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 ?

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3. What is Holly's favourite subject ? 

 …………………………………………………………………………………..

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

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IV. READING (3 marks)

     A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box (1 mark)

volunteer              to                with            since            helping

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.

According ______(1) US government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does

___________(2) work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and _________(3) one another __________(4) the early days of the country

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

Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headaches when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.

*Questions:

1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA ?_______________________________

2. What can people see when they have headaches ? _______________________________

3.Can people have pains on only one side of the head ? ____________________________

4. How can they prevent headaches ?____________________________________________

Question I. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list

When I (1) ________ a child I used (2)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (3) _______ I grew (4) __________ the house and garden seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (5) _________ the doll's house which was older than grandmother herself. At that times, I looked (6)___________ books which were  more interesting than my children's book at home.

Question II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.

English is a very useful __(1)__. If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand __(2)__ we want to say. English also helps us to __(3)___ all kinds of things. Hundreds of books are _(4)_ in English every day in many __(5)__. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the __(6)__. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better ___(7)__ and __(8)___ among countries of the world.

1. A. language B. languages C. linguist D. linguistics

2. A. where B. when C. what D. which

3. A. learnt B. learning C. to learn D. learn

4. A. write B. wrote C. written D. writing

5. A. countrified B. countries C. country D. countryside

6. A. school B. class C. word D world

7. A. to understand B. understanding C. understand D. understood

8. A. friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship

Question I. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list (1.0 point) :

From painted culture conical in

When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1)__________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2)__________.The hat is made (3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

Question II. Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer.(1.0 point)

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “ I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad ,I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.

1. When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?

A. during his teenage years B. when he went to university C. when he was at nursery school

2. What did he study at Harvard University?

A. computer science B. business C. law

3. What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?

A. play sports B. play video games C. go to parties

4. What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?

A. an honorary degree B. a job C. a company

V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.(1pt)
much              happen             on              many            pollution 
Visual pollution can (1) ______________ outside or inside your house. When you are in the street, do you look around and see too many telephone poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as a ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual (2) ______________. For many communities, visual pollution also includes uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This kind of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or school things (3) ______________ the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room with too (4) ______________ furniture placed in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house. You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also cause this type of pollution.

XI. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list.

  (1)

                    When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf conical hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the (1)_______ of the Vietnamese (2)__________.The hat is made (3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diameter of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimeters; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimeters high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

2.

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

Reading II. Fill in each blank  with one word  from the box to complete the paragraph.

1. Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley  was born in 1935 in  Mississippi. Later, his poor family moved to Memphis, in search of better opportunities. Elvis used to be a truck (1) ……  . One day in 1954, he (2) …… a song at the Memphis Recording Studio to send his mother as a birthday gift. Sam Philips, the studio (3) …… heard him sing and recognized Elvis's potential in music. Elvis's (4) …..  was interrupted in the late 1950s when he went into the army. When he came out, he acted in several movies. His (5) …… were not very good but financially (6) ……  . He had many (7) ……… with his weights and drugs. He died in 1977 at the age of 42.

2. Traditions and customs in Great Britain.

likes                papers            prefers                       rich                 keep                theatres          very

national                     kept                 more               pick                 by                    little               with

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain, traditions play a  (1) ..... important part in the life of people than in other countries. English men are proud of their traditions and carefully (2) ........ them up.

It has been the law for about 300 years that all (3) ...... are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered , only a few Sunday  (4) ......  are published.

 To this day an English family (5) .......  a house with a garden to  a modern house with central heating . English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house  is a (6)  .......  square covered ( 7) ...... cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.

Holidays  are especially (8)  ........ in old traditions  and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English (9) ..... holiday, and in Scotland it is (10)......., except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.

Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list

 When I (1) ________ a child I used (2)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (3) ______ I grew (4) __________ the house and garden seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (5) _________ the doll's house which was older than grandmother herself. At that times, I looked (6)___________ books which were  more interesting than my children's book at home.