D. Reading: (2.5pts)

A. Complete the passage with words in the box. (1.25pts)

     Today badminton becomes a very (26) ___________sports activity. It spreads quickly from the city to the countryside. People need only a pair (27) ____________rackets, a shuttlecock, a net and a small piece of land to play the (28) ____________Two or four players hit the shuttlecock over the net with their rackets. People can play badminton in their free time or in a competition. Now there (29) ____________ many badminton competitions and even a World Cup. One of the (30) ____________countries in badminton is China.

B. Read the text and answer the questions. (1.25pts)

   My father has an unusual hobby, carving eggshells. As everyone knows, eggshells are very fragile. My dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells. It’s amazing. He started the hobby five years ago after a trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery. My father did not go to class to learn how to carve. He learned everything from the Internet. I am my father’s son. My name is Ba. I like carving eggshells, too.

21. What is the name of the hobby?

…………………………………………………………………………..

22. When did he start the hobby?

…………………………………………………………………………...

23. Did he go to class to learn how to carve?

…………………………………………………………………………..

24. Where did he learn to carve?

      …………………………………………………………………………..

25. Does Ba like carving eggshells?

      …………………………………………………………………………..

E. Writing: (2.5pts) Combine these sentences using given words. (1.25pts)

11. He stayed at home. He was sick. (because)=>………………………………………………...

12. It was very cold. They went swimming. (but)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………..

13. We can go camping. We can go for a picnic. (or)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………..

14. He had a stomachache. He didn’t wash his hands. (so)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………

15. She passed the exam easily. She isn’t intelligent.  (although)

=>…………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

16.      Mr Brown______ reading books a lot because he finds this hobby interesting.

A. enjoy                   B. don’t enjoy                       C. enjoys         D. doesn’t enjoys

17.       A: I’ve got a headache.

B: Have you? Wait there and I ______an aspirin for you.

A. will get               B. get                        C.   have got         D.   am getting

18.       They ______cleaning the floor but we love cleaning the floor.

A. hate                     B.    love                    C.   hates               D.   Loves

19.       The earth ______the sun once every 365 days.

A. circle                   B.    circles                C.   will circle      D.   will circles

20. I______reading books interesting because I can know a lot of cultures in

the world.

A. think                   B. say                        C.   tell                 D.    find

21.       Ann finds playing computer games______ because it is waste of time.

A. exciting               B. easy                      C.   boring            D.    interesting

22.       My mother ______to stay with US next weekend.

A. come                   B. comes                   C.   will come      D.   will comes

23.       A: I don’t know how to do this exercise.

B: Don’t worry. I ______you.

A. will help B. help                                   C. won’t help D. don’t help

24.       Elena often ______up early and does morning exercise in the garden.

A. get                      B. will get                 C. getting           D. gets

25.       In the future, Nick______ mountains in other countries.

A. climb                   B. will climb             C. climbing         D. climbs

IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below

26.       My teacher finds teach hard but he loves working with children

A       B                        C                        D

27.       He enjoy fishing because it is interesting.

    A        B                      C         D

28.       When I have free time, I will go swimming.

A       B                 C            D

29.       If you have a lot of coins, stamps, toys, bottles or dolls, your hobby is painting.

A                                        B                                         C        D

30.       There are many reasons why it is importance to have a hobby

  A                 B                           C               D

I. Find the word with different sound in the underline part in each line.

II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6.      My mother’s favourite hobby is______. She loves preparing food for my family.

A. sewing                 B. cooking     C. gardening               D. painting

7.    My grandmother loves______. She plants flowers and vegetables in the small garden behind her house.

A. listening                         B. climbing     C. fishing                    D. gardening

8.       If you always buy flowers and put them in a vase, your hobby is______ .

A. bird-watching    B. gardening   C. arranging flowers   D. cooking

9.       My sister always gives me dolls on special occasions.

A. chances                B. dates                    C. position        D. Reasons

10.      My sister likes_______ because she can play in the water and keep fit.

A. collecting                B.shopping                  C. dancing       D. swimming

11. Can I ask you some questions______your hobbies?,

A. of                            B. about                      C. with            D. for

12. My father is fond ______football.

A. from                       B. at                            C. of                D. by

13. Tom is very good______playing the guitar.,

A. for                          B. at                            C. about          D. of

14. Mary is interested______reading comic books.,

A. in                            B. by                           C. on               D. from

15. There are some things I like doing______ my free time.

A. on                             B. at                         C. about                        D. in

II.           Read the text and answer the questions. (2.5p)

How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill a small holes in y

our teeth. He can examine our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a tooth brush and fluoride tooth paste at least twice a day, once after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean beetween our teeth after a meal. Thirdly we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit. Chocolates, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals. They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay.

7.           Only when do a lot of people visit a dentist?

_________________________________________________________

8.           How often should we try to clean our teeth?

_________________________________________________________

9.           What shouldn’t we eat a lot?

_________________________________________________________

10.       Why are sweets harmful?

_________________________________________________________

11.       How many advices are there in the passage?

_________________________________________________________

III.     Give the correct form of the word in the blankets. (l.0p)

12. This is a ______room so you can stay with me whenever you want. (COMFORT)

13.       His______ makes his parents feel sad. (LAZY)

14. Many______ teach the disabled children in my village during summer vacation. (VOLUNTARY)

15.       Tom plays the piano very. ______ (GOOD)

IV.        Rewrite the sentences using the words given. (2.5p)

16.       Peter started to collect stamps two years ago. (for)

_________________________________________________________

31. I read books evey day. I want to widen my knowledge, (so)

_________________________________________________________

32. I have never studied Japanese before, (first)

_________________________________________________________

33.       It last rained three weeks ago. (since)

_________________________________________________________

34.       He has played football for five years, (ago)

_________________________________________________________

Or

_________________________________________________________

I. Find the word with different sound in the underline part in each line. (0.6p)

1. A. flutes     B. shirts                    C. books                 D. cars

2. A. hobby    B. colour                   C. money                D. other

3. A. laugh     B. rough                    C.enough                D. neighbor

II. Find the word with different stress in each line. (0.6p)

II.   Choose A, B, c or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. (2.8p)

7.      My mother grows a lot of trees and vegetables because her hobby is_______.

A. gardening B. swimming C. camping D. singing

8.      The students often help_______ in the village to sweep the houses and cook

meals at weekends.

A. teachers               B.    workers             C.    elderly people       D. actors

9.      She often buys flowers and displays them in vases because she loves_______

A. cooking               B.    gardening          C.    running        D. arranging flowers

10.      If she goes out without wearing a hat, she will get_______.

A. stomachache        B.    sunburn             C.    spots            D. toothache

11.      Vinh: “What sports do you like?” - Tom: _______

A. Well, I love football and swimming. B. No, I don’t know.

C. Yes, it is my favourite sport.               D. I think it is boring.

12.      Mrs Green: “This suitcase is really heavy, and my back is killing me!”

Peter: _______

A. I sometimes have backache                 B. Shall I carry it?

C. Oh, thanks for your help.                     D. It’s very good of you to do that.

13.      They _______a new hospital in this town for five months.

A. build                   B. built                     C. have built D. will build

14.      Elena often_______ up early and does morning exercise in the garden.

A. get                      B. will get                C. getting            D. gets

15.      You should spend more time_______ for your exams.

A. studying             B. to study                C. studied           D. study

16.      Minh likes reading books, _______his brother likes playing games.

A. or                            B. but                          C. studied       D. and

17.      They _______to swim two hours ago.

A. begin                   B. have begun          C. has begun       D. began

18.      My father and Tom_______ me next month.

A. visit                     B. visisted                C. will visit         D. have visited

19.      Tom: “I’m not sure what to do this evening. Any idea?” - Vinh: _______

A. Why don’t we go to the cinema?         B. You will go to the cinema, perhap?

C. Do you go to the cinema, perhaps?     D. Why shouldn’t we go to the cinema?

20.       Mary: “Do you know how to start this computer?” - Daisy: _______

A. You know, yeah.                                  B. Just press the green button.

C. Sure, go ahead                                      D. These computers are good.