II. Circle the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1 pt)

1.A. hand      B. transport      C. character       D. celebration

2. A. laughs             B.  helps               C.  moves               D. looks

3. A. thanks                 B.  throw               C.  these               D. think

4. A. canyon             B. ancient           C. capital             D. cook

I. Circle the word which has the underlined letter pronounced differently from the others

1. A. thirsty                             B. throw                      C. thin                          D. there

2. A. laugh                              B. taught                     C. because                  D. sauce

3. A. then                                B. thing                       C. them                       D. their

4. A. chess                               B. competitive             C. exercise                   D. fantastic

5. A. played                             B. watched                  C. looked                     D. washed

6. A. visited                             B. wanted                    C. missed                     D. needed

7. A. go                                   B. coast                       C. around                    D. know

8. A. boat                                B. old                          C. cold                         D. hour

9. A. sky                                  B. wish                        C. high                         D. exciting

10. A. hat                                B. cat                          C. glass                        D. had

I/ Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1p)

A. solar B. power C. eco-friendly D. hydro

A. pedal B. invent C. expensive D. plentiful

II/ Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (1p)

A. appear B. pilot C. pollute D. replace

A. abundant B. imagine C. solution D. driverless

III/ Choose the best option (3p)

I think perhaps we ______ flying cars soon.

A. will have B. will be having C. are going to have D. are having

Does that red motorbike belong to your mother? - No, ______ is white.

A. she B. her C. hers D. mine 

We should try to make the world greener by using vehicles that are ______ .

A. environmental friendly B. environmentally friendly

C. friendly environment D. friendly environmental

Mai usually goes to school ______ bus but yesterday she came ______ her dad’s car.

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

At this time next week, we ______ a wind turbine in our garden.

A. install B. have installed C. will install D. will be installing

Natural gas is a non-renewable source of energy and it may ______ soon.

A. run out B. run down C. use up D. use over

IV/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets (2p)

We couldn’t see the airplane because it _____________ behind the cloud. (appear)

Your idea is really _____________ , however, I don’t think it will come true soon. (imagine)

Vesak Day is a _____________ festival for those who follow Buddhism. (religion)

The traffic in some cities is so _____________ that it is difficult to see a solution. (chaos)

V/ Write questions for the underlined parts (1.5p)

The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight.

The Songkran Festival is usually celebrated between 13 and 16 of April.

It costs about $500 to join Glastonbury Festival.

VI/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the given words (1.5p)

We will plant more trees to reduce the carbon dioxide.

More trees

I hope they will choose John for the school’s football team.

I hope John

The local government will build a power station here next year.

A power station

II. Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from others. Circle A, B, C or D. (1 pt)

1. A. moon                            B. flood                      C. typhoon                D. food

2. A. category                       B. conserve               C. complain               D. ancient

3. A. somtimes                      B. with                       C. visit                       D. worship                

4. A. throw                            B. thought                  C. therefore               D. thick

V. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL letters to complete each sentence. (1 pt)

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

            In Vietnam, family meals with many (1) ______________ Vietnamese food have been one of the unique cultural features. Since the ancient (2) ______________, family meal has become a very familiar thing. Whenever people go far away, they think about it with high regard. Up to now, family meals have been more highly appreciated due to the fact that people are getting busier with their business.

            In some big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, parents always busy; they (3) ______________ early in the morning and take their children to schools before going to work. Children study and have lunch at schools, parents work and have lunch at offices or somewhere else which is (4) ______________ for them. Therefore, dinner is an intangible string to connect family members together and a good (5) ______________ for them to share a meal and talk together after a hard day.

VII. Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions. (1 pt)

            A total of 90 people were killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016, and experts say extreme weather conditions are becoming harder to predict. Deadly storms and the subsequent floods and landslides also injured 223 people and damaged 1,600 houses nationwide between January and August, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

            More than 200,000 hectares of rice, 50,000 hectares of other crops and 19,000 hectares of fishery farms were affected. The total damage of natural disasters was estimated at nearly VND9 trillion (US$404 million) in this year. According to the weather forecast center, the northern mountainous region will see heavy rains and strong winds during upcoming year 2017.

1. Were 900 people killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016?

2. What were the causes of 223 injured people and 1,600 damaged houses nationwide between January and August?

3. How many hectares of fishery farms were affected?

4. When will the northern mountainous region see heavy rains and strong winds?

V. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL letters to complete each sentence. (1 pt)

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

            In Vietnam, family meals with many traditional Vietnamese food have been one of the unique cultural features. Since the ancient (1) ______________, family meal has become a very familiar thing. Whenever people go far away, they think about it with high regard. Up to now, family meals have been more highly (2) ______________ due to the fact that people are getting busier with their business.

            In some big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, parents always busy; they get up early in the morning and (3) ______________ their children to schools before going to work. Children study and have lunch at schools, parents work and have lunch at offices or somewhere else which is (4) ______________ for them. Therefore, dinner is an intangible string to connect family members together and a good (5) ______________ for them to share a meal and talk together after a hard day.

VII. Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions. (1 pt)

            A total of 90 people were killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016, and experts say extreme weather conditions are becoming harder to predict. Deadly storms and the subsequent floods and landslides also injured 223 people and damaged 1,600 houses nationwide between January and August, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

            More than 200,000 hectares of rice, 50,000 hectares of other crops and 19,000 hectares of fishery farms were affected. The total damage of natural disasters was estimated at nearly VND9 trillion (US$404 million) in this year. According to the weather forecast center, the northern mountainous region will be see heavy rains and strong winds during upcoming year 2017.

1. How many people were killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016?

2. What were the causes of 223 injured people and 1600 damaged houses nationwide between January and August?

3. Were over 200,000 hectares of rice and 50,000 hectares of other crops affected?

4. How much money was estimated as total damage of natural disasters in 2016?

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. drought             B. ought               C. brought               D. bought

2. A. hobbies             B. bags                  C. organizations       D. groups

3. A. mash                 B. scatter              C. package              D. metal

4. A. happened           B. helped              C. burned                D. bored

I. Circle the letter(A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:

1. A. hot                                  B. box                                     C. fork                         D. spot

2. A. omelette                         B. rod                                      C. job                          D. sport

3. A. morning                          B. bottle                                  C. hobby                     D. opera

4. A. portrait                           B. broth                                   C. for                           D. short

5. A. television                        B. vision                                  C. depression              D. occasion

6. A. sugar                               B. leisure                                 C. usual                       D. closure

7. A. information                    B. discussion                           C. exhibition               D. television                 

8. A. ocean                              B. measure                              C. sure                         D. machine     

II. Circle the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best complete each sentence:

1. Last year, Nam _________ in raising funds for street children.

A. participates                   B. participated                                    C. has participated      D. will participate

2. I ___________to Sa Pa two months ago.

A. go                                 B. will go                                C. went                       D. have gone

3. Lily  ________ badminton very well.

A. does                              B. plays                                   C. takes                       D. collects

4. My dad enjoys ________ his bike to work.

A. to ride                           B. ride                                     C. ridden                     D. riding

5. The coffee isn’t very sweet. I’ll add some more ______.

A. pepper                          B. salt                                      C. sugar                       D. lemon

6. Duong loves playing the guitar, and I love __________.

A. too                               B. the same                             C. either                      D. as

7. In the future, I  ___________ playing soccer because it makes me healthy.

A. will continue                B. have continued                   C. continue                  D. continued

8. They ___________  to Hue many times, but last summer they flew there.

A. drive                             B. will drive                            C. drove                      D. have driven

9. My sister likes ____________dolls. Now she has more than 100.

A. playing                           B. taking                                 C. collecting                D. doing

10. The students _____________some flowers in the schoolyard tomorrow.

A. will plant                     B. plant                                   C. have planted           D. planted

11. Classical music is not as________as pop music.

A. excite                           B. excitable                             C. excitedly                 D. exciting

12. These photos are not clear, and those aren’t__________.

A. as                                 B. either                                  C. too                          D. with

13. Minh_________100 postcards so far. He intends to sell them to raise funds.

A. makes                          B. has made                            C. made                       D. will make

14. None in my class is as _______as Mary.

A. create                           B. creation                               C. creative                   D. creatively

15. I love photography because I enjoy ________photos of everything around me.

A. doing                             B. playing                                C. collecting                D. taking

16. He can play _________ and sing at the same time.

A. drums                            B. cello                                    C. microphone             D. photography

17. My little daughter loves drawing with ______________.

            A. mud                        B. crayons                               C. a microphone          D. a camera

18. I really love lemonade. It tastes sweet and ___________.

            A. sour                                    B. spicy                                   C. bitter                       D. salty

19. __________ is made from soy bean.

            A. noodle                    B. sweet soup                          C. green tea                 D. tofu

20. -Vinh: What sports do you like? – Tom: ____________

A. No, I don’t know.                                      B. Yes, it is my favourite sport.

C. I think it is boring.                                      D. Well, I love football and swimming.

21. Bao: What’s your favourite food? – Trung: ________________.

A. It’s sandwich                                             B. I eat sandwich in the morning

C. Pho is delicious                                          D. I have noodles for lunch

22. Where do the volunteers work?

A. They take care of children                         B. They collect books for street children.

C. They work in a hospital.                             D. They help chidren do homework.

23. I ___________ a member of this non-profit organization since 1996.

            A. am                          B. was                         C. have been                           D. will be

B/ Reading:

         Reading 1: I. Read the following passage carefully. Then circle the best answer  for each blank.

Maintaining a healthy body is not easy and not so difficult also. Most important tip (1)____________ a healthy body is to have healthy food and eat them at proper time. Avoid eating junk food. Your diet should contain food which has more nutrients. Try to include vegetables, fruits, milk, and fish in your daily diet. Make sure you are (2)_________ your breakfast regularly. Skipping your breakfast regularly will definitely affect your health. Make sure you drink more amount of water daily. Regular (3)________ will also keep your body in good health. You can go for running, do cycling, walking faster etc. Apart from these always try to manage your stress. By controlling your stress you can maintain a healthy body. Your body should (4)________enough time to take rest. Make sure you get a sleep of eight hours daily. Sleep is very important for healthy body and also for mental and emotional happiness.

1.A. for                                   B. with                                                C. of                                        D. to

2. A. have                                B. to have                                C. had                                     D. having

3. A. relaxation                       B. exercise                               C. entertainment                     D. sleep

4. A. to get                              B. got                                      C. get                                      D. getting

II. Read the passage again and circle the best options to answer the following questions.

1. To have a healthy body, you should _________.

A. eat junk food                B. put on weight               C. have a healthy diet             D. not consume nutrients

2. Skipping breakfast is _________ for your health.

A. good                                   B. bad                                     C. necessary                            D. important

3. Managing stress can help people _________.

A. have a nice body                B. live longer                           C. sleep enough time               D. stay healthy

4. Make sure you get a sleep of __________hours daily.

A. 8                                         B. 6                                         C. 10                                       D. 9      

Reading 2: Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.

Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots or rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything – not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “ You must give up fishing!”, my friends say “ It’s a waste of time”. But they don’t realize that I am not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting alone in a boat and doing nothing.

1. Is fishing the writer’s favourite sport?

A. No, it isn’t.                         B. Yes, it is.                            C. Yes, it does.                       D. No, it doesn’t.

2. Why are some fishermen unlucky?

A. Because they do not catch any fish.                      B. Because they catch a lot of fish.

C. Because they catch old boots or rubbish.               D. Because they catch old plastic bags.

3. What does the writer catch after having spent whole mornings on the river?

A. He catches nothing even old boots.                       B. He catches some old boots or rubbish.

C. He catches some fish.                                             D. He catches a lot of fish.

4. What do the writer’s friends advise him?

A. The writer should give up fishing.                         B. The writer should go on fishing.

C. The writer should buy fishing.                               D. The writer should waste his time.

Reading 3: I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

     We need calories or (1)……………..to do the things everyday. For example, when we walk to school or (2)……….a bike to school we spend a certain amount of calories and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we  have a day to stay in shape? It’s (3)__________for us to calculate. If people want to keep (4)…………….., they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

    We get calories  from the food we eat. If we get too many food and don’t take part (5)……….any activities, we can get fat quickly. So besides studying, we should do some exercise , play sports or do the housework, such as cleaning the floor, cooking etc., if we don’t eat enough, we feel (6)………..and weak.

1. A. food                    B. energy                    C. drink                       D. wine

2. A. ride                     B. riding                      C. to ride                     D. rode

3. A. easy                    B. easily                      C. difficult                  D. difficulty

4. A. health                 B. action                      C. active                      D. fit

5. A. with                    B. in                            C. on                           D. at

6. A. tired                   B. tire                          C. tiredness                 D. tireless

Reading 4:                                        Pho – A popular dish in Ha Noi

     Among the many special dishes in Ha noi, pho is the most popular. It is a special kind of Vietnamese   soup. We can enjoy Pho  for all kinds of meals during the day, from breakfast (1)___________dinner, and even for late night snack. Pho (2)­­­­__________a very special taste. The rice noodles are made from the best variety of rice.The broth for pho bo( beef noodle soup) is made by stewing the bones of (3)__________for a long time in a large pot. The broth for another kind of pho, pho ga ( chicken noodle soup) is made by stewing chicken bones. The chicken meat served with pho ga is boneless (4)_________cut into thin slices. It’s so delicious.

I. Choose the best answer

1. A. to                                 B. with                                    C. for                           D. in

2. A. is                                  B. are                           C. has                          D. have

3. A. chicken                        B. cows                       C. pig                          D. duck

4. A. or                                 B. but                          C. so                            D. and

II. Read the text again and answer which following sentence is True or False        

1. People can enjoy Pho for all kinds of meals during the day.                      A. True            B. False

2. The rice noodles are made from the worst variety of rice.                         A. True            B. False

3. Pho is the most popular dish in Hanoi.                                                       A. True            B. False

4. The chicken meat served with pho ga is cut into large slices.                    A. True            B. False

C/ Writing:

I. Circle (A,B,C or D) that isn’t correct in grammar:

1. You will be healthier if you consume less fruits and vegetables.

       A                B                         C              D

A. be                           B. if                             C. less                          D. and

2. When we have some days off, my close friends and I often went camping.

       A                                  B                          C                          D

            A. When                      B. days off                  C. friends                    D. went

3. You should eat more chocolate, or  you can put on weight.

               A              B                     C                               D

            A. should                    B. more                       C. or                            D. weight

4. Jane often playing board games with her friends at school.

                        A                               B             C             D

            A. playing                   B. with                                    C. friends                    D. school

5. My grandmother loves gardened. She plants flowers in the small garden behind her house.

                                                A                  B                              C                                          D

            A. gardened                B. plants                      C. in                            D. her

6. I want to buy a new car, so I don’t have enough money.

         A                               B          C               D

            A. want                       B. new                         C. so                            D. have

7. Miss Lien eats a lot of fruit and vegetables, but she does exercise every morning.

                      A                         B                       C           D

           A.eats                           B. and                         C. but                          D. does

8. I have a sore throat, or I don’t want to eat anything.

         A                                     B       C                  D

            A. have                        B. or                            C. don’t                       D. eat

9. Mai doesn’t like skate because she thinks it is dangerous.

               A                B                           C        D

            A. doesn’t                   B. skate                       C. thinks                      D. is

10. Ngoc love cartoons, but she says she won’t continue  this hobby in the future.

                 A                    B                                  C                   D

            A. love                                    B. but                          C. won’t continue       D. this hobby

11. Sit more in front of the TV or a computer if you don’t want your eyes to be hurt.

  A                                 B                                           C              D

A. more                       B. or                            C. want                       D. eyes

12. Ha play volleyball with her friends on Saturday mornings.

 A                       B                     C                       D

A. play                                    B. with                                    C. on                           D. mornings

II. Rearrange given words or phrases to write complete sentences:

1/ getting up/ My sister/ early. / hates                         à__________________________________.

A. My sister hates getting up early.                B. My sister getting up hates early.

C. My sister hates getting early up.                D. My sister up hates early getting.

2/ from poor families./ tutoring/ Phong/ young children/ loves à__________________________________.

A. Phong loves tutoring young children from poor families.

B. Phong loves young children tutoring from poor families. 

C. Phong loves tutoring young children from poor families.

D. Phong young children loves tutoring from poor families.

3/ are/ at the market./ sold/ Many kinds of fruits à__________________________________.

A. Many kind of fruits are at the market sold.           B. Many kind of fruits sold are at the market.

C. Many kind of fruits are sold at the market.           D. Many kind of fruits at the market are sold.

4/ different from/ This picture/ in our room./ is not/ the picture à__________________________________.

A. This picture is different from the picture in our room.

B. This picture is not the picture different from in our room.

C. This picture is the picture different from in our room.

D. This picture is not different from the picture in our room.

5. regarded/ Khue Van Pavilion/ of Ha Noi./ is/ as the symbol à__________________________________.

A. Ha Noi is regarded as the symbol of Khue Van Pavilion.

B. Khue Van Pavilion is regarded as the symbol of Ha Noi.

C. Khue Van Pavilion regarded is as the symbol of Ha Noi.            

D. Khue Van Pavilion as the symbol is regarded of Ha Noi.

6. is/ This camera/ it was before./ as good as à__________________________________.

A. This camera is as good as it was before.                B. This camera is it was before as good as.

C. This camera as good as is it was before.                D. This camera it was before is as good as.

7. is/ my old one./ The new guitar/ the same as à__________________________________.

A. The new guitar the same is as my old one.            B. The new guitar the same as my old one is.

C. The new guitar is the same as my old one.             D. The new guitar my old one the same as is.           

8. she feels/ and/ She/ weak./ feels tired, à__________________________________.

A. She feels tired, and weak she feels.                       B. She feels tired, and she feels weak.

C. She feels tired, weak and she feels.                       D. She feels tired, and feels she weak.

9. taken care of/ by the gardeners./ are/ Many trees and flowers à___________________________.

A. Many trees and flowers taken care of are by the gardeners.

B. Many trees and flowers are taken care of  by the gardeners. 

C. Many trees and flowers by the gardeners are taken care of.

D. Many trees and flowers are by the gardeners taken care of.        

10. or you’ll/ a hat,/ Wear/ get sunburnt. à__________________________________.

A. You’ll get sunburnt or wear a hat.                         B. You’ll wear or a hat get sunburnt.

C. Wear a hat, or you’ll get sunburnt.             D. Wear get sunburnt. or you’ll a hat.

11. eat healthily,/ for a long time./ so/ The Japanese/ they live à_______________________________.

A. The Japanese eat healthily, so they live for a long time.   

B. The Japanese live for a long time, so they eat healthily.

C. They live for a long time, so the Japanese eat healthily.               

D. They eat healthily, so the Japanese live for a long time.

12. taking the pictures/ enjoys/ She/of blooming flowers. à_________________________________.

A. She taking the pictures of enjoys blooming flowers .

B. She taking the pictures enjoys of blooming flowers.

C. She enjoys of blooming flowers taking the pictures.        

D. She enjoys  taking the pictures of blooming flowers.

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others.

 1.           a. ago                     b. flat                     c. man                              d. happy

 2.           a. wash                   b. late                     c. want                   d. quality

 3.           a. button                 b. cup                     c. pulp                              d. put

 4.           a. sunbathe             b. product               c. fun                      d. include

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. enjoyed                 B. collected                      C. visited              D. needed

2. A. where            B. what                             C. who               D. why

3. A. might     B. sight               C. kind                             D. wish

4. A. machine           B. charity                               C. champagne       D. chores

5. A. things            B. mountains                            C. plants        D. samples

Answers: 1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. ________

II. Choose the best answer for each sentence. (2pts)

1. Would you mind opening the door?

A. Yes, I would.        B. No, I wouldn't.      C. No, thanks.           D. Not at all.

2. A................. is a trip you take by plane.

A. journey                B. traveling               C. cruise                  D. flight

3. She prefers walking to..... a bike.

A. ride                    B. riding                    C. to ride                  D. rides

4. The woman...... to the headmaster will make a speech about protecting the environment.

A. talks                  B. will talk                 C. talking                  D. talked

5. Do you mind if I.......the front seat of the taxi?

A. sit                    B. sat                        C. sitting                   D. to sit

6. It is a........ drive from here to the city center.

A. twenty - minutes                                 B. twenty minutes

C. twenty-minute                                   D. minute twenty

7. The child should.............. because of his bad behavior.

A. be punished     B. punish                   C. punished               D. punishes

8. We're.................. to hear that you pass the driving test.

A. pleasing          B. pleased                 C. please                    D. to please

Answers:

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1.5pts)

1. Your dog ever (bite)……………………. anyone?                                   

 Yes, he (bite)……………………… a policeman last week                

2. Would you mind if I (take) ……………………………..a photo of you?      

3. It is not difficult (remember) ……………………….. 3R.                  

4. Millions of old car tires (throw) ………………………… away every year.        

5. I promise I (study) ……………………………harder.                                

IV. Give the correct form of these words. (1pts)

1. Farmers collect ______ and garden waste to make compost.        HOUSE

2. We should protect the environment and save _____ resources.    NATURE

3. His parents are very _______of him.               PRIDE

4. Our teacher always _______us to study hard.               COURAGE

V. Read the text then answer the questions: (2,5pts)

Bac Giang becomes second-tier city

The Prime Minister has inked a decision to recognize Bac Giang of the northern province of Bac Giang as a second-tier city.

Bac Giang city is a political, economic and culture hub of the province.

Located 50km to the North of Ha Noi and connecting Ha Noi with Lang Son city and Dong Dang border gate, Bac Giang city has become an industrial and service centre of Bac Giang province. Earlier, the city was recognized as a third-grade city in 2003.

In 2013, average income per capital of the city was 1.45 times higher than the national average figure. Economic growth rate has increased constantly by 17.1% over the last three years. Poverty rate was 1.5%.

Questions:

1. How far is it from Bac Giang to Hanoi?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Is Bac Giang city in the south of Bac Giang province?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. When was Bac Giang city recognized as third-grade city?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What was the poverty rate in 2013?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Does Bac Giang become first-tier city?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI: Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (1pt)

          The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jerry in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.

          In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.

1.  In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?

       A. 1876                    B. 1877                C. 1878       D. the article does not say

2. Where was Edison working to improve the existing Bell telephone system?

          A. on a telephone  B. on a transmitter C. in a telephone system. D. in a laboratory

3.  What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?

       A. A telegraph repeater                                    B. A telegraph diaphragm

       C. A telephone repeater                                   D. A telephone diaphragm

4. What does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. improvements            B. machine            C. telegraph          D. phonograph

VII. Rewrite these sentences. (1pt)

1. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.

Would you mind ……………………………………………………………………

2. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.

Old car tires …………………………………………………………………………

3. The boy is playing chess with you. He is my uncle.

The boy ……………………………………………………………………………..

4. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

It’s …………………………………………………………………………………..

VII. Write a thank-you note letter to a friend (40-60 words). Invite your friend to go on a picnic with you. (1 pt)