II. Multiple choice (2.5pts)

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

A. about                 B. around               C. sound                 D. young

2. Last summer, Mike spent two weeks__________ a summer camp.

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

3. Grace didn’t love nature, ________ she wasn’t happy when her group went camping in a jungle.

A. but                     B. and                    C. because                        D. so

4. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed when the ……….…..…… hit the city.

A. earthquake                   B. typhoon             C. flood                  D. tornado

5. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.

 A. drought             B. rain                    C. flood                  D. storm  

6. If people ………….…… to work by bus, there will be fewer car fumes.

A. travels      B. travel      C. will travel            D. traveled

7. If I had enough money, I ………………… abroad to improve my English.

A. will go               B. would go            C. went                  D. go

8. Nam: “There was a tropical storm in this village last night” - Ba: “.....................!”

A. Sounds great      B. That’s awesome C. Wow                  D. That’s terrible

9. Because of we turned on a lot of bulbs, we get light pollution.

           A                          B        C       D

10. What does the text say?                                                                     

A. You can shop here six days a week. 

B. It’s cheaper on Sunday.

C. You can shop here on Sunday.         

D. You can shop here every day.

III. Reading (2.5pts)

A. Choose the one option (A,B,C,D) that best completes the passage

Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot (1)………… countries, there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn't enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors (2)………………proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases (3)…………… the exhausts of cars have also increased air (4) ………………….. in most cities. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can't think as fast as other children and are clumsy (vụng về) when they use their hands.(5)……………. the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the Earth's climate will become warmer.

1. A. of                             B. for                     C. in                       D. on

2. A. has                           B. have                   C. had                              D. is

3. A. from                         B. to                       C. in                       D. on

4. A. pollute                     B. polluted              C. pollution            D. polluting

5. A. In spite of                 B. Due to                C. Despite              D. If

B. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete Mi’s email to her friend, Liam.

From: mi@fastmail.com
To: liam@quickmail.com
Subject: Changes in my village
Hi Liam,

How are you? I'm happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1)_____ your visit last year.

Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (2)_____ anymore. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the chemical waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to (3)_____ air pollution.

Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has (4)_____ in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to (5)_____ rubbish.

What about your neighbourhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner? Tell me all about it in your next email.

Bye for now,

Mi

1.A. for                  B. since                  C. after                   D. before

2.A. pollute            B. polluting            C. pollutant             D. polluted

3.A. increase           B. rise                              C. reduce                D. fall

4. A. caused           B. led                     C. made                  D. resulted

5.A. collect             B. pick                   C. get                     D. take        

IV.  READING:

A.   Choose the word (A, B, C, D) which best fits each gap.

1/Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ___ with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ___all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An (3) ___ football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from (4) ___ countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (5) ___ information travels fast.

1. A. communicate    B. communicating   C. to communicate            D. A&C

2. A. quickly             B. quick                 C. slowly                          D. slow  

3. A. rural                 B. international       C. nation                          D. urban

4. A. close                B. space                 C. distant                          D. rich

5. A. technology       B. technological      C. technique                               D. technical

2/New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the (1) ___city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

      However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the (2) ___ of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

      Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, (3) ____the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly (4) ___the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen (5) ____ out of the hotel windows.

1.     A. uniquer                      B. most unique         C. uniquest               D. more unique

2.     A. dangerously               B. endanger              C. danger                 D. dangerous

3.     A. striked                       B. had struck            C. strike                   D. struck

4.     A. for                             B. off                       C. with                     D. into

5.     A. to fly                         B. flying                   C. flew                     D. has flown

      B/ Read the passage and decide which sentence is “True” (T) or “False” (F).

      1/ THE UNITED STATES

The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent called North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforests! People from all over the world have come to live the United States.

There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

1. The United States is the _________ country in the world.

     A. second largest              B. largest                C. smallest             D. third largest

2. Alaska is _______ and Hawaii is _________.

          A. a chain of islands, the largest state

          B. the largest state: a chain of islands

          C. a chain of islands; the largest state

          D. not connected to the other states, the largest state.

      3. The United States does not have _________.

          A. 50 states                      B. volcanoes                     C. mountains          D. continents

      4. Parts of the United States touch ________ different oceans.

          A. 1                                  B. 2                        C. 4                        D. 3

      5. What continent is the United States in?

          A. North America             B. Australia            C. Africa                D. Europe

2/ Marie Curie was a famous Polish scientist. She was born in 1867. Her father and mother were both teachers. Marie herself proved to be a very bright child and did very well at school. Unfortunately, at that time women were not allowed to go to university. She tried her best to find a way to study abroad. Maris did very well at Sorbonne University in Paris and she gained a degree in Maths. In the same year, she met Pierre Curie and married him in 1895. Then they had a daughter called Irene. In 1897 Marie Curie started investigating uranium. In 1903 Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics along with Henri Besquerel. Winning the prize brought them fame. Then in 1904 Marie Curie had a daughter called Eve. Unfortunately, in the next year, her husband died because of a horse-drawn vehicle.

Marie Curie is French.      ________

At that time, women in her country couldn’t study after high school.         ________

She met her husband in 1894.      ________

They had two daughters.   ________

Her husband died in the laboratory.        ________

I/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)

     1.  We should …………………. informal words when writing to your teachers.

          A. avoid to use       B. to avoid use        C. avoid using       D. avoiding using

     2.  My colleague suggested …………………. a video meeting instead of a face-to- face meeting to reduce cost.

          A. to hold               B. holding              C. to be held           D. being held

     3.  Communicating with foreigners is usually difficult because of ………………….

          A. language barriers                              B. English barriers

          C. barriers language                              D. barriers English

     4.  …………………. in communication can be caused by cultural differences.

          A. down break        B. downs break       C. breakdown         D. breaks down.

     5.  In Australia, it is not disrespectful to call people by their ………………….

          A. middle names     B. given names       C. last names          D. first names

     6.  I prefer texting messages to making a phone although it’s not ……………sometimes.

          A. comfortable        B. convenient         C. inconvenient       D. uncomfortable

     7.  At this time next month, we …………………. next to each other in the same class.

          A. will sit               B. will be sit           C. will be sitting     D. sit

     8.  Don’t call her between 8 - 9 pm tonight. She …………………. her homework then.

          A. is doing              B. will be doing      C. will do               D. will being do

     9.  Linh …………………. shopping at around 8 pm, so let’s come to see her at 9 pm.

          A. is going              B. will go               C. will be going      D. both A & C

     10. …………………. your laptop this evening? May I borrow it to do my homework?

          A. Were you using B. Will you use       C. will you be using          D. both A & C

     11. I am interested in natural science ………………. like Chemistry and Physics.

          A. subjects             B. objects               C. topics                 D. themes

     12. Steam engine has been known as a remarkable ………….. in science and technology.

          A. breakdown         B. break-up             C. breakthrough      D. outbreak

     13. We will ………………. chips in the brain to control devices in the future.

          A. implant              B. add                    C. include               D. attach

     14. The ………………. of penicillin, one of the world’s first antibiotics, marks a true turning point in human history

          A. generation          B. exploration         C. invention            D. discovery

     15. The group of doctors has spent 8 months …...... the side - effects of this new vaccine.

          A. having examined                              B. to examine

          C. examining                                        D. to have examined

     16. The doctor said that this disease ………………. prevented by vaccine.

          A. can                    B. can be                C. could                 D. could be

     17. Her teacher told her that there ………….. still room for her improvement in her work.

          A. has been            B. had been            C. is                       D. was

     18. A mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions very quickly was ………………. by Little Pascal.

          A. found out           B. discovered          C. found                 D. invented

     19. Science and technology have       ……………. the life safe, secure and comfortable.

          A. transformed        B. made                  C. done                  D. changed

     20. Facebook was built on the ….. of earlier social network sites like MySpace and Bebo.

          A. succeed              B. successful          C. successfully       D. success

     21. The scientists believe that there might be some planets to ……………… human life.

          A. provide              B. accommodate     C. replace               D. support

     22. Mercury ……………… after the Roman God Mercury.

          A. named                B. called                 C. is named            D. is called

     23. The prerequisite condition for a ……………… planet is water supplies, appropriate temperatures and breathable air.

          A. habitable            B. inhabitable         C. habitant              D. inhabitant

     24. ……………… I have a look at the photos of outer space in your computer ?

          A. Might                B. Could                 C. Shall                  D. May

     25. Mercury is very close to the sun, and it is very hot. Therefore, there ……………… not be life on it.

          A. might                 B. could                 C. can                    D. will

     26. My friend asked me ……………… I had ever seen any unidentified flying object.

          A. if                       B. whether              C. where                 D. bothA&B

     * Identify mistakes

     1.  The earthquake happened at midday when many people had had lunch.........     

                                    A              B               C                  D

     2.  Water pollute in the lake has made the fishdie.                                 ...........

                   A                           B             CD

3.  If I am you, I wouldchoose another country to visit in this summer holiday........     

               A              B           C                                D