I. ​Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
(3.5 pts)
 
1. He rarely shows his feelings. He’s rather ________.
 
​A. reserved ​   B. sociable ​ C.  helpful            D. humorous  
2. John cut ________while he was peeling apples.
              A. itself              B. himself            C. herself              D. yourself
3. Lan is wearing a ________dress. She looks good in it.
              A. red new pretty                              B. new pretty red          
              C. pretty red new                              D. pretty new red
4. We _______ plant some rose trees in the garden this Sunday.
             A. is planning      B. is going to       C. are going to       D.  are planning
5. Once a farmer lived a poor life _________________ his family.
              A. on ​            B. with                 C. in                      D. to
6. You ______ get enough sleep – about 7- 8 hours a day. If not            you can’t study well.
              A. can ​            B. will ​         C. may                   D. must
7. “______ does your brother look like?” – “He’s tall and good- looking.”
             A. What  ​B. where ​ ​C. who ​        D. How
8. Deaf – mutes can ______speak ______ hear.
A. both... and ​B.  either… or ​C. neither… nor ​D. either… or      
9. She spends 10 minutes every day ______ English.
A. practicing           B. practice          C. to practice           D. to practicing
10. Which is NOT suitable?
          Tom: Could I speak to John, please?             Someone: ________.
A. Yes, speaking.       B. You’re great!       C. Hold on, please.   D.  Sorry! He’s out.      Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.        
11. A. appear           B. annoy ​                    C. travel ​           D. agree
12. A. generous        B. magical                      C.  countable             D. volunteer
    Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from       that of the others.
13. A. floor ​          B. look ​                    C. cook ​           D. took
14. A. teacher           B. children  ​          C. machine            D. kitchen
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II. ​Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15  and 16. (0.5 pt)    
15. What will you do when seeing this sign?
A. 
 
Don’t use mobile phones here.
B. Mobile phones area.
C. Use mobile phones, please.
D. Don’t buy a mobile phone.  
16. 
 
What does this sign mean?   ​A. Go straight or turn left.
B. Do not turn left.
C. Turn left ahead.
D. Turn left there.

* Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

17. Owen saw Toy Story 2 _______.  

          A. in 1995            B. in 1999             C. in 2010           D. when he was fourteen 

18. Owen saw Toy Story 3 with _______.

          A. his parents       B. his sister         C. his friends        D. his family

IV. Cloze test

Read the passage, choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank.

Yesterday, I watched ‘Darkest Hours’ – a war (19) __________ about Winston Churchill. It was really fantastic. Winston Churchill was a famous British politician and military leader. He (20) __________ in Oxfordshire, England, (21) __________ 30^th November, 1874. He studied at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst. After he finished his education in 1896, he became a journalist and worked for a newspaper. (22) __________ he became a politician. He became Prime Minister in 1940. He was famous (23) __________ his strength and wisdom. He helped his country very much against the (24) __________ Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Churchill died at home in 1965. He was 91 (25) __________  old.

19. A. animated              B. drama               C. comedy                     D. science fiction

20. A. was born             B. born                  C. is born                      D. were born

21. A. in                          B. at                      C. on                                        D. during

22. A. Three years ago   B. In three years   C. Three years before    D. Three years later

23. A. for                         B. with                 C. in                                D. because

24. A. battle                              B. army                C. invade                        D. general

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
When he won the first prize, he realised that this was the highest attainment of his life.

A. accomplishment

B. task

C. shock

D. surprise

I. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A,B,C OR D) THAT BEST FITS THE SPACE IN EACH SENTENCE.

1. He is not ____________ get married.

      a. enough old to                                           b. enough old for

      c. old enough to                                            d .old enough for

2. I find peter is not sociable. He’s rather __________________in public.

      a. kind                     b. reserved                   c .communicative           d.  humorous

3. That boy has short___________ hair.

      a. curly                    b. oval                        c. tall                             d. reserved

4.That film star is tall  and __________.

      a. short                      b. long                        c. slim                             d. straight

5. A home for children whose parents are dead is a (n)________.

      a. resort                    b. hotel                      c. orphanage                   d. motel

6. Generosity is part of the Vietnamese  __________.

      a. straightness           b. orphanage               c. joke                          d. character 

7. He likes telling jokes. He has a good sense of ___________.

      a. volunteer             b. character                  c. pleasure                     d. humor

8. The boy is a_________ student. He always gets good grades.

      a. kind                     b. generous                  c. hard-working             d. reserved

9.  John________a letter from his aunt yesterday.

      a. gave                    b. wrote                       c. received                     d. posted

10. Ba’s friends sometimes get tired of his jokes.  “get tired of” means:

a. hate                     b.  outgoing                c.  annoy                      d.  like

II. USE THE CORRECTFORM OF THE WORD GIVEN IN EACH SENTENCE:

1/ People in my country are very warm and _______________ .         (friend)

2/ An ________________is a home for children whose parent are dead. (orphan)

3/ L.A. hill is a______________ writer.    (humor)

4/ I’m_______________ sorry for delay.   (extreme)

5/ I love the ____________of summer evenings in the countryside.       (peaceful )

III. REWRITE

1. He is tall. He can play volleyball.

à He_________________________________________________________________

2. She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World.

à She _______________________________________________________________

3. Mr. Robinson isn’t rich. He can’t buy a house.

à Mr. Robinson _______________________________________________________

4. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the ceiling.

à The ladder __________________________________________________________

5. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

à The fire ____________________________________________________________

6. My hair is long and black.

àI ___________________________________________________________________

7. Her hair is short, curly and fair.

àShe ________________________________________________________________

. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. A__________ is a round cake traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A. hamburger B. mooncake C. cookie D. sandwich

2. La Tomatina Festival is held in___________.

A. England B. German C. Spain D. Turkey

3. Santa Claus often brings children presents at_________________.

A. Easter B. Christmas C. Tet D. Halloween

4. Diwali is the festival of____________.

A. harvests B. tomatoes C. dances D. lights

5. The Golden_______________ is the symbol of Cannes Film Festival.

A. Palm B. Pigeon C. Coin D. Pig

6. We saw beautiful____________ floats at a parade at the Tulip Festival.

A. tulip B. rose C. daisy D. lily

7. She wore a beautiful traditional__________.

A. firework B. parade C. display D. costume

8. Children love____________ eggs at Easter.

A. cooking B. eating C. painting D. making

9. Most families have a big feast with roast __________on Thanksgiving Day.

A. potatoes B. beef C. turkey D. sheep

10. Everybody wore a_________ at Halloween night, so no one knew who was really at the party.

A. mask B. towel C. dress D. shirt

11. The figure of Santa Claus has a long history in ___________ traditions.

A. Christmas B. Easter C. Thanksgiving D. Halloween

12. The beauty of traditional ao dai and ___________ dances are the highlight of Vietnamese cultural festivals.

A. dragon B. folk C. lion D. modern

13. La Tomatina is___________ in a small town in Spain.

A. holds B. hold C. holding D. held

14. Rio Carnival is famous for samba music and amazing ___________.

A. twins B. gifts C. wheels of cheese D. costumes

15. Cannes ___________ Festival is held in Cannes, France every year.

A. Film B. Music C. Arts D. Drama

16. On Thanksgiving Day, we ___________ and play and talk.

A. have a feast B. perform a lion dance C. carve pumpkins D. throw tomatoes

17. ___________ Egg Hunt is fun holiday activity for kids of all ages.

A. Tulip Festival B. Easter C. Tet Holiday D. New Year

18. The greatest flower event in Vietnam, ___________ is a show to remember.

A. Twins Day Festival B. Rio Carnival

C. Hoi Mua Festival D. Da Lat Flower Festival

19. ___________is the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

A. Easter Bunny B. The Golden Palm C. Moon Cake D. Candy Apple

20. At Tet, celebrations begin with the family___________ dinner in the last evening of a lunar year.

A. dancing B. rolling C. floating D. gathering

Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. Louis Pasteur is a world – famous ______________ chemist.
A. French B. American C. English D. Chinese
7. He invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases including _____.
A. cancer B. rabies C. lung D. throat
8. Marie Curie was born _____________ November 7th, 1867.
A. in B. at C. to D. on
9. Marie Curie ______________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
A. awarded B. had awarded C. was awarded D. had been
awarded
10. Marie Curie harbored the dream of a ________career which was impossible for a woman at that
time.
A. scientist B. scientifically C. science D. scientific
11. Elizabeth Blackwell was born _________ England ________ 1821.
A. in / on B. in / in C. on / in D. on / on
12. One day Elizabeth Blackwell decided that she wanted ____________ a doctor.
A. to become B. become C. became D. becoming
13. Alexandre Yersin was born in 1863 in _______________.
A. America B. Switzerland C. France D. Germany
14. Alexandre Yersin died on January 3rd, 1943, _________ the age of 80.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
15. Alexandre Yersin discovered Da lat in the ____________ century.
A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th
16. Shakespeare is a world – famous ______________.
A. singer B. actor C. playwright D. scientist
17. I wish she ______________ to the party yesterday.
A. came B. had come C. have come D. has come

Task 8: Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank.

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in a lot of (4)_______types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with actresses like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished filming the musical with Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have (5)______ been happier to do anything in my life”.

1. A. bear                        B. born                       C. bearing                  D. beared

2. A. acting                     B. actress                  C. actor                      D. action

3. A. made                      B. played                   C. worked                  D. starred

4. A. same                      B. difficult                 C. different                D. similar

5. A. ever                        B. never                     C. even                       D. just

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5pts) 5. A balanced diet is good your health. A. to B. in C.for D. of 6. He was busy yesterday and were his brothers. A. neither B.so C. too D. either 7. is a person who swims underwater using special equipment. A. Diver B. Scientist C.Cyclist D. Driver 8. I don't have my table tennis with me. Do you have a___one? A. comfortable B spare C.possible D. available 9. Walking is a fun, easy and inexpensive A. chatting B. participants C. contest D activity 10. We can learn more about the undersea world _____Jacques Cousteau's invention. A.thanks B. thanks to C. thanks D. thank you 11. Would you like to play table tennis, Nam? A. I'd like to, but I can't B. Good idea eams B.Good idea C. Yes, please D. A and B 12. Swimming can be fun but accidents can A. comes B. take C. increase D. happen 13. People say that prevention is____cure. A. good as B. better than C. worst than D. as well as 14. did your family go to church when you lived in France? - Once a week. A.How often B. how long C. how far D. how much

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num ­bared blank.

Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (1) .................. of the blind. He (2) …................ was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (3) .................... in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the school . Braille is known for his idea of (4) .................... the Briberies “point writing” system , used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system (10) ................... from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.

1. a. designer                        b. doctor                           c. teacher                          d. lawyer

2. a. who                               b. whom                           c. himself                          d. for himself

3. a. activity                         b. ability                           c. intelligence                   d. determination

4. a. expressing                     b. learning                        c. bringing                        d. modifying

5. a. made                             b. taken                            c. done                             d. derived