I. Circle the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following

passage. (1.0 point)

People drink a lot of tea. There are (1) ______ kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is

red tea. There is yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it

because it is (2) ______ for them. It makes them healthy. Many people drink it because it

tastes very good. It is delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan. People drink a

lot of green tea in Korea, too. In Vietnam, some people drink coffee first. (3) _______

they drink tea. People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, everybody drinks

tea. It is “tea time”. English people add milk to their tea. Many people drink black tea (4)

_______ the U.S. In the South of U.S, People drink “sweet tea”. Sweet tea is cold black

tea with sugar. Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka.

Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also (5) _______ a lot of tea.

1.A. a lot  B. a  C. an  D. many

2.A. excited  B. good  C. bad  D. interested

3.A. Then  B. But  C. Before  D. When

4.A. to  B. at  C. in  D. on

5.A. grow  B. plants  C. grows  D. comeII.

Read the passage and circle T(True) or F (False)
People drink a lot of tea. There are many kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is red tea. There is yellow
tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it because it is good for them. It makes them healthy.
Many people drink it because it tastes very good. It is delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan and
in Korea, too. In Viet Nam, some people especially old people like green tea. They buy green tea leaves in
the market, wash them in the water and then boil them with water. People drink it when it is cold or even hot.
1. People drink a lot of tea. T/F
2. Chinese people don’t drink tea. T/ F
3. They drink tea because it is harmful for their health. T/ F
4. Japanese and Korean both drink tea. T/ F
5. Green tea leaves are bought from the market. T/ F

People drink a lot of tea. There are (1) ______ kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is

red tea. There is yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it

because it is (2) ______ for them. It makes them healthy. Many people drink it because it

tastes very good. It is delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan. People drink a

lot of green tea in Korea, too. In Vietnam, some people drink coffee first. (3) _______

they drink tea. People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, everybody drinks

tea. It is “tea time”. English people add milk to their tea. Many people drink black tea (4)

_______ the U.S. In the South of U.S, People drink “sweet tea”. Sweet tea is cold black

tea with sugar. Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka.

Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also (5) _______ a lot of tea.

1.A. a lot  B. a  C. an  D. many

2.A. excited  B. good  C. bad  D. interested

3.A. Then  B. But  C. Before  D. When

4.A. to  B. at  C. in  D. on

5.A. grow  B. plants  C. grows  D. comeII.

Read the following passage and do the tasks. (2.0 points)

Beatrice Harrison (1892 – 1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of theBeatrice Harrison (1892 – 1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of the

20th century. Beatrice Harrison's performances became well known through broadcast in theearly days of BBC sound radio. One night in 1924 when Beatrice was playing her cello in her garden at Oxted, she heard a bird echo her playing. She started again, and the bird sang with her. The sound was so beautiful, and she knew it was a nightingale. Surprisingly, the next nights after that, the nightingale was there again, and Beatrice played duets with the wild bird. It was so nice: she wanted to share her pleasure with other people. She decided to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones in the garden. After some time, they were able to record the tune. These records became successful and very popular in the 1930s.

a) Answer the following questions.

1. Was Beatrice Harrison a British cellist?

_________________________________________________________________________

2. When was she active?

_________________________________________________________________________

3. Where did she decide to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones?

_________________________________________________________________________

b) Write True (T) or False (F) next to each statement if it is true or false.

4. Beatrice Harrison heard a bird echo her playing one night in 1924. _______

5. Beatrice Harrison didn’t want to share her pleasure with other people. _______PART D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one,

beginning with the given words. (1.0 point)

1. She is interested in watching films on the television every day.

She enjoys _____________________________________________________________

2. Cycling is faster than walking.

Walking isn’t as _________________________________________________________

3. Nam didn’t go to school because he was sick yesterday.

Nam was sick, ___________________________________________________________

4. I think playing soccer is interesting.

I find __________________________________________________________________

5. We began learning English three years ago.

We have _______________________________________________________________

SECTION B. LANGUAGE FOCUS – READING – WRITING (10 points)

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (1.0 point)

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

People of different ages (1)______different tastes for TV programs. Young children like (2)______cartoon most. So there (3)______many kinds of films on children’s corner. Tenagers like sports shows, fashion shows, (4)______(often romatic, horror or detective), music (often pop and rock) and sometimes cartoons. But there are not many good programs for people of this age. Adults prefer to watch  the news, reports, movies and contests. Old people like watching and listening to classical music most. They also watch movies, news and other programs that (5)______ them.

1.     A. has                   B. have                 C. are having                  D. Had       

2.     A. to watch           B. watching          C. A&B are correct         D. watch    

3.     A. are                    B. is                      C. will be                       D. be

4.     A. game show       B. animal show     C. movies                       D.cartoon   

5.     A. provide            B. suitable             C. wear                           D.suit

I. Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each gap to complete the passage (1 point)

     There are two main kinds of sports: (1) …… sports and individual sports. Team sports (2) …… such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play (3) …… each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. (4) …… example, in a football game, if team A gets 4 points and team B (5) …… 2 points, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (1.0 point)

1. A. sure B. measure C. decision D. vision

2. A. chicken B. chair C. chemistry D. cheap

3. A. hot B. cottage C. compose D. lot

4. A. looked B. watched  C. stopped D. carried

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

Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth's (1) _____________ means of releasing stress.  There are about 20 plates along the surface of the earth that move continuously and slowly past each other. (2) _____________the plates squeeze or stretch, huge rocks form at their edges and the rocks shift with great force, causing an earthquake. Think of it this way: Imagine holding a pencil horizontally. If you were to apply a (3) _____________ to both ends of the pencil by pushing down on them, you would see the pencil bend. After enough force was applied, the pencil would break in the (4) _____________, releasing the stress you have put on it. The Earth's crust acts in the same way. As the plates (5) _____________ they put forces on themselves and each other. When the force is large enough, the crust is forced to break. When the break occurs, the stress is released 

1. A. usual                   B. unnatural               C. good                        D. natural

2. A. When                  B. Unless                    C. If                             D. While

3. A. pressure             B. stress                      C. force                       D. power

4. A. end                     B. middle                    C. right                        D. left

5. A. move                  B. break                      C. roll                          D. run

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

Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth's (1) _____________ means of releasing stress.  There are about 20 plates along the surface of the earth that move continuously and slowly past each other. (2) _____________the plates squeeze or stretch, huge rocks form at their edges and the rocks shift with great force, causing an earthquake. Think of it this way: Imagine holding a pencil horizontally. If you were to apply a (3) _____________ to both ends of the pencil by pushing down on them, you would see the pencil bend. After enough force was applied, the pencil would break in the (4) _____________, releasing the stress you have put on it. The Earth's crust acts in the same way. As the plates (5) _____________ they put forces on themselves and each other. When the force is large enough, the crust is forced to break. When the break occurs, the stress is released 

1. A. usual                   B. unnatural               C. good                        D. natural

2. A. When                  B. Unless                    C. If                             D. While

3. A. pressure             B. stress                      C. force                       D. power

4. A. end                     B. middle                    C. right                        D. left

5. A. move                  B. break                      C. roll                          D. run