sultan has more than 200 cars and he also has hundreds of (35)..........