IV.  There is one mistake In each sentence. Find, circle and correct the mistake.

1.   My parents will to give us lucky money in red envelopes.                 __________________

2.   In New Year’s Eve, each family kills a rooster.                                 __________________

3.   Before Tet, my mother go shopping to buy some new clothes.          __________________

4.   April is the hotter time of the year in Thailand.                                  __________________

5.   People have a lot of firework at Tet.                                                  __________________

6.   I write again soon to tell you more!                                                    __________________

7.   Children should fight each other at Tet.                                             __________________

8.   They believe that the first footer decides the family’s lucky.            __________________

V.   Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1.   Vietnamese people _______________ (celebrate) the Lunar New Year every year.

2.   This Tet, my family _______________(not buy) Chung cakes. We will make them.

3.   Look! Mr. Quang _______________ (repaint) his house to welcome Tet.

4.   You shouldn’t _______________(wear) white clothes on the first day of Tet.

5.   People spend a few days _______________(clean) their houses before Tet.

6.   Tet _______________(occur) in late January or early February.

7.   _______________ (they/ give) a New Year party this weekend?

8.   Phong loves _______________(eat) traditional food during Tet.

VI.   Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

      New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.                                

1.   a. competitions            b. festivals                   c. decorations              d. traditions

2.   a. wish                         b. exchange                 c. bring                        d. play

3.   a. in                             b. on                            c. for                            d. until

4.   a. put                           b. make                        c. dress                        d. set

5.   a. from                         b. in                             c. to                             d. for

6.   a. mostly                      b. hardly                      c. usually                     d. always

VII. Read the text carefully. Then answer the questions.

      Lunar New Year, or Tet, is the biggest and most important festival in Vietnam. Tet often falls between late January and early February.

      A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet. Streets are decorated with colouredlights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.

      Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. One of Tet’s most special foods is bank chung, which is made of sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.

      On the days of Tet, people visit other family members or friends and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to pagodas to pray for a happy new year for themselves and their families. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.

1.   When does Tet occur?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

2.   What do people do to prepare for Tet?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

3.   Where is apricot blossom the symbol of Tet?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

4.   What is Banh Chung made of?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

5.   What do children receive during Tet?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

6.   On the days of Tet, what do Vietnamese people go to pagodas for?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

VIII.      Rewrite these sentences, using must, mustn’t, should, shouldn’t.

1.   Parking in this street is prohibited.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

2.   It’s not a good idea to swim immediately after a meal.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

3.   It’s really important to take this medicine three times a day.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

4.   It’s a good idea to listen to the weather forecast before going camping.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

5.   It’s a good for you to take exercise every day.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

6.   It’s very important not to drink the water there. It will make you ill.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

7.   It’s not good to eat lots of sweets.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

8.   It’s against the rules to use your mobile phone in class.

      You _______________________________________________________________________

IX. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1 don’t know the reason when she went to Australia instead

of Britain to study English.1 / ______________

2. If I were a native speaker of English, I will help you practise

speaking English every day.2/ ______________

3. I’d like you to meet my friend who you will be studying with

him next year.3/_______________

4. We couldn’t speak fluent English if we don’t use it in

everyday conversations.4/_____________________

5. My sister is studying at a university that many American

and Australian professors are working.5/ _________________

II. Read the following passage carefully, then do as directed : (5 marks)
Thinking about how we will be travelling in 10 or 20 years is very interesting. Will we still be using planes or will we be flying our cars from Paris to London? Here are some suggestions.
- SkyTrain: Currently being developed at NASA, SkyTrain looks like the monorail at Disney World. Moving at 240km/h and using small amount of energy, it could be the future of city transportation. SkyTrain has the passenger capacity of a 6-lane highway.
- Flying cars: Zhu Wenxi and Lai Zexin, Chinese students, have designed a solar-powered flying car that doesn’t need a runway to take off. If you have about 200 hundred thousand dollars, you will own this vehicle soon.
- An electric mininus: The minibus Cameo, designed by Martin Pes, can carry 32 passengers but it is small enough to get its way out of a traffic jam. Its electric motor and low weight mean that it can be recharged in seconds while stopping and it has zero emission.
- An eco-taxi: Taxis are bad for the environment and traffic jams. We enter eco-taxi, and individual taxis form a train powered by solar panels.
1. Decide whether the statements below are True (T) or False (F) : (2,5 marks)
a. SkyTrain is fast but cannot be used as a means of transport in the city. …………
b. Flying cars designed by Zhu Wenxi and Lai Zexin run on solar energy. …………
c. A long runway is necessary for flying cars to take off. …………
d. Because it is small, an electric minibus can avoid traffic jams. …………
e. Several eco-taxis can form a line moving together, using solar energy. …………
2. Answer the following sentences: (2,5 marks)
a. How fast can SkyTrain travel?
………………………………….............................................................................................
b. Where are the designers of flying cars from?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
c. How much money does a flying car cost?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
d. Why should we take eco-taxi instead of other taxis?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
e. Are you interested in these means of transport? Why?
………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Robots will to help me do my housework.  ....................................
2. When he will see her tomorrow, he will invite her to the party.  ....................................
3. I will have a villa by sea in ten years.  ....................................
4. They might go for vacation to the moon.  ....................................
5. I am sure where going for my holiday.  ....................................
6. Very few people can catch the rolling cheese ,so it can travel up to 112 km an hour.  ....................................
7. You should think for an appliance you would like to have in the future.  ....................................
8. My father repaired the automation washing machine yesterday.  ....................................
9. He will ten years old next year.  ....................................
10. I will have smart phone to talk to my friends on other planets.  ....................................
11. He left the office very late, so he might be not home for dinner.  ....................................

V. Each sentence belows contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1. If we will cycle more, we will reduce air pollution.                   ______________

2. My brother can't swim, so he afraid of water.     ______________

3. Not eat too much salt because it is not good for you.           ______________

4. They won't going to the Time Square to welcome the New Year.     _______________

5. You should always to tell an aldult where you are going.         ________________

II. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1.    My sister’s pictures are exciting but she’s school marks are quite bad.    ☞ ______________

2.    Tom forgot his homework, but his brother didn’t forget him.    ☞ ______________

3.    In mine free time I play the piano with my mother.        ☞ ______________

4.    They have got a little dog but I don’t know it’s name.    ☞ ______________

5.    If you lend me your novel. I will lend you my.        ☞ ______________

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions

The traffic is so heavy. It will take us at least an hour to get there

A. Unless the traffic is so heavy, it will take us at least an hour to get there

B. As the traffic is so heavy, it will take us at least an hour to get there

C. The traffic was so heavy that it took us an hour to get there

D. We will spend more than an hour to get there to avoid heavy traffic