I.            Read the letter then answer the questions below.

July 2^nd Dear Tim,

Thanks  for  your  letter. I  am very glad  to  hear that  you  are  fine.  I  am fine,  too. It‟s really interesting to know about vacations of American students.

You are right. We have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have about four vacations. We have a day off for Independent Day on September 2nd, two days off on April 30th and May Day. Our most important vacation is Tet. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days. Our longest vacation is summer vacation. It last for almost three months. We usually spend time with our families. We don‟t have vacation for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we also celebrate them.

Please write and tell me your last summer vacation. Your friend,

Hoa

1.               Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacations than America students?

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2.               How many vacations do Vietnamese students have? What are they?

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3.               Which vacation is the longest?

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4.               Which vacation is the most important?

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5.               How long does Tet holiday last?

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6.               What does Hoa do during her vacation?

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7.               Do Vietnamese students have Christmas vacation?

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I. Read the letter and answer the questions. 
Dear Tim,
Thanks for your letter. I am very glad to hear that you are fine. I am fine, too. It’s really interesting to know about vacations of American students. You are right. We have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have about four vacations. We have a day off for Independent Day on September 2, two days off on April 30 and May Day. Our most important vacation is Tet. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days. Our longest vacations is summer vacation. It lasts for almost three months. We usually spend our vacation time with our families. We don’t have vacation for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we also celebrate them.
Please write and tell me your last summer vacation.
Your friend,
Josh.
1. Do Vietnamese students have more vacations than American students?
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2. How many vacations do Vietnamese students have? What are they?
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3. Which vacations is the longest?
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4. Which vacations is the most important?
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5. What does Josh do during his vacations?
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Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter. I am very glad to hear that you are fine. I am fine, too. Here is a photo of me, my parents, and my younger sister. We are in Dalat on vacation. Vietnamese students have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have about four vacations. We have a day off for Independent Day on September 2^nd, two days off on April 30^th, and May Day. Our longest vacation is summer vacation. It lasts for almost three months. We usually spend time with our families. We don’t have vacations for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we also celebrate them.

Please write and tell me about your last summer vacation.

Your friend,

Hoa

17. American students have more vacations than Vietnamese ones.

A. True                     B. False                

18. Vietnamese students have five vacations every year.

A. True                     B. False                

19. In Vietnam, no other vacations are longer than summer vacation.

A. True                     B. False                

20. Vietnamese students have days off for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

A. True                     B. False                

21. Hoa is ………. to hear that Tim are fine.

A. happy                   B. unhappy                     C. sad                    D. worried            

22. ………….are in Dalat on vacation.

A. Tim                     B. Tim and his family     C. Hoa        D. Hoa and her family             

          II/ Read the following passage. Answer the questions

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter. I am very glad to hear that you are fine. I am fine, too. It is really interesting to know about vacations of American students. You are right. We have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have about four vacations. We have a day off for Independent Day on September 2 nd, two days off on April 30th and May Day. Our most important vacation is Tet. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days. Our longest vacation is summer vacation. It lasts for three months. We usually spend time with our family. We don’t have vacations for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas but we celebrate them. Please write and tell me your last summer vacation.

Your friend,

Hoa.

1. Who writes this letter?……….................................................................................................

2. When is Independent Day in Vietnam?……........................................................................

3. Do Vietnamese students have a day off on Easter?……......................................................

4. How long does the Tet holiday last?……………...........................................................................

III. Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.

1.

July 2^nd

Dear Tim,

Thanks for your letter. I am very glad to hear that you are fine. I am fine, too. It’s really interesting to

know about vacations of American students.

You are right. We have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have about four vacations. We have a day off for Independent Day on September 2^nd, two days off on April 30^th and May Day. Our most important vacation is Tet. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days. Our longest vacation is summer vacation. It last for almost three months. We usually spend our vacation time with our families. We don’t have vacations for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we also celebrate them.

Please write and tell me your last summer vacation.

Your friend,

Hoa

QUESTIONS:

31. Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacations than American students?

a. Vietnamese students has fewer vacations than American students.

b.Vietnamese students have more vacations than American students.

c. Vietnamese students have less vacations than American students.

d. Vietnamese students have fewer vacations than American students.

32. How many vacations do Vietnamese students have?

a. They have three vacations.

b. They have four vacations.

c. They have five vacations.

d. They have six vacations.

33. Which Vietnamese vacation is the longest?

a.The longest vacation is summer vacation.

b.The longest vacation is winter vacation.

c.The longest vacation is fall vacation.

d.The longest vacation is spring vacation.

34. Which Vietnamese vacation is the most important?

a. The most important vacation is Christmas.

b. The most important vacation is Thanksgiving

c. The most important vacation is Tet.

d. The most important vacation is Easter.

35. How long does Tet holiday last?

a. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days.

b. Tet holiday often lasts for eight or nine days.

c. Tet holiday often lasts for ten or eleven days.

d. Tet holiday often lasts for seven or nine days.

2. Hi! I’m Lan. We go to school six days a week and we have a lot of subjects at school such as Math, Literature, English, Geography, History and so on. I always try my best to study all, specially English because it’s my favorite subject. Math is a little difficult but interesting. I don’t like Literature very much because the teacher gives us so many exercises. I’m not very good at Computer Science, so I really afraid of this subject. Physics, Geography, and History are the most useful subjects to me. We learn about the world, about life and nature. I’m rather interested in these subjects.

QUESTIONS:

36. How many days a week does Lan goes to school?

a. She goes to school four days a week.

b. She goes to school five days a week.

c. She goes to school six days a week.

d. She goes to school seven days a week.

37. Which subject does she like best?

a. She likes English best.

b. She likes Math best.

c. She likes Physics best.

d. She likes History best.

38. Why doesn’t she like Literature?

a. Because the teacher doesn’t give her many exercises.

b. Because the teacher gives her so few exercises.

c. Because the teacher gives her so much exercises.

d. Because the teacher gives her so many exercises.

39. Is she very good at Computer Science?

a. Yes, she is.

b. No, she isn’t.

c. Yes, she does.

d. No, she doesn’t.

40. Which subjects are the most useful subjects to her?

a. English, Geography, and History are the most useful subjects to her.

b. Physics, Geography, and History are the most useful subjects to her.

c. Physics, Geography, and Math are the most useful subjects to her.

d. Physics, Computer Science, and History are the most useful subjects to her.

3. Minh is my new classmate. He is now staying with his brother in Ha Noi, but he’s from Bac Giang Town and his parents still live there. Minh’s brother house is bigger than his house in Bac Giang. And it is on Xuan Thuy Street. Our school is in the center of Ha Noi, so it’s about 8 kilometers from his new house to school. Everyday Minh goes to school by bike. Minh is unhappy because he doesn’t have many friends in Ha Noi. He also misses his parents and his friends in Bac Giang.

QUESTIONS:

41. Where is Minh from?

a. He is from Ha Noi.

b. He is from Bac Ninh.

c. He is from Binh Phuoc.

d. He is from Bac Giang.

42. Who is he now staying with?

a. He is now staying with his sister.

b. He is now staying with his parents.

c. He is now staying with his brother.

d. He is now staying with his friends.

43. How far is it from Minh’s brother house to his school?

a. it’s about 8 kilometers.

b. it’s about 7 kilometers.

c. it’s about 6 kilometers.

d. it’s about 5 kilometers.

44. How does he go to school?

a. He goes to school by car.

b. He goes to school by bike.

c. He goes to school by bus.

d. He goes to school by motorbike.

45. Why is he unhappy?

a. Because he doesn’t have many friends in Ha Noi and he also misses his parents, his friends in Bac Giang.

b. Because he doesn’t have many friends in Bac Giang and he also misses his parents, his friends in Bac Giang.

c. Because he doesn’t have many friends in Bac Giang and he also misses his parents, his friends in Ha Noi.

d. Because he doesn’t have many friends in Ha Noi and he also misses his parents, his friends in Ha Noi.

IV. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root.

46. The hotel is behind the museum.

a. The museum is next to the hotel.

b. The museum is near the hotel.

c. The museum is in front of the hotel.

d. The museum is beside the hotel.

47. I go to work on foot.

a. I walk to work.

b. I go to work by bike.

c. I go to work by car.

d. I go to work by bus.

48. I always play soccer after school.

a. I play soccer after school once a week.

b. I play soccer after school twice a week.

c. I play soccer after school three times a week.

d. I play soccer after school seven times a week

49. She always goes to school on time.

a. She is often late for school.

b. She is never late for school.

c. She is sometimes late for school.

d. She is usually late for school.

50. That desk is older than Lan’s desk.

a. Lan’s desk is thinner than that desk.

b. Lan’s desk is newer than that desk.

c. Lan’s desk is longer than that desk.

d. Lan’s desk is shorter than that desk.

V. Choose the correct questions for the underlined words.

51. It’s about two kilometers from my house to the market.

a. How often is it from your house to the market?

b. How far is it from your house to the market?

c. How old is it from your house to the market?

d. How long is it from your house to the market?

52. It takes me twenty minutes to go to school by bike.

a. How long does it take you to go to school by bike?

b. How often does it take you to go to school by bike?

c. How many does it take you to go to school by bike?

d. How much does it take you to go to school by bike?

53. These envelopes cost 5,000 dong.

a. How many do these envelopes cost?

b. How do these envelopes cost?

c. How much do these envelopes cost?

d. How long do these envelopes cost?

54. Hoa needs some stamps.

a. When does Hoa need?

b. Why does Hoa need?

c. Which does Hoa need?

d. What does Hoa need?

55. I would like some orange juice.

a. What would you like?

b. What will you like?

c. What do you like?

d. What are you like?

56. Mr John is talking to Mr Nhat.

a. Which is Mr John talking to?

b. Where is Mr John talking to?

c. Who is Mr John talking to?

d. When is Mr John talking to?

57. He goes to the library three times a week.

a. Why does he go three times a week?

b. Which does he go three times a week?

c. When does he go three times a week?

d. Where does he go three times a week?

58. His telephone number is 0974116830?

a. Who is his telephone number?

b.Where is his telephone number?

c. What is his telephone number?

d. When is his telephone number?

59. My date of birth is on June 8^th.

a. What's your date of birth?

a. When's your date of birth?

a. Who's your date of birth?

a. Which's your date of birth?

60. My father usually goes to bed at 10: 00 o’clock.

a. What does your father usually go to bed?

b. What time does your father usually go to bed?

c. What time does your father usually goes to bed?

d. What time do your father usually goes to bed? 

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

Dear Sam,

Thanks for your letter. It was great to hear (1) ________ you again. Here's some information about where we could stay in London. The Pickwick Hotel is a small hotel in (2) ________  London. It sounds great because it's so close (3) ________ everything we want to visit. It costs £50 for a single room, which is expensive, but we'd get 10% (4) ________ if we booked early. The Lansdowne Hotel is a lot bigger and costs £39 for a single room. It's further out, but apparently there are (5) ________ of buses to the center and it takes about 35 minutes to get there. Personally, I think the Pickwick Hotel would be (6) ________. It's closer, so we wouldn't have to (7) ________ so much time and money traveling. With the discount, it'll be £45, so it's not that much more than the other one. Could you get in (8) ________ and tell me if this is OK? Then I can call to (9) ________ the rooms. Looking (10) ________ to seeing you.

Love,

Question 3. (10 points) Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the letter. Write the word in Your answers’part.  There’s an example

Everyone (1) _______ oranges. They are quite sweet and juicy. They are in sections so (2) _________ is very easy to eat them. Some oranges (3) _________ not have seeds. Some (4) _________ thick skins and some have thin skins. The orange tree is beautiful. It has a lot (5) _________ green leaves. The small white flowers smell very sweet. (6) ________ orange tree has a lot of flowers and fruit at the same (7) _________. “Orange” is both a fruit (8) _________ a colour. The (9) _________ of orange is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit (10) _________ the color.

Your answers:

Fill in each numbered blank of the following  passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answer  on your answer sheet.

To many people, their friends are most important (1)..... in their life. Really good friends (2)..... the good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their back on you. Your best friend may be (3)...... you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with and been through lots of (4)....... and downs with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship. It may be the  (5)....... of enjoying the same activities, having the outlook on life, or sharing similar experiences Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with, (6)....... if we’ve known them for years. However, usually it really does take you years to (7)........ to know someone well enough to consider him your best friend. To the majority of (8)......... this is someone we trust completely and who understands us (9)........ than anyone else. It’s the person you can turn to for impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on (10)........ life gets you down.

Part IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Do you ever wonder what to do with yourself in your (21) _________ time? Do you sometimes have nothing to do? Yes, you can ring a friend and (22) _________  to each other. You can keep yourself amused by watching TV or playing on the computer. Nevertheless, there are lots of (23) _________ more interesting things you could do.

            Some people like to try to improve (24) _________  by learning how to draw, or play a musical instrument. Some people join (25) _________  that help in the local community. For example, you can help by visiting an elderly neighbour who lives by himself or herself. You can also join the Scouts or a similar organization where the members do lots of things to (26) _________ each other as well as other people in the community.

            Everybody has (27) _________   to offer! It doesn't have to be anything big and nobody has to know about it! Go on, think of something you can do and make a (28) _________!

Part V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

            Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

            Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

29. What does the word "them" in paragraph 1 refer to?

30. Which of the following methods of learning English is NOT mentioned in the passage?

31. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

32. Why do school children learn English?

33. Why is English necessary for higher education?

Part VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the provided sentence.

34. Jack has never visited Hoi An ancient town before.

-> This is ____________________________________________________________

35. Work hard and we'll make this beach clean and beautiful again.

-> If  ________________________________________________________________

36. The students organized a show to raise money for charity yesterday.

-> A show  ______________________________________________________________

37. "I'm going to spend my summer vacation in the countryside", Huy said.

-> Huy said that ____________________________________________________________

38. Their chances of success are small.

-> It is not_______________________________________________________________

Part VII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences.

39. Susan/ best/ student/ her class.

40. My mother/ used/ work/ hard/ the farm/ when/ young.