PART III : READING

I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 pts)

Learning a foreign language is , in some way , like learning how to fly .There are some (1) _______, but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how ( 2 ) _______ these things  needs (3) _______ practice. It is never enough( 4 ) _______ a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of ( 5 ) _______ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly( 6 ) _______any practice, you (7 ) _______ yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, Can you ( 8 ) _______English well without having lots (9) _______ practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) _______ a foreign language should know .

1.    A. difference      B. different           C. differences             D. differ

2.    A. do                 B. doing               C. done                      D. to do

3.    A. a few             B. lot of                C. a lot of                            D  lot

4.    A. to read          B. read                 C. reading                  D. reader

5.    A. informative            B. information      C. informatics            D. inform

6.    A. without         B. and                  C. for                         D. over

7.    A. kill                B. will kill            C. killed                     D. would killed

8.    A. speaks          B. speaking          C. speak                     D. spoke

9.    A. in                  B. for                    C. of                           D. at

10.  A. of                  B. at                     C. for                         D. to

II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph. (2.0 pts)    

     Henry likes fishing. He fishes 1_____________ the river near our house. On Sunday afternoons, when he has 2________________ work, he goes down to the river with a little seat and some sandwiches and 3____________ until it is quite dark. There are always a  4___________ people there. They love fishing, too, and they all sit there quietly ___________ hours. Sometimes they catch some fish, sometimes they do 6___________. I do not like that kind of sport, because I am not very patient.

     Once Henry 7_____________ a big fish. He was very happy ! All the other fishermen left their 8_______________ and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a photograph 9__________ Henry and his big fish. We still have the photograph 10_____________ the wall of our living room.

PART IV: WRITING

I. Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.  (2.0 pts)

1. Peter spent three hours repairing his house.

It………………………………………………………………………

2. No one works harder than Barbara.

Barbara……………………………………………………………..…

3. Nam didn^’t go to school yesterday.

Nam was…………………………………………………….........….

4. The rooms in this hotel aren’t so comfortable as the rooms in that hotel.

The rooms in that hotel ……………………………………….………

5. He drives carefully. He never has accidents.

He is …………………………………………………………………….

6.  Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.

Because of………………………………………………………………

7. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache.

Their headache prevented ..................................................................

8.  Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.

I prefer        ………………………………………………………………….

9.  Learning English is very difficult for my brother.

It ..………………………………………………………………………                

10.  The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.

The visitor spoke too…………............…………………………………                                                                               

II. Put the words in order to make a complete sentence. (1.0 pt)

1. like / you / to / for / house / lunch / my / would / come / to?

…………………………………………………………………………........……...

2. longer / are / elderly / people / are / people / so / there / living / more.

…………………………………………………………………………........……...

3. people / the / baseball / of / all / world / play / round / watch / and / millions.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

4. next / they / show / around / them / week / Hanoi / Hoa / visit / will / when / her.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. detective / parents /going / movie / this afternoon / we / see / with / are / a / our / to.

………………………………………………………………………………………..

III. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1.0 pt)

1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.

ð………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Mr Quang / now wear / face mark / protect him / breath / dust.

ð ……………………………………………………………………………………...

5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?

ð ………………………………………………………………………………………

PART I: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D.

PART II: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (4.0 pts)

1. Mary is studying _______ a history quiz.

2. Isn’t it  easy to play soccer well ?          - _______.

3. There are two libraries in the town and   _______ of them are extremely old.

 4. When my brother and I _______ children, we often played with together.

5. He  _______ to  work yesterday afternoon.    

6. The news on TV last night   _______ not  very good.

7. Ba did not know the world . Hoang didn’t , _______.

8. The boss wants his   _______  to type some letters.

9. If  Hai eats all that food, he eats_______.

10. Mr Bill speaks Vietnamese very_______.

11. The new apartment has a lot of modern things. It is well _______

A. empty              B. beautiful                  C. furnished               D. nervous

12. _______ to go fishing with me next weekend ?

 A.  Let’s              B. Why don’t we          C. Would you like      D. Shall we

13. Can you see any people in the house ? - _______

A. only a little            B. only few              C. only a few                     D. only little

14.  _______ she plays the piano!

A. How well                   B. How good                         C. What well              D. What good

15. After break, everyone goes_______ and classes start again.

A. indoor                   B. indoors                          C. outdoor                         D. outdoors

16. He learns _______ the guitars every day.

A. play                              B. to play                            C. playing        D. plays

17.  _______ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.

A. Most                         B. Most of                   C. A few                                   D. Few

18.  She looks like you. She _______ your sister.

A. must be  B. Perhaps  C. must             D. may

19. What is the name of the girl _______ to Mrs. Lien?

A. talk                                       B. talks                              C. talking                         D. is talking

20. Would you _______ show me a nice picture, Ann?

A. like                                      B. mind                C. to                          D. please

II. There is one mistake in each sentence, find and correct it.

1. My father  along with his friend are drinking tea in the living room. 

2. He has less friends in his class now than he had last year.                  

3. I remember that I have something new to told you.                             

4. It’s important for every students to have a book.                                

5. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health.        

6. This is my two child. The first is at home.                                                

7. We live in a four - rooms house in the country.                                      

8. When I am sick, my Mom looks at me.                                                 

9. There are a few empty apartments near to my house.                             

10. My birthday is in June 16th.                                                               

Write your answers here:

III. Give the correct form of the word in the bracket. ( 2.0 pts)

1. Yesterday Kate lost her bike so she is ____________.                 (HAPPY)

2. The information in that book is ________. Read, please.   (USE)

3. He drove car __________. He had an accident last week.  (CARE)

4. Ho Chi Minh City is a(n) __________ city.                          (INDUSTRY)

5. Do you like _________________ subjects?                        (SCIENTIST)

6. We need __________ to help the old men in the village.    (VOLUNTEER)

7. Where does your brother study?                                        

-  He studies ________________.                                            (SEA)

8. Smoking is ___________ to your health.                                      (HARM)

9. Don’t talk with a ___________.                                         (STRANGE)

10. His father always suffers from his ___________.              (STOMACH)

Write your answers here:

IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following

sentences. (2.0 pts)

1. He always (talk) a lot when he is at home.

2. Most people prefer spending money to (earn) it.

3. Nam, together with his friends, hardly (get) bad marks.

4. You (wait) a minute while I (look) through the text?

5. Daddy, could you tell me how (run) this washing machine?

6. My father used to be a teacher. He (teach) Chemistry at a local school.

7. You had better (brush) your teeth after every meal.

8. Why you (not go ) to the party last night?

9. I’m going to the post office (buy) some stamps.

10. George is interested in (take) an art class.

a. A successful business needs good (26. organize)_________.
b. There have been many (27. wonder)______ developments in the field of (28.
communicate)______.
c. No one can measure the (29. deep)________ of this river.
d. After the explosion, only two people were left (30. live)________.
e. The meeting finishes without a single (31. agree)________.
f. She always orders other people to do things. She is (32. boss)________ so I (33.
like)________ her.
g. Since they lived (34. happy)________ they decided to put an end to their (35.
marry)________.