Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on  your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 52.

A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater, one of the world’s largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake  Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warned by geothermal heat from the earth’s core. This thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from frigid temperatures (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.

The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.

The discovery of such a huge fresh water lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated sampled from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this

Which of the following is closest in meaning to “ Frigid” in the first paragraph?

A. extremely cold           

B. never changing          

C. quite harsh                

D. rarely recorded

In the United States of America, the nationnal language is(1)........... Enlish.Four hundred years old, some English people came to North America to live and they brought(2)................. language to this country.

Now in the USA, people(3)..........English. Most of the words are the(4).......... in America and British English, but the America say some English words not as people(5)................ in England. Canada is(6)........... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger(7)............ the United States. In Canada, many people(8)............. English because they also came from England many years(9)............ But in some parts of Canada, people speak(10)......... because they came from France

1. A. also B. like C. as D. not

2. A. French B. English C. Chinese D. Canadian

3. A. British B. American C. Russian D. Chinese

4. A. various B. similar C. same D. like

5. A. do B. say C. talk D. speak

6 A. lies B. situated C. at D. in

7 A. than B. as C. more D. less

8 A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak

9 A. ago B. later C. there D. here

10 A. Frace B. French C. Russian D. Italian

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on  your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 52.

A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater, one of the world’s largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake  Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warned by geothermal heat from the earth’s core. This thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from frigid temperatures (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.

The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.

The discovery of such a huge fresh water lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated sampled from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this

The word “downside” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_________.

A. bottom level              

B. negative aspect                   

C. underside                            

D. buried section

B. READING (30 points) Choose the word which best fits each gap. I live in a house near the sea. It is (21) ________ old house, about 100 years old and (22) ________ very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs (23) ________ no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs (24) ________ the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden (25) ________ the house. The garden (26) ________ down to the beach and in spring and summer (27) ________ flowers everywhere. I live alone (28) ________ my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with (29) ________. I love my house for (30) ________ reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window. 21. A. a B. an C. the D. any 22. A. It's B. It C. there's D. They're 23. A. and B. or C. but D. too 24. A. between B. next C. near to D. next to 25. A. in front B. front of C. of front in D. in front of 26. A. go B. going C. goes D. in goes 3 27. A. these are B. they are C. there are D. those are 28. A. for B. of C. on D. with 29. A. me B. I C. my D. I'm 30. A. a B. any C. many D. a lot Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below. Hoa’s family lives in a beautiful house in the country. There are many flowers in front of her house. Behind the house, there is a well. To the right of the house, there is a rice-paddy and to the left of the house, there are tall trees. It’s very quiet here and Hoa loves her house very much. Hoa’s father is a worker. He works in a big factory. Every day, he travels to work by motorbike. He works in his factory from Monday to Friday. He doesn’t work on Saturdays and Sundays. 31. What are there in front of her house? ________________________________________________________________________________ 32. Is there a paddy field to the right of the house? ________________________________________________________________________________ 33. What does Hoa’s father do? ________________________________________________________________________________ 34. How does he travel to work? ________________________________________________________________________________ 35. When does he work in the factory? ________________________________________________________________________________ C. WRITING (30 points) Make the question for the underlined words or phrases. 36. It takes Dr. Phong 10 minutes to fill Van’s tooth. ________________________________________________________________________________ 37. Nga went to see the dentist last week. ________________________________________________________________________________ 38. Dr. Lai will check your teeth. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 39. I feel sick after eating that food. ________________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite the sentences keeping the meaning unchanged. 40. I don’t have a television set in my dining room. There __________________________________________________________________________ 41. Her favourite room in the house is her bedroom. She ____________________________________________________________________________ 42. The bookshop is behind Lan’s house. Lan’s house ____________________________________________________________________ Complete the sentences with the given words 43. They/ moving / new/ apartment/ next/ week/. ________________________________________________________________________________ 44. pet dog/ is/ at/ back/ computer/. ________________________________________________________________________________ 45. you / can/ see/ nice picture/ wall /? ________________________________________________________________________________ 46. There /not/ wardrobe/ Minh /room/. ________________________________________________________________________________ Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences. 47. house/ a/ Minh/ lake/ a/ lives/ in/ near. ________________________________________________________________________________ 48. many/ right/ the/ museum/ Are/ flowers/ the/ there/ to/ of/? ________________________________________________________________________________ 49. his/ friend/ in/ family/ My/ Hanoi/ doesn’t/ with/ live. ________________________________________________________________________________ 50. next/ photocopy/ What/ store/ there/ the/ is/ to /? _______________________________________________________________________________

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42

  A rather surprisingly geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world's largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, tills huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are wanned by geothermal heat from the earth's core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperature (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.

  The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientist aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite -borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.

  The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctic is of interest to the scientific community because of potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.

Which of the following is closet in meaning to "frigid" in paragraph 1?

A. Rarely recorded

B. Extremely cold 

C. Never changing

D. Quite harsh

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 45.

A rather surprisingly geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world's largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth's core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperature (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.

The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientist aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite -borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.

The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctic is of interest to the scientific community because of potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.

Which of the following is closet in meaning to "frigid" in paragraph 1?

A. Rarely recorded

B. Extremely cold

C. Never changing

D. Quite harsh

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 45.

A rather surprisingly geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world's largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth's core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperature (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.

The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientist aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite -borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.

The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctic is of interest to the scientific community because of potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.

Which of the following is closet in meaning to "frigid" in paragraph 1?

A. Rarely recorded

B. Extremely cold

C. Never changing

D. Quite harsh