IV. Fill each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage below (2pts)

New Year is one of four important traditional (1)…………….in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to parites. At twelve o’clock (2)…………..night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3)…..………their  friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually (4) ……………a long time. Some people don’t go home (5)……………..morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (6) …………….as wiches, ghosts or other characters. Most of the childen go (7)……………..house to house and say “Trick or Treat” (8)…………..the people at the house do not give them candy, they children (9)……………….play a trick on them. But this (10)……………happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt)

    Thousands of people (1) ______ at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House from 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m on March 29 to join the 2014 Earth Hour Campaign. The lights and unnecessary electrical appliances of the (2) ___________, shops and local families around the Hoan Kiem Lake and the Hanoi Opera House were (3) ___________ off during one hour of the campaign. A wide variety of unique arts performances were held at the Square to (4) ____________ this year’s Earth Hour. This is the sixth time Vietnam responds to the Earth Hour campaign launched by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF). ‘Let’s unite to save the Earth’ is the message that this year campaign conveys to people around the world.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Fill each of the blank below with a suitable word from the reading passage.

A. unimportant

B. irrelevant

C. uninteresting

D. impossible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Fill each of the blank below with a suitable word from the reading passage

A. unimportant

B. irrelevant

C. uninteresting

D. impossible

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

1.

There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box.

Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his (1) _____ in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He (2) _____ his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during (3) _____ career. He also composed background music for (4) _____ of his films. Chaplin died on the 25^th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.

IV. Reading: A. Fill in the blank with one correct word from the box ( 1 point )    

We should preserve historic sites because they are of ____________(1) value. To be specific, historic buildings are popular spots for field trips for various schools, __________(2) from primary schools to high schools. In fact, my class was taken to the Temple of Literature, the first university in Viet Nam, ________(3) I was in grade five. It was an interesting experience as it ________(4 ) me and my friends understand more about our educational system in the past.

IV. Reading: A. Fill in the blank with one correct word from the box ( 1 point )    

We should preserve historic sites because they are of ____________(1) value. To be specific, historic buildings are popular spots for field trips for various schools, __________(2) from primary schools to high schools. In fact, my class was taken to the Temple of Literature, the first university in Viet Nam, ________(3) I was in grade five. It was an interesting experience as it ________(4 ) me and my friends understand more about our educational system in the past.

B. Read the passage and answer the questions ( 2 points )

In Britain some families feel that learning at home is better than going to school. Home schooled children can choose when they want to learn. Does this sound more enjoyable than school?

    Andrian is a science prodigy and he wants to start university by the age of fourteen. He finds school lessons easier than the ones he expects but making friends is more difficult. At home he can spend more time on his favourite subjects and is preparing to take many of his exams early. Does he ever take a break? “Yes”, he says “I don't study subjects I'm not interested in.”

   Holly's parents weren't happy with the local school. So they made a decision to teach her at home. Her favorite is history and she often goes to museums to study. “I couldn't do that before”, she says. “This is more interesting than school was”. Her parents are always happy to help her.

   Andrian and Holly love learning at home, but some people think that studying at school is more useful because it trains you for adult life. It teaches you to be with people you don't like, but it can also help you to make friends. Are these things more important than lessons? What do you think?

Answer the questions:

1. Do people can learn at home or at school in Britain ?

……………………………………………………………………………

2. What does Andrian want to begin when he's 14 ?

………………………………………………………………………….

3. What is Holly's favourite subject ? 

 …………………………………………………………………………………..

4. What do some British people think of studying at school compared with learning at home ?

…………………………………………………………………………………….

Part 2: Fill in each blank with a suitable word deriving from the word in the brackets. Number ONE has been done for you. (15 marks)

The stories (1. CALL) …….. The Thousand and One Nights are also known as the Arabian Nights, although many come from Iran and India. The Arab world has, however, made them (2. FAME) …….. and some of the (3. HEROICALLY) …….., such as Ali Baba and the Sultan Haroun Al Rashid, are (4. PURITY) …….. Arab figures. In the story of Ali Baba, forty thieves plan a surprise (5. ATTACKING) ……..    on Ali, by hiding in large jars inside a cave. They are (6. DISCOVERY) …….. by a slave, however, who saves Ali Baba by pouring (7. BOIL) …….. oil on the thieves in the jars. The tales (8. SPECIAL ) …….. describe clever or (9. UNLUCK)………… heroes like Ali Baba or Sinbad the Sailor managing to escape all the (10. ENDANGER) …….. which they have to (11. FACIAL) …….. while acquiring both the beautiful heroine and immense wealth.