II. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.(10 points)

      Chu Van An was born in 1292 and died in 1370. From his childhood, he was (1)_________  for his intelligence. He did not have the dream of (2) _________ part in exams to become mandarins (3) _________  other students. Chu Van An stayed at (4)  _________ and taught himself by reading books, and opened schools. His school quickly became famous in the region and many students from other places went there to (5) _________.

      Emperor Tran Minh Tong (6) _________ Chu Van An to be the principal of the Imperial Academy to teach his crown prince and other students to become (7)         _________ people for the country. In 1359, Emperor Tran Minh Tong gave his crown (8) _________  his son, Tran Hien Tong, who was also a student of Chu Van An. Under the regime of Emperor Tran Hien Tong, the court and the country were peaceful. (9)_________, this period lasted only for 12 years. Then Emperor Tran Hien Tong died, and Tran Du Tong inherited the crown. The social situation became complicated, the people were very poor and many good people were killed.

      Chu Van An bravely submitted a petition which requested the Emperor to behead 7 perfidious mandarins, so it was (10) _________  “Seven Beheaded Petition” (That Tram So). “Seven Beheaded Petition” became the symbol of the courageous attitude of the real intellectuals, and of Chu Van An’s spirit.

      1.   A. like                        B. famous                  C. Such as                  D. Similar

      2.   A. approximately     B. expressively         C. taking                    D. progressively

      3.   A. like                        B. pioneering            C. pioneering            D. pioneers

      4.   A. custom                  B. waiter                    C. service                   D. home

      5.   A. tourists                  B. study                      C. pilot                       D. guess

      6.   A. invited                   B. orbition                 C. orbital                    D. orbiting

      7.   A. constructed          B. designed                C. talented                 D. painted

      8.   A. equipment            B. to                            C. equivalent             D. furniture

      9.   A. invitation              B. ticket                     C. space                     D. However

      10. A. called                    B. departures             C. islands                   D. destinations

Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the capital letters part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (4 Điểm)

III. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

11. ________ I was talking to my teacher, my friends were waiting outside the classroom.

A. In order that B. So that C. Although D. While

12. My grandfather is the ________ oldest artisan in the village; Hoa’s grandfather is the oldest.

A. first B. most C. one D. second

13. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs ________ they can avoid the noise and pollution in the city.

A. so that B. when C. although D. so as

14. I couldn’t sleep last night ________ the bar nearby played music so loudly.

A. because B. so that C. although D. while

15. The students didn’t know ________ to do to deal with the problem.

A. why B. what C. where D. when

16. Minh is ________ the most successful student in my class.

A. by far B. so long C. so now D. by how

17. Nam didn’t know ________ to find more information about the course.

A. why B. while C. what D. where

18. ________ they moved to the city five years ago, they still remember living in a small town.

A. While B. Although C. Whereas D. In order that

IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the table

set off        break down           bring out           keep up       deal with        run out

give up        go on                turn down             live up

19. Their proposal to build another skyscraper in the city has been ________ as it may be dangerous.

20. Don’t ________ practising. You’re making good progress.

21. What time do you want to ________ for Ha Long?

22. She wanted to knit a scarf, but she ________ of wool before she was finished.

23. Nga ________ her stress by taking up yoga.

24. If you don’t ……………….with your regular exercise, you’ll gain more weight.

25. Our band has just ________ our second album.

26. If they ________ cutting down trees, the city will lose its beauty.

27. We missed the beginning of the film since our motorbike ________ on the way to the cinema.

28. Hoang was sad because he failed to ________ to his parents’ expectations.

Task 8: Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank.

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in a lot of (4)_______types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with actresses like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished filming the musical with Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have (5)______ been happier to do anything in my life”.

1. A. bear                        B. born                       C. bearing                  D. beared

2. A. acting                     B. actress                  C. actor                      D. action

3. A. made                      B. played                   C. worked                  D. starred

4. A. same                      B. difficult                 C. different                D. similar

5. A. ever                        B. never                     C. even                       D. just

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

My friend, Ben, has had a few problems with his health. He didn’t feel well, (1)______he told his parents about that. His mum said, “You should eat (2) ________ vegetables. You shouldn’t eat (3) every day.” His dad said, “You should go to bed (4)________. You (5)________ stay up so late at night.” He phoned me and told me about the problems. I said, “Don’t play so (6) computer games. Go outside (7) play football.”
He didn’t go to school last week. He went to (8)_________the doctor. The doctor said, “You should stay at home for a week. Don’t go out and don’t turn on your computer.”
At school today, he looked sad. We asked him, “What’s (9) ? You should be happy. You weren’t here last week.” Ben is (10) his school work from last week. He’s not happy at all.
 

Choose the correct answer *

IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the table to fill in each blank.

          I disagree (26)___________ the idea that robots will only bring benefits to people in the future. Robots will also have some negative influences. Firstly, they will be very expensive and we will spend too much money buying and fixing them. Secondly, robots in (27)___________will be able to do everything the workers do, so robots will make them jobless.(28)___________, robots in our homes will do all the housework (29)_____________ us, so we will become lazy and inactive. (30)____________ short, robots will do many things for us, but they may not improve the quality of our lives.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 21: Denis has just bought a new suit that he likes very much. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

- Tom: “You look very smart in that suit, Denis.” - Denis: “_______.”

A. No, I don't think so

B. Oh, you don't like it, do you?

C. Thanks, I bought it at Mike's

D. Thanks, my mum has bought it