I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 1. Nam used to ________ morning exercise when he got up early. A. did B. does C. doing D. do 2. I go to school __________ bike. A. by B. on C. in D. from 3. The play was so boring. ________, Hoa saw it from beginning to end. A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although 4. She’s sure that they will find the film_________. A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained 5. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much. A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless 6. The film was so __________ that my mother couldn’t stop crying. A. moving B. thrilling C. exciting D. fascinating 7. Do you like seeing a film? - _________________ A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see? C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t. 8. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August. A. Where B. Why C. When 9. My father liked the ____________ of that singer. A. perform B. performer C. performance 10. ____________ is not very far from here to the harbour. D. Which D. performing D. That A. There B. It C. This 11. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people __________ the rules. A. remember B. obey C. go after D. take care of 12. I__________ go on foot when I was in primary school. A. have to B. may C. can D. used to Thursday, March 24th, 2022 13. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting. A. Because B. Although C. As 14. I love the __________ of folk songs A. perform B. performing C. performed 15. It must be ___________ to see elephants racing. D. Since D. performance D. amazement A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing 16. ____________ does it take to go from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by plane? A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How many 17. There ____________a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs. A. used to be B. used to have C. use to have D. were 18. I ____________ marbles when I was young, but now I didn’t. A. play B. used to play C. have played D. didn’t use to play 19. ____________is it from your house to the nearest bus stop? - About 50 metres A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much 20. We should ____________the sheet at the zebra crossing. A. walk B. walk on C. walk through D. walk across

Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

           Although some groups of people have always lived outdoor in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be (1) _________ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvement in camping equipment have (2) __________ more people to travel longer (3) __________ into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort.

           Many campers like to be (4) __________ themselves in quiet areas, so they (5)__________ their tent and food, and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-owned campsite (6) __________ has up-to-date facilities, (7)__________ hot showers and swimming pools.

           Whether campers are (8) ________ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (9)________ the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting (10) _________ animals.

1. A. fame                    B. popular                                C. favorite                 D. current

2. A. asked                    B. let                                         C. made                     D. allowed

3. A. parts                     B. directions                             C. voyages                D. distances

4. A. on                        B. by                                        C. at                          D. of

5. A. take                      B. make                                    C. pick                      D. do

6. A. where                   B. who                                     C. which                   D. when

7. A. such                     B. like                                       C. as                          D. just

8. A. lonely                   B. single                                   C. separate                D. alone

9. A. remain                  B. stay                                      C. keep                      D. let

10. A. wild                   B. natural                                 C. loose                     D. free

5

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

______ is your favourite channel? – VTV1.

 A.

What

 B.

Where

 C.

When

 D.

Who

6

  Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

______Nick ______ sports very often?

 A.

Does/ play

 B.

Did/ play

 C.

Does/ plays 

 D.

Did/ played

7

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct question for the underlined part.

They live in a small town.

 A.

Where did they live?

 B.

Where does they live?

 C.

Where they live?

 D.

Where do they live?

8

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

Hoa didn’t read books yesterday. She ______ fishing.

 A.

does

 B.

did

 C.

went

 D.

goes

9

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

You are late. The train _______ two hours ago.

 A.

left

 B.

leave

 C.

is leaving

 D.

leaves

10

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

What ______ lovely living room!  

 A.

an

 B.

a

 C.

X

 D.

the

11

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to indicate a correct sentence.

a/ cute/ What/ baby!

 A.

What cute a baby!

 B.

What a baby cute!

 C.

What cute baby a!

 D.

What a cute baby!

III. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

If asked who ____________(1) the game of baseball, most ___________(2) would probably reply that it was Abner Doubleday. At the beginning of this century, there was some disagreement over ___________(3) the game of baseball had actually originated, so sporting-goods manufacturer Spaulding inaugurated a commission to research the ____________(4). In 1908 a report was published by the commission _________(5) which Abner Doubleday, a U.S. Army officer from Cooperstown, New York, was ____________(6) credit for the intervention of the game. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was established in Cooperstown in __________(7) of Doubleday.

Today, most sports historians are in agreement that Doubleday ____________(8) did not have much to do with the development of baseball. __________(9), baseball seems to be a close ____________(10) to the English game of rounders and probably has English rather than American roots. 

1. A. discovered B. founded C. invented D. found

2. A. Americans B. American C. The US D. America

3. A. what B. how C. when D. that

4. A. problem B. question C. matter D. issue

5. A. at B. to C. of D. in

6. A. provided B. passed C. given D. delivered

7. A. honor B. reward C. award D. ceremony

8. A. truly B. really C. as well D. probably 

9. A. But B. Moreover C. Instead D. Additionally

10. A. relate B. relationship C. relative D. relation

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

1. Is your mother going to work ________ bus today?

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

2. There is ________ apple in our living room.

A. an B. a C. two D. three

3. Hello. I ________ your new teacher. My name is Hoa.

A. is B. am C. are D. do

4. We always get up ________ half past seven in the morning.

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

5. ________ is my new English teacher. Her name is Sandra.

A. These B. There C. This D. Those

III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences

1. My birthday is __________ the summer, __________8th July.

A. on/ on                  B. in/on                    C. at/ in                   D. in/ at

2. Napoleon Bonaparte was a great leader and he won many __________.

A. leaders                 B. soldier                 C. army                   D. battles

3. Ratatouille is a/an __________ movie. The characters are drawings, not real people.

A. animated              B. science fiction     C. drama                  D. action

4. Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị were Vietnamese great female __________.

A. armies                 B. invaders                C. generals               D. soldier

5. A: Do you want to see a movie on Sunday?

B: _________

A. Yes, I will.           B. Sounds great.        C. Yes, you can.       D. I didn’t see it.

6. I need to go to the _______ to send these letters to my grandparents.

A. library                  B. police station        C. supermarket         D. post office

7. I like going to the _______ because I can read and borrow many interesting books there.

A. bookstore            B. library                    C. department store       D. school

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

1. Is your mother going to work ________ bus today?

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

2. There is ________ apple in our living room.

A. an B. a C. two D. three

3. Hello. I ________ your new teacher. My name is Hoa.

A. is B. am C. are D. do

4. We always get up ________ half past seven in the morning.

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

5. ________ is my new English teacher. Her name is Sandra.

A. These B. There C. This D. Those

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1.   I can just about get _________ in Italian.

      A. in                            B. on                           C. without                   D. by        

6.   I _________ a bit of Thai on holiday in Phuket.

      A. picked up                B. took in                    C. turned out               D. picked on

7.   If you get                          when speaking, take two deep breaths before you say something.

      A. pleased                   B. unwilling                C. annoyed                  D. nervous

8.   That’s an English ­­­­­­_______ school. They create all-English environments for English learners.

      A. immersive               B. impressed               C. immersion               D. immersed

9.   No one ever improves pronunciation and                         by watching someone else’s shape of the mouth! You improve English speaking by speaking, not watching.

      A. accent                     B. sounds                    C. rhythm                    D. tone

10. It was his first interview but he was not _____________.

      A. punctuality             B. punctually               C. punctual                 D. punctuate

11. The language that you learn to speak from birth is                      language

      A. second                    B. foreign                    C. official                    D. first

12. Reading helps you learn vocabulary easily as you will                            new words without even realizing it when you read.

      A. face up                    B. look up                   C. pick up                    D. give up

13. If you want to improve your speaking skill, you should attend the courses that are taught in a _________ way.

      A. lexical                     B. communicative       C. traditional               D. domestic

14. We can ___________ our vocabulary through reading.

      A. imitate                    B. decrease                  C. open                        D. expand

15. ___________ does “baggage” mean? - ___________ it up in the dictionary.”

      A. What/ Look            B. That/ Find               C. Which/ See             D. What/ Find

16. The article ___________ reflects this current issue.

      A. darkly                     B. fluently                   C. accurately               D. dominantly

17. I haven’t spoken German for ages – I may be a little ___________.

      A. similar                    B. rusty                       C. perfect                    D. official

18. I received a children’s ___________ on my fifth birthday.

      A. encyclopedia          B. variety                    C. press                       D. compound

19. Some Vietnamese words are ___________  from French.

      A. hired                       B. picked                     C. spoken                    D. borrowed

20. I can’t speak French correctly due to the ___________ of its grammar.

      A. simplicity               B. complexity             C. openness                 D. punctuality

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

It rained heavily _______, but he went to school on time.

today

yesterday

now

everyday

SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

II. Multiple choice: (6.25 points)

Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box

1.The boss wants his……...to type  some letters.

A. secretary               B. novelist                 C. journalist              D. musician

2. If you eat too quickly, you may not ................attention to whether your hunger is satisfied.

A. pay                         B. take                        C. keep                       D. show

3. Our plane arrives in Hanoi at................. two o’clock in ................... afternoon.

A. Ø – the                  B. the – the                C. a – a                       D. the – an

4. “.................. bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.

A. What a                   B. How a                    C. What                      D. How this

5. .................. of the students in my class are boys.

A. Two third              B. Two of thirds        C. Third twos                        D. Two thirds

6. I rarely eat ice cream now but I...................... it a lot.

A. eat                          B. used to eat           C. get used to eating  D.  didn’t use to eat

7. I divided the sweets ……….several children.

A. during                   B. between     C. into                        D. among 

8. They hardly believe him and .....................

A. so I do                   B. neither do I         C. I do, too                   D. I believe him

9. Always ………….honest in whatever you do.

A. to be                      B. be                           C. are                         D. being

10. My mother bought me a…………schoolbag.

A. small Chinese black                    B. black Chinese small                   

C. Chinese small black                    D. small black Chinese

11. While some people find advertising very helpful, .................. think it is a waste of time and money.

A. some other            B. others                    C. other                      D. others people

12. – “ Thank you for the present, Jimmy.” – “ ………………..”

A. I’m sorry            B. Very glag             C. You’re welcome    D. No, of course

13. A house is more……………….decorated at New Year than during the year.

A. beauty                   B. beautiful               C. beautifully                        D. beautify

14. Many craft villages are becoming popular..................... in Vietnam.

A. tourism attractions                                  B. tourist attractions

C. tour attractiveness                                   D. physical attraction

15. My sister has a…………….summer vacation.

A. five - weeks          B. five – week’s      C. five - week             D. fives - week

16. Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea? ~ Christy: “............. .”

A. Be yourself           B. Do it yourself       C. Allow yourself     D. Help yourself

17. Minh’s uncle was a bank manager living ...................the outskirts of the city.

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

18. At this market, they sell oranges......................

A. by dozens             B. by a dozen                        C. by the dozen         D. for dozens                       

19. ..............the two sisters, Mary is.................

A. Of/ the prettier                                         B. Between/ the prettiest    

C. Of/ prettier                                                D. Between/ the prettier

20. We know that the food we eat affects our...................life.

A. whole                    B. all                           C. most                       D. during

21. I don’t like brown rice. Haven’t you got........................?

A. no white                B. white ones                        C. any white              D. a white                 

22. Wave energy is a source of …………….energy.

A. environment friendly                             B. environmentally friendly

C. environmental friendly                          D. environmentally friend

23. ~ "Look at that schoolbag", she said to Nam. "Isn't it one of .................?"

A. ours'                       B. our                         C. our's                       D. ours          

24. Tom doesn’t know why many students pay a ............. to the Temple of Literature before their exams.

A. walk                       B. trip                         C. visit                        D. holiday

25. ………lives in a very big house.

A. A Queen of England                              B. Queen of England            

C. The Queen of the England                     D. The Queen of England

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III. Error identification: (1.25 points)

From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction.

1. The house is not very big, but there is a lot of furnitures.

            A                                    B            C                    D

2. I bought a different gift for my friend in American last year.

             A            B               C                               D

3. Although smoking cigarettes make Mr. Thomson cough a lot, he cannot give it up.                       

                    A                                 B                              C                                    D

4. The doctor measured Mai’s temperature and said that it was normal.

                            A                                               B          C            D

5.  If you meet him, remember not telling him what I have just said to you.

                      A                   B                C                                     D

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IV. Verb form: (1.25 points)

Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. There ( be ) ………. only one boy coming  to her party last night ?.

2.  I’m going to the post office ( buy ) ………….some stamps.

3. When tired, I often (go).................. on bare foot.

4. Nobody ( know ) …………… who he is.

5. I ( take )………….you home? – Thank you very much..

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V. Word form: (1.25 points)

Write the correct form of the word to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.

1. My…..….is to hear that you and your family are well.                                 PLEASE          

2. Men can do everything they want. Nothing is ...................                             POSSIBILITY

3. There was no ......................... for his absence from class yesterday.            EXPLAIN

4. My friend, Ha, arranged flowers the most ........................., so they failed the contest.     

                                                                                                                          ATTRACT

5. ................................. live on vegetables, fruit and cereal.                                VEGETABLE

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SECTION THREE: READING

VI. Exercise 1: (2.5 points)

 Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks.

                                          EDUCATION IN ENGLAND
            (1)____ child in Great Britain (2) ____the age of five and fifteen must attend  school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary schools,  secondary schools, and universities.
State schools are free, and (3) _____ is compulsory. Morming school begins at  nine o’clock and (4) ____ for three hours, (5) _____ half past four. School is opened five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are no (6) _____There are  (7) _____at Christmas, Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities, there are two  grades of (8) ______ schools for those who will go to work at fìfteen: primary schools
(9) ______ boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools  ( 10 )_____ children from eleven to fifteen years.
1. A. Most            B. Almost             C. Almost of         D. Every
2. A. among          B. middle              C. between            D. beside
3. A. children        B. attention           C. applicants         D. attendance
4. A. takes            B. lasts                  C. brings               D. hold
5. A. when            B. until                 C. while                D. not until
6. A. homework   B. housework       C. lessons             D. training
7. A. vacation       B. day off             C. holidays           D. recess
8. A. State             B. compulsory      C. private              D. personal
9. A. with             B. by                              C. about                D. for
10. A. from                    B. and                   C. to                     D. for

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VII. Exercise 2: (1.25 points)

Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rate of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amount of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice cream, and other high fat foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and diary products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer diary products.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Children eat the same way their parents eat.

B. Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruits and vegetables.

C. Eating meat causes heart disease and cancer.

D. The kind of diet we have can cause or prevent diseases

2. Why do Japanese have low rates of cancer and heart disease?

A. Because their diet changes.       B. Because they do eat animal fat.

C. Because they eat a lot grains and very little meat.

D. Because they live longer than anyone else in the world.

3. "… the Japanese live longer than anyone else…". What does anyone else mean?

A. all other people               B. most other people       C. nobody          D. some other people

4."...the rates of heart and disease and cancer are increasing there as well.”

Where does there refer to?

A. In the United States.                                                        C. In Cuba.

B. In Japan.                                                                            D. In Cuba Mauritius, and Hungary

5. What do doctors advise people to do?

A. eat a lot of meat                                                              

B. eat many grains and a few vegetables

C. eat more grains and vegetables and less meat.          

D. eat fewer vegetables

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VIII. Exercise 3: (2.5 points)

 Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

The idea of a driverless car is not new. Now there are already (1)_________ on the road that can park themselves. (2)_________a truly self-driving car, one that can drive itself, is being tested by scientists and engineers. Self-driving cars have already tested on (3)___________roads. These cars (4)_______ only record images of the road, but their computerized maps view (5) _________signs, find alternative routes and (6)_________traffic lights even before they are seen by a person. By using radars and cameras, the cars can analyze information about (7)_________surroundings faster than a human can. In some of the tests, the car learn the details of a road (8)________ driving on it several times, and when it is time to drive itself, it can identify when there are pedestrians crossing and then (9)________to let them pass by. Self-driving cars could make transport safer for all of us by eliminating the cause of most of today’s accidents. Although self-driving cars may seem far off, some people believe that (10)_________will be driverless cars in showrooms in about 10 years.

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SECTION FOUR: WRITING

IX. Sentence transformation: (1.25 points)

Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed above it.

1. The party won't take place here if the weather doesn't improve.

=> If the weather improves……………..................................…………….

2. Mai Lan is among the most clever students in my school.

=> Mai Lan is one………………………………………..……………….

3. I find talking to other people in English very easy.

=> I am…………………………………………………..………………..

4. My sister didn't attend the festival and your sister didn't, either.

=> Neither my sister………………………………………………………

5. Any pictures that are taken will have to travel for three minutes before they reach the earth.

=>The pictures will take……………………………………………………………

X. Sentence building: (1.25 points)

Use the prompts provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. 

1. It/ difficult/ us/ study English/ without/have/ good dictionary/ ./

……………………………………………………………….......................……....………….

2. I/ used/ look/ after/ younger/ brother/ sister/ when/ parents/ work/ ./

………………………………………………………………….......................……………….

3. There/ good restaurant/ that street/ so/ my friends/ I/ usually/ eat/ there/./

……………………………………………………………........................……….……………

4. What/ the title/ film/ you/ see/ TV/ last night/ ?/

………………………………………………………........................…………………………

5. People/ ought/ use/ cloth bags/ when/ shop/./

………………………………………………………….........................………………………

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