Exercise 4. Look at the pictures and put the words/ phrases in the spaces provided.

Exercise 5. Fill in the blank with the words from the box to complete the sentences.

1. Teenagers often use abbreviations when ______ ________ to save time.

2. People who cannot hear or speak often communicate with each other by using ______________.

3. In a _____ _________, people communicate directly to each other.

4. Using ______________ during your talk is an effective way to attract more people’s attention.

5. In the past, people who live far away used to write ______________ to keep in touch with their relatives or their family.

6. ____________ helps people connect to each other in such a quick and cheap way.

7. Smiling and blinking your eyes are examples of ______ ________.

8. Since the appearance of the Internet, people have been able to send ______________ to contact people from any country in the world.

Exercise 6. Choose the better option to complete the sentences.

1. Today, there are a few ways to read (voice / text) messages without the phone.

2. The days of sending a hand-written (email / letter) with a stamp affixed to it are gone.

3. If you want to make a (group / private) call with this app, you need to invite at least three participants.

4. People are relying on the Internet to get news rather than buying traditional (social network / printed newspaper).

5. His (smartphone / telephone) is equipped with a 200MP camera that can capture videos in 8K resolution.

6. Does your phone camera (zoom / hold) in when you switch from photo to video mode?

7. YouTube Shorts will be available and watched on smart (television / radio) models, game consoles, and streaming devices.

8. With training, (pigeons / holography) can carry up to 75g on their backs, and they have been used for communication for a long time in China.

9. An alternative to a regular keyboard, a (real / virtual) keyboard is a software-based keyboard used with touch screen devices.

10. A (video conference / face-to-face meeting) gives you real activities such as entering the room, shaking hands, etc. that electronic communication can’t provide.

PART 1. PHONETICS

Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. flood                 B. food                       C. roof                        D. noon

2. A. effect                 B. necessary              C. environment         D. resident

3. A. conference       B. tablet                     C. webcam                 D. internet

4. A. connection       B. technology            C. holography           D. conference

5. A. social                B. telephone              C. respond                 D. mobile

6. A. addict                B. attend                    C. scanner                 D. access

7. A. exact                 B. exotic                    C. exhausted D. experiment

8. A. digital               B. luggage                  C. ginger                    D. degree

Exercise 2. Find the word which has different stress from the others.

1. A. dugong              B. display                  C. damage                  D. coral

2. A. endangered                  B. seasonal                C. volcanic                D. emergency

3. A. guarantee                      B. employee              C. refugee                  D. Chinese    

4. A. disagree                        B. referee                   C. Vietnamese           D. degree

5. A. invent                            B. breakout                C. feedback               D. contact

6. A. biometric                      B. technology            C. disadvantage        D. recognition

7. A. artistic               B. historic                  C. dramatic                D. scientific

8. A. competitive                  B. infinitive               C. positive                 D. repetitive

9. A. historical                      B. logical                   C. physical                D. medical

10. A. geography                  B. biology                 C. photography         D. climatology

PART 2. VOCABULARY

Exercise 3. Give the Vietnamese meaning of the following words.

VI. WRITING (2ms)

A. Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the questions

25. She asked if I know Komorebi homestay in Da Lat.

    A. asked                 B. I know                   C. homestay              D. in

26. Where do people live in the future if there is not enough room for everyone on Earth?

    A. do                       B. in                            C. enough                  D. for

B. Unscramble the sentences

27. new/ tablet /is/ The/ modern.  => .......................................................................

28.  said/ He/ he / the guitar/ could play/ well.

=> .........................................................................

29.  His dream /to / be/ is / a famous soccer player/.

=> .........................................................................

30. I/ the patterns/ love/  H'mong clothing. / on

=> .........................................................................

C.   Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

31. We were driving down the hill. A strange object suddenly appeared in the sky. (WHEN)

=> .........................................................................

32. “Where are you going to stay when you visit the Red Dao village?” she asked me.

=>  She asked me..........................................................................

A. Phonetics

9. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 

  A. pollution             B. transport               C. waste                     D. plastic

10. Choose the word whose primary stress is NOT placed on the second syllable.

  A. designer                        B. gamer                     C. director                 D. musician

B. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the questions

 11. The firemen arrived just in time to ______________ the child stuck in the fire.

    A. assist                             B. help                        C. rescue                    D. provide

12. Scientists float in a space station because there’s no ______________.

    A. technology                   B. science                  C. gravity                   D. air

13. My dream is to be a _______ because I love animals and want to help them.

    A. doctor                            B. veterinarian          C. nurse                      D. dentist

14. Our house is bigger, but ______________ has a swimming pool.

    A. they                               B. theirs                     C. their                       D. there

15. The farmer ______________ in the field when he saw a UFO.

    A. is working                     B. was working         C. worked                  D. works

16. With ______________ population of 1.7 million people, _________ Tày are the biggest ethnic minority group in Vietnam.

    A. a / no article                             B. a / the                    

    C. no article / the              D. no article / no article

III. READING (2ms)

A. Read the passage  then choose the best word (A,B,C or D) for each space.

Choose your career!

What do you want to do when you leave school? There are so many jobs in the world, but it is good to choose a job that you will be interested in.

• Are you good with colors? Perhaps you could be a house (17)___________, or perhaps you could make paintings of people, like Leonardo Da Vinci or Rembrandt, but remember, very few people make money from art.

• Do you like working with machines? Every town and city needs (18)___________ to fix cars in garages. 

• Medicine is a good career. You will have a job for life. If you love animals, the work of a (19)___________ may be perfect for you.

• Working in a shop or a hotel can be fun, but perhaps the best job serving customers is … flight (20)___________. See the world and get paid for it!

• Would you like to be on television – not as an actor or someone reading the news, but as an  interviewer who talks to celebrities? The job is not easy, because you must think of good questions and then listen to the answers.

17. A. painter                        B. drawer                   C. artist                      D. designer

18. A. engineers                    B. explorers               C. mechanics D. factory workers

19. A. dentist             B. doctor                    C. veterinarian          D. nurse

20. A. assistant                     B. attendant               C. actor                      D. receptionist

B.  Read the review of a film and choose the best answer for each question.

The Martian

I’m not a fan of science fiction, so can you imagine how I felt when my friends choose Screen 2 on the movie theater website? It was showing this film. Much better choices for me were Screen 1, with a film about the early days of America, Screen 3, which was showing a comedy, or Screen 4, which had a film about the first landing on the Moon.

But, I hear you say, the Screen 4 film was about science. Yes, but science fact. And that is why, in the end, I really liked The Martian because you don’t see any green men with two heads. Instead, you learn things from the astronaut, like how to make oxygen and how to grow plants with no soil. We find out how to live on a desert planet with no water and low gravity using the knowledge and technology which we already have.

The astronaut is left on Mars when his spaceship takes off suddenly because a huge storm is coming. He is caught in the storm and loses communication with the ship, so they think he is dead. He nearly dies in several accidents, but a spaceship comes to rescue him after nearly 600 days.

I loved the film, because it wasn’t about a man who is frightened all the time and worried about his future. In many ways, it is really a comedy, and you know, and the astronaut knows, from his funny lines when things go wrong, that everything will be all right in the end.

*Questions:

21. Where did the writer see the film?

A. At a movie theatre                                               B. On the TV in his own house     

C. On the TV at a friend’s house               D. On a website

22. The writer doesn’t like films ______________.

A. about aliens                                                          B. about space         

C. which are funny                                                   D. about the past

23. The astronaut in the film ______________.

A. invents a lot of new things                                             B. learns to live on the planet       

C. uses a lot of technology which we don’t have yet    

D. doesn’t explain how he lives on the planet

24. How long is the astronaut alone on Mars?

A. Less than a year                                                   B. The film does not give a time perio     

C. The writer does not say.                         D. Nearly two years

VII. WRITING

Ex 10: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one, use the words given.

1. “We are working on our science project now”, all the students said to me.

=> All the students .........................................................................

2. “I often share my favorite pictures on Twitter,” said Minh

=> Minh .........................................................................

3. Save electricity, or there will be power cuts. (IF)

=> ..........................................................................

4. If you stay awake all night, you will be very tired tomorrow. (Unless)
.........................................................................

5. Does this new smartphone belong to her? (hers)

.........................................................................

6. It began to rain and the children were playing in the playground. (When)

.........................................................................

7. I cleaned the house, then I took out the trash. (AFTER)

.........................................................................

8. It’s necessary for him to book an appointment with the dentist.

=> He needs.........................................................................

9. She usually spends one hour riding to  school every day.

=> It usually takes.........................................................................

10. I’d rather be hungry than eat fish.

=> I prefer.........................................................................

Ex. 11: Choose the best option to indicate the sentence closest in meaning to the given one.

1. “There will be a new ebook library next month,” said the principal.

A. The principal said that there would be a new ebook library following month.

B. The principal said that there would be a new ebook library the following month.
C. The principal said that there would be a new ebook library month after.

D. The principal said that there would be a new ebook library the after month.

2. Lan, one of my friends, will help me with this project.
           A. Lan is a friend of mine will help me with this project

B. Lan, a friend of mine, will help me with this project.

C. Lan, a friend of my friends, will help me with this project

D. Lan, a mine friend, will help me with this project

3. Jack didn’t tell Jane his feelings because he was too shy.

            A. Jack was too shy, but he didn’t tell Jane his feelings.

            B. Jack was too shy; therefore, he didn’t tell Jane his feelings.

C. Jack was too shy, so he didn’t tell Jane his feelings.
D. B and C

4. His tablet is more expensive than mine

A. My tablet is not as expensive as his.        B. My tablet is not as expensive as him.

C. Mine is not as expensive as his tablet.      D. My tablet is  as expensive as his

5. The baby was sleeping. The phone rang.

            A. While the baby was sleeping, the phone was ringing.

            B. When the baby was sleeping, the phone was ringing.

C. While the baby was sleeping, the phone rang.                       
D. While the baby slept, the phone was ringing.

IV. COMMUNICATION

Ex 6: Choose the best option to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.

1. Sam: There are so many recyclable things around us.

Kate: ___________________ “recyclable things”?    

Sam: The items that are recycled the most frequently include paper, batteries, plastics, and glass.

A. Sorry, do you really like            B. Could you explain more about                        

C. Do I really have to find                          D. Who wants

2. A: In a supermarket, you cannot bargain. All the items have fixed prices.

- B: _____.

A. I know.                                         B. Why do they have prices?

C. No problem.                                 D. This is a price tag.

3. John: "An earthquake destroyed my house last week."  Mary:" _________ "

A. Sorry to hear that.                                   B. Great news!                     

C. Wow, that sounds interesting.   D. Lucky you

V. FINDING ERRORS

Ex 7: Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. Duong made a video call at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

                  A     B                            C                    D

2. The lecturer told his students that robots will be able to mark their writings in the future.              A                                        B              C                                           D

3. She came to me to complain about her brother, but it’s not a problem of me.

      A                  B                                      C                                      D

4. I cycle or walk to school every day instead of let my father drive me there.

                 A                                                B         C                    D

5. Natural disasters cause usually serious damage to our property and the environment.           A                            B                                    C            D

 VI. READING

Ex 8: Read and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

A Survey on Future Communication

In a recent survey, TechNews asked young people to (1) _______how they will talk to each other in 30 years' time. The results are not (2)_______. Only 10% of the respondents think people will still send letters and postcards to each other (3) _______2050. About 30% think holography and telepathy technologies will allow them to communicate in (4)________ time with their friends. Most people say that they will connect through super smart devices (5)________ of in person. Meanwhile, more than half of the respondents express their (6) _______about future communication. They say that if children spend most of their time (7)______ on the Internet, they may also not be able to communicate face to face very well (8) _____30 years.

1. A. expect               B. predict                   C. check        

2. A. surprising         B. surprised               C. surprise

3. A. on                      B. by                           C. for

4. A. personal            B. private                   C. real

5. A. more                  B. instead                   C. rather

6. A. concerns           B. feelings                 C. gratitude

7. A. interacting        B. surfing                   C. using

8. A. for                      B. by                           c. in    

Ex 9: Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are T or F

            Sir Tim Berners-Lee, an English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web in 1989. At first, he wanted to develop a web for scientists around the world to share information and the results of their experiments. At that time the Internet already existed. But he created a way to use the Internet to link documents to each other. Soon, he turned it into a free space for people to share knowledge, communicate, and cooperate.

            The World Wide Web allows people to get all kinds of information online. The information can be images, videos, or files. It has become a significant tool for everyone, from scientists, researchers to young students as well. Scientists and researchers can share their study results, students can use it for learning or doing research online. Businesses even use it to advertise their products and to do business. Everybody can use the World Wide Web to watch videos, communicate, and attend meetings.

1. The inventor of the World Wide Web is an American computer scientist.

2. Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in the 20th century.

3. In the beginning, he wanted a platform for everyone to use.

4. People can use the World Wide Web without the Internet.

5. The World Wide Web allows people to get videos, pictures or files online.

6. People can carry out meetings online thanks to the World Wide Web.

7. Only students and scientists benefit from the World Wide Web.

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Ex 3: Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

1. Population growth is causing destruction of wildlife _____throughout the world.                                            

A. habitats                 B. environment                     C. ecosystem           D. destruction                                                

2. Generally, you can’t ________over prices of goods in supermarkets .

A. increase                B. bargain                  C. protect                               D. discount

3. They gave first-aid to the injured _______ and took him to hospital .

A. rescuers                B. victim                    C. shopaholic                                    D. ones

4. In the future, ______may change how we communicate by enabling virtual meetings with 3D projections of people in real time.

A. video call              B. text messages       C. telepathy                           D. Holography

5. Inventors will develop many _____to help teachers save their time for families.

A. applications            B. equipment                      C. furniture                D. eye-tracking                   

6. ______he heard the warning of the tornado, he went searching for his children.

A. During                   B. Unless                   C. As soon as                                    D. While

7. I_________things at the dollar store. My mother only takes me there_______.

A. don’t often buy - never                          B. don’t often buy - sometimes     

C. don’t buy often - sometimes                  D. am not often buy - never

8. Would you like to go to the museum with me tomorrow? It __from 9 p.m. to 4 p.m.

A. will open               B. open                       C. opens                                 D. is opening

9. After months of talking online, it was great to finally meet each other _____person and have a face-to-face conversation.

A. by                           B. in                            C. with                                                D. to

10. ___________2030, smartphones will become supersmart and super thin.

A. On                          B. For                         C. At                                       D. By

11. While my mother ______dinner, my father _______home from work yesterday.

A. made/ came                                              B. was making/ came          

C. makes/ is coming                         D. was making/ was coming

12. If you have a chance to travel on a dogsled, you ________it.

A. will never forget  B. never forgot          C. won’t never forget          

D. are never forgetting

13. Lan’s house is opposite _____, just across the street.

A. I                              B. mine                       C. their                                               D. our

14. The man_that Elsa software could make learners speak English more naturally.

A. is saying                B. says                                    C. was saying            D. said

15. The professor told us that we were visiting a science museum ________.

A. tomorrow              B. yesterday              C. the day after                     D. today

III. SYNONYM AND ANTONYM

Ex 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Hold on! I think this isn’t the right road. Let’s turn back.

A. Continue!             B. Move back!                      C. Keep to the right!                        D. Wait!

2. She can do telepathy? You’re kidding! It’s impossible.

A. I don’t believe it     B. You’re a kid           C. Trust me           D. It doesn’t work

3. Our principal bought a biometric machine to record the student’s attendance.

A. presence               B. ignorance               C. absence                            D. neglect

Ex 5: Mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Protecting the environment is the job of not only the government but also each of the citizens.

A. Cleaning               B. Damaging              C. Keeping                 D. Conserving
2. Learning to speak English is not a piece of cake. It requires lots of practice and hard work.

A. delicious               B. easy                                   C. hard                                   D. fun

3. The picture is so large that it doesn’t fit the computer screen. Can you zoom out of it.

A. make it smaller       B. make it bigger   C. make it better   D. make it stronger                    

D. WRITING (3.0 pts)

I. Find the mistake in each sentence. (1,0 pt)

1. What was you doing when the earthquake started?

       A        B                           C                                    D

2.  We  watched TV, when the telephone rang.

       A      B                           C                      D

3. The bus schedule says that there will be a bus to bus station at 10.30.

      A                          B                          C                                         D

4. I wasn’t at home as soon as he came to see me yesterday.

A                           B                C                                   D

5. I am not never interested in playing basketball, so I rarely play it.

         A                        B    C                                                 D

II. Rewrite the sentences. (1.0 pt)

1. Don’t go away yet. Finish the cleaning up the place first. (until) (Combine two sentences using the word in bracket)

=> .................................................................................

2. They travelled across India, and then they flew on to Japan. (Rewrite the sentence beginning  with the words given = Viết lại câu bắt đầu bằng từ gợi ý.)

=> After .................................................................................

3. you/ go/Do/usually/a corner shop/ go shopping/at/. (Rearrange the words to make complete sentence) =  Sắp xếp từ xáo trộn thành câu hoàn chỉnh)

.................................................................................

4.  I / see / my old friend / Hue/ when / I / visit / the museum. (Write meaningful sentence. Use the words given = Viết lại câu bắt đầu bằng từ gợi ý.)

=> .................................................................................

5. most / common type/ natural disasters/ the world/ floods and storms. (Use the words given to make a meaningful sentence. = Dùng các từ cho sẵn để viết thành một câu có nghĩa.)

=> .................................................................................

III. Write a passage of about 80- 100 words to talk about the advantages or disadvantages of a type of shopping. using the suggested cues (1.0 pt).

-         Shopping … is interesting/ convenient….

-         Firstly …..                             - Secondly…..                       - ….

.......................................

REVISION FOR THE END-TERM TEST – SEMESTER 2 - GRADE 8

A. REVISION CONTENTS: From Unit 7 to Unit 11

1. Phonetics: Sounds /bl/ and /kl/; /sp/ and /st/; and stress in words ending in -al, -ous, -ese and -ee

2. Vocabulary: Use the lexical items related to:

- Environmental protection                                    - Communication in the future

- Shopping                                                     - Science and Technology

- Natural disasters

3. Skills:

3.1. Reading: Read for general and specific information of reading texts in Unit 7 – Unit 11

3.2. Writing: Use structures from unit 7 - 11to rewrite the second sentence without changing the meaning to the root one.

3.3. Listening: Listen for general and specific information about topics of Unit 7 – Unit 11.

4. Grammar: Complex sentences with adverb clauses of time; adverbs of frequency and present simple for future events; and past continuous.

B. PRACTICE

I. PHONETICS
Ex 1:  Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. environment                B. campfire                C. footprint                D. dioxide

2. A. addicted                        B. shopaholic            C. assistant                D. access

3. A. tornado             B. destroy                  C. storm                     D. normal

4. A. telepathy                      B. connection            C. webcam                 D. tablet

5. A. during                           B. solution                 C. truancy                  D. tsunami

Ex 2: Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

1. A. platform            B. science                  C. complaint  D. feedback

2. A. account B. machine                C. agree                      D. natural

3. A. humorous         B. tremendous           C. poisonous D. dangerous

4. A. arrival               B. national                 C. cultural                  D. festival

5. A. release              B. extinction C. product                  D. participate

Choose the best option to complete each sentence. (3.0 pts)

1. A. dear                   B. heart                                  C. hear                        D. fear

2. A. decided             B. attracted                            C. expected               D. engaged

3. What can be done to protect people from __________ disasters?

A. environment    B. environmental     C. environmentally        D. environmentalist

4. All of our English teachers are __________ speakers.

A. native                            B. original                    C. foreign           D. foreigns

5. The heavy rain has caused __________ in many parts of the country.

A. storms                      B. floods           C. drought                     D. tornado

6. Many houses and roads ______ destroyed or flooded after the typhoon last week.

A. is                B. are                          C. were                                   D. was

7. The _______ in technology allow astronomers to know more about outer space.

A. developments              B. science          C. exploration                D. discovery

8. To generate cheap and clean energy, instead of burning fossil fuels, scientists have developed____.

A. oil                          B. solar panels         C. electricity         D. coal burning

9. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are ______________ with    colored lights across the street and Christmas trees.

 A. hang                        B. put                              C. made                                  D. decorated

10. ____________we got to the cinema, the film had started.

A. Until                           B. By the time                      C. After              D. While

11. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged        B. was damaged           C. has damaged D. has been damaged

12. An example of a natural disaster is a…………….

A. rain                            B. sunlight           C. thunder                         D. tornado

13. Hundreds of people were made …………. after the flood.

A.    helpless                           B. homeless               C. careless                 D. careful

14. Phong: “Why don’t we give a presentation about water pollution?”

      Nam: “________________”

A. That’s a good idea!                                       B. That’s all right.

C. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen.                 D. Sure. It’s right.

15. Duong: “Many houses and buildings were destroyed by the storm.”

      Nick:  “__________________”

A. Wow!            B. That’s a relief!           C. How terrible!          D. Really.

SECTION 3:  READING (2,5 POINTS)

I.     Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. (1,0 pt)

      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 hardly 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

II. Read the letter then choose the correct answer for each question below. (1 p)

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I’m writing because I was on the beach with some friends last weekend and the amount of rubbish we found there was unbelievable.

I think there are possibly two reasons for this. Firstly, people aren’t responsible enough and they throw their rubbish away anywhere. Perhaps we need a few signs and people to patrol the beach. Also, there aren’t enough bins on or near the beach, so I think we need more. Secondly, nobody cleans the beach. I think this is terrible in a tourist town. We need people to clean the beach and empty the bins every day.

We must definitely do something about this situation. We must do it right away if we want a cleaner, and more attractive beach.

Your faithfully, Alan

1. Where did Alan and her friends find the rubbish?

            A. on the beach                     B. in the sea                           C. near the hotel

2. How many reasons are there for the rubbish?

            A. one                                     B. two                                     C. three

3. What aren’t there enough on or near the beach?

            A. tourists                              B. rubbish                              C. bins

4. What will we get if we solve the problem right away?

            A. a cleaner, and more attractive beac                  B. more responsible people

            C. more bins on the beach

5. What is Alan’s letter about?

            A. The beauty of the beach B. The pollution of the beach and solutions

            C. Her friends on the beach            

Choose the best option to complete each sentence. (3.0 pts)

1. A. dear                   B. heart                                  C. hear                        D. fear

2. A. decided             B. attracted                            C. expected               D. engaged

3. What can be done to protect people from __________ disasters?

A. environment    B. environmental     C. environmentally        D. environmentalist

4. All of our English teachers are __________ speakers.

A. native                            B. original                    C. foreign           D. foreigns

5. The heavy rain has caused __________ in many parts of the country.

A. storms                      B. floods           C. drought                     D. tornado

6. Many houses and roads ______ destroyed or flooded after the typhoon last week.

A. is                B. are                          C. were                                   D. was

7. The _______ in technology allow astronomers to know more about outer space.

A. developments              B. science          C. exploration                D. discovery

8. To generate cheap and clean energy, instead of burning fossil fuels, scientists have developed____.

A. oil                          B. solar panels         C. electricity         D. coal burning

9. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are ______________ with    colored lights across the street and Christmas trees.

 A. hang                        B. put                              C. made                                  D. decorated

10. ____________we got to the cinema, the film had started.

A. Until                           B. By the time                      C. After              D. While

11. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged        B. was damaged           C. has damaged D. has been damaged

12. An example of a natural disaster is a…………….

A. rain                            B. sunlight           C. thunder                         D. tornado

13. Hundreds of people were made …………. after the flood.

A.    helpless                           B. homeless               C. careless                 D. careful

14. Phong: “Why don’t we give a presentation about water pollution?”

      Nam: “________________”

A. That’s a good idea!                                       B. That’s all right.

C. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen.                 D. Sure. It’s right.

15. Duong: “Many houses and buildings were destroyed by the storm.”

      Nick:  “__________________”

A. Wow!            B. That’s a relief!           C. How terrible!          D. Really.

SECTION 3:  READING (2,5 POINTS)

I.     Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. (1,0 pt)

      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 hardly 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

II. Read the letter then choose the correct answer for each question below. (1 p)

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I’m writing because I was on the beach with some friends last weekend and the amount of rubbish we found there was unbelievable.

I think there are possibly two reasons for this. Firstly, people aren’t responsible enough and they throw their rubbish away anywhere. Perhaps we need a few signs and people to patrol the beach. Also, there aren’t enough bins on or near the beach, so I think we need more. Secondly, nobody cleans the beach. I think this is terrible in a tourist town. We need people to clean the beach and empty the bins every day.

We must definitely do something about this situation. We must do it right away if we want a cleaner, and more attractive beach.

Your faithfully, Alan

1. Where did Alan and her friends find the rubbish?

            A. on the beach                     B. in the sea                           C. near the hotel

2. How many reasons are there for the rubbish?

            A. one                                     B. two                                     C. three

3. What aren’t there enough on or near the beach?

            A. tourists                              B. rubbish                              C. bins

4. What will we get if we solve the problem right away?

            A. a cleaner, and more attractive beac                  B. more responsible people

            C. more bins on the beach

5. What is Alan’s letter about?

            A. The beauty of the beach B. The pollution of the beach and solutions

            C. Her friends on the beach