I.           Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False; and choose the correct answers for questions 21 and 22. (1.5 pts)

Canada would remind Norman Bethune, a great Canadian physician doctor, who devoted himself to China during World War II. And now, besides Dr. Bethune, whenever mention of this country with beautiful maples, my Canadian pen pal will come to my mind. I met him in an English-learning forum. I often posted a lot of questions there, and he always voluntarily helped me out. And gradually, we got familiar and became friends. For a while, I was rather depressed. He always encouraged me to cheer up. Now, I still remember well I got an e-card from him. I lighted up after watching that. He often said, “Keep smiling” at the end of his letter to me. He was very tolerant, and I hardly saw he crossed swords against any other forum members there but one time. A woman put up a post, saying, “She would not agree her daughter to marry a black man.” He responded with Martin Luther King’s quote “We must judge people by the content of their character, rather than the color of their skin!”. This comment of his branded on my mind then at once. Oh, the cool friend of Canada!

15.   The writer’s pen pal comes from Canada.                                                                                _________

16.   The writer met his / her pen pal in an English course.                                                               _________

17.   The writer’s pen pal hardly helped him / her with his English questions.                                  _________

18.   The writer used to receive an e-card from the pen pal when he / she felt depressed.                 _________

19.   What is the main idea of the passage? _____________________________________

-          How to become pen pals.

-          How to post English questions on the forum.

-          A good Canadian pen pal.

-          Canada – a wonderful country.

20.   Which of the following statements is NOT true? _______________________________

-          The pen pal felt free to help the writer.

-          The pen pal has never disagreed with any other forum members.

-          The writer was impressed by the quote of Martin Luther King.

-          The writer felt better after receiving his / her pen pal’s e-card.

1.      Ha Long Bay is the place_______________our family visits every year.

where                                which                         whom                            whose

2.      They have installed educational software to_______________the needs of the school.

fight                                   keep                             mash                            match

3.      The English course will take_______________at the end of this month.

part                                     abroad                         place                            turn

4.      They_______________you the job if you can use the computer.

will offer                            would offer                  have offered                are offering

5.      That day was the sixteenth_______________November.

in                                       of                                 on                                since

6.      We should develop such _______________sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy.

alternative                          traditional                    surprised                      dangerous

7.      They didn’t have a good crop this year_______________the weather was good.

but                                      because                        though                         despite

8.      Everyone is present here,                             ?

isn’t he                              isn’t it                           are they                        aren’t they

13. A funnel-shaped storm passing overland below a thunderstorm is called a                         

typhoon                                    tsunami                        tornado                        hurricane

14. – “In my opinion, detective films are interesting.” – “______________________________”

There’s no doubt about it.         Yes, congratulations!      Well done.         It’s very kind of you to say so

I.          Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5 pt)

1.      qualified                     unique                         require                         question           ___________

2.      booked                                   watched                       stopped                        learned            ___________

I.          Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from others. (0.5 pt)

3.      alternative                   increasingly                 unnecessary                 conservation    ___________

scientific                      considerate                  destruction                   disastrous         ___________

1.      What does the sign / picture say? ___________________________________________________

2.      What does the sign / picture say? ___________________________________________________

1.      Recycling paper can help us save our world.

=> If__________________________________________________________________________

2.      “Wash your hands regularly to avoid Covid-19.”

=> She suggested her children ______________________________________________________

3.      Since he didn’t prepare carefully for the test, he couldn’t get a satisfactory result.

=> Because of __________________________________________________________________

4.      Minh painted a picture. It’s being shown at the National Gallery now.

=> The picture which_____________________________________________________________

I.          Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5 pt)

1.      qualified                unique                         require                         question           ___________

2.      booked                               watched                       stopped                        learned       ___________

II.       Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from others. (0.5 pt)

3.      alternative              increasingly                 unnecessary                 conservation    ___________

4.      scientific                considerate                  destruction                   disastrous         ___________

I.          Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May the 14th, 1984. He is the creator of the social media site Facebook. He was a star student at school, winning (23)_____________ in astronomy, maths and physics. Zuckerberg excelled in everything he did in his youth. He was captain of the school fencing team, spoke many languages and was a highly (24)____________ computer programmer. He studied Psychology and Computer Science at Harvard University. Mark and his friends (25)______________ a site that allowed users to create their own profiles, upload photos and (26)_______________ with others. They ran the site – first called The Facebook – out of a dorm room at Havard until June 2004. (27)_____________ the end of 2004, Facebook (28)______________ by more than 1 million people.

1.      points                                 prizes                           matches                       compliments

2.      skills                                  skillful                         skillfully                      skill

3.      did                         worked                        sold                              developed

4.      call                         cooperate                     look for                        communicate

5.      By                          In                                 During                         On

6.      used                                   is used                         was used                      uses

I.           Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)

1.      the electricity/ can we/  What/ consumption/ of our house / do / to reduce / ? /

           ___________________________________________________________________________

2.      Passover/ is called/ People in Israel / which / are going to / their traditional festival/ celebrate/ . /

Nowadays, with the development of information technology, learning is not very difficult any more. Online learning is very convenient and cheap because we just stay at home and use a computer. Many universities in the world have been offering classes online for many years. Students like them because they do not go to school at a set timetable to listen to their professors. Instead, they go online and interact with other students and the teachers through text or voice chat. Of course, they have to do assignments, write papers, and take tests, but everything is done online. If students can do everything well enough, they will get a degree. In short, it is easy for us to learn online now. I hope more and more educational organizations have such programs online.

1.      Learning online costs students a large amount of money.                                                   ________

2.      Learning online means students don’t have to go to school every day.                               ________

3.      Students like learning online because it helps them get a degree easily.                              ________

4.      Students don’t need their teachers any more when learning online.                                    ________

5.      What is the main idea of the passage above?

-          The importance of education

-          Showing how to get a degree

-          The advantages of learning online

-          Showing how to learn online

6.      Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE?

-          Learning online is popular nowadays.

-          Students do nothing but chat with their friends when learning online.

-          Getting a degree is possible when students learn online.

-          The role of professors is still important although students learn online.

1.      HCMC will have the ____________________ between 25º C to 30º C.                      (temper)

2.      My dad is loved by his ____________________ .                                                      (generous)

3.      He collected some samples of _______________ rocks to do researches.                   (volcano)

4.      Many companies realize that customers don’t want ______________ products.         (efficiency)

5.      We often take part in many charitable____________________.                                 (act)

6.      The volcano which ______________ in Japan in 1923 was disastrous.                       (eruption)