Phần I.  Đọc văn bản sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:

      “…Tôi không  ngờ Dế Choắt  nói với tôi một câu như thế này:

- Thôi, tôi ốm yếu quá rồi, chết cũng được. Nhưng  trước khi nhắm mắt, tôi khuyên anh: ở đời mà  có thói hung hăng bậy bạ, có thói hung hăng bậy bạ, có óc mà không biết nghĩ, sớm muộn rồi cũng mang vạ vào mình đấy.

      Thế rồi Dế Choắt tắt thở. Tôi thương lắm. Vừa thương vừa ăn năn tội mình. Giá tôi không trêu chị Cốc thì đâu đến nỗi Choắt việc gì. Cả tôi nữa, nếu không nhanh chân chạy vào hang thì tôi cũng chết toi rồi.

     Tôi đem xác Dế Choắt đến chôn vào một vùng cỏ bùm tum. Tôi đắp thành nấm mộ to. Tôi đứng lặng giờ lâu, nghĩ về bài học đường đời đầu tiên.

                                                                          (Dế Mèn phiêu lưu kí, Tô Hoài)

Câu 1. Xác định phương thức biểu đạt chính của đoạn văn trên?

Câu 2. Trước khi tắt thở, Dế Choắt đã khuyên Dế Mèn điều gì? Qua đó, em nhận thấy Dế Choắt có phẩm chất đáng quý nào?

Câu 3. Bài học đầu tiên mà Dế Mèn rút ra cho bản thân mình là bài học nào?

Câu 4.Từ trải nghiệm và bài học của Dế Mèn, nếu em cũng mắc phải lỗi lầm, bản thân em cần có thái độ ra sao trước lỗi lầm mà em đã mắc ?

II. Phần viết

Ở cuối đoạn trích, sau khi chôn cất Dế Choắt, Dế Mèn đứng lặng hồi lâu trước nấm mồ của người bạn xấu số. Em thử hình dung tâm trạng của Dế Mèn khi đứng trước nấm mồ của Dế Choắt. Hãy  viết đoạn văn khoảng 10 -12 câu diễn tả tâm trạng ấy theo lời của Dế Mèn.

III. GRAMMAR

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

21. A movie is usually ______ than a book.

A. more exciting         B. exciter                     C. excited                    D. exciting

22. Travel by air is ______ than a train. It only takes about 45 minutes to fly to Da Nang, whereas going by train could take several hours.

A. more convenient     B. convenienter           C. more expensive       D. expensiver

23. The exam is getting _______ year by year. There are more tricky questions and less time to do it.

A. more exciting         C. easier

B. slower                     D. more difficult

24. Mount Everest is _________ mountain in the world. Nothing else is as high as Everest

A. higher                     B. the most high          C. the highest              D. high

25. The Nile is _____ river in the world. No rivers are longer than it.

A. longest                    B. the longest              C. longer                     D. long

26. He is ______ athlete in this race. He runs the fastest.

A. good                       B. the goodest             C. best                         D. the best

27. The temperature has never been up to almost 50^oC before. It’s scorching.

This summer is _____ ever.

A. hot                          B. hotter                      C. the most hot           D. the hottest

28. Her mother said to her, “You _______ review all the notes or you won’t pass the entrance exam to university.”

A. must                       B. mustn’t                   C. will                         D. won’t

29. The phone’s ringing. Everybody is busy so he says, “I ________answer it now.”

A. must                       B. will                         C. mustn’t                   D. won’t

30. The dentist advises Johnny that he ______ brush his teeth regularly to avoid cavity.

A. must                       B. should                     C. mustn't                    D. shouldn't

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

31. Minh is 1.63 meters tall and Ha 1.7 meters tall. Ha is shorter than Minh.

32. Antarctica, the South Pole is much more colder than India is.

33. You must break the laws, or you will have to pay fines.

34. There will be a storm tonight, so you don't need to go out or you may risk your life.

35. That city is the most noisy one in the world.

IV. READING

Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.

A LETTER TO THE KING

            American colonists were not given a chance to participate in government decisions in England.

            The colonists were divided. Loyalists wanted the colonies to stay part of England. Patriots wanted America to be established as an independent nation.

            The Patriots decided that it was time to send a letter to the king. They wanted to make an official declaration, or statement, of independence. Thomas Jefferson wrote the group's ideas into a letter to King George III. Jefferson explained why the colonists believed they no longer had to listen to his authority. By signing the Declaration of independence, the men were risking their lives if the colonies lost the war. They signed it anyway.

(Source: www.k12reader.com)

36. What is the passage mainly about?

            A. The American colonies                              

            B. King George III                                        

C. The Loyalists

D. The Patriots and their desire for independence

37. Who wanted the colonies to belong to England?

            A. The Loyalists                                              C. All the colonists

            B. The Patriots                                                D. No one

38. What did the Patriots send to King George III?

            A. an order                                                      C. a letter

            B. an email                                                      D. a blackmail

39. What does the word "established'' mean?

            A. founded                                                     C. discovered

            B. developed                                                   D. destroyed

40. What does the word "independent' mean?

            A. oppression                                                  C. freedom

            B. prison                                                          D. war

V. WRITING

Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence.

41. He is the tallest man I've ever seen.

            A. I've never seen a taller man than him.

            B. I've ever seen that he is a tall man.

            C. I've seen the man who is tall.

            D. I've seen someone who is taller than him.

42. Korea is colder than Vietnam.

            A. Vietnam is colder than Korea.                   C. Vietnam is not so cold as Korea.

            B. Vietnam and Korea are cold.                     D. Korea is the coldest country.

43. The rule of this class is not speaking Vietnamese during the tasks.

            A. You should speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

            B. You shouldn't speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

            C. You must speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

            D. You mustn't speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

44. The Imperial City is Hue's greatest attraction.

            A. in Hue the Imperial City attracts the most tourists.

            B. The Imperial City is in Hue

            C. The Imperial City is an ancient ruin.

            D. Hue can't attract tourists without the Imperial City.

45. We shouldn't buy fireworks.

            A. Buying fireworks is fun.

            B. It's a good idea not to buy fireworks.

            C. It's important to buy fireworks.

            D. A lot of children like fireworks.