Part IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Do you ever wonder what to do with yourself in your (21) _________ time? Do you sometimes have nothing to do? Yes, you can ring a friend and (22) _________  to each other. You can keep yourself amused by watching TV or playing on the computer. Nevertheless, there are lots of (23) _________ more interesting things you could do.

            Some people like to try to improve (24) _________  by learning how to draw, or play a musical instrument. Some people join (25) _________  that help in the local community. For example, you can help by visiting an elderly neighbour who lives by himself or herself. You can also join the Scouts or a similar organization where the members do lots of things to (26) _________ each other as well as other people in the community.

            Everybody has (27) _________   to offer! It doesn't have to be anything big and nobody has to know about it! Go on, think of something you can do and make a (28) _________!

Part V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

            Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

            Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

29. What does the word "them" in paragraph 1 refer to?

30. Which of the following methods of learning English is NOT mentioned in the passage?

31. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

32. Why do school children learn English?

33. Why is English necessary for higher education?

Part VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the provided sentence.

34. Jack has never visited Hoi An ancient town before.

-> This is ____________________________________________________________

35. Work hard and we'll make this beach clean and beautiful again.

-> If  ________________________________________________________________

36. The students organized a show to raise money for charity yesterday.

-> A show  ______________________________________________________________

37. "I'm going to spend my summer vacation in the countryside", Huy said.

-> Huy said that ____________________________________________________________

38. Their chances of success are small.

-> It is not_______________________________________________________________

Part VII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences.

39. Susan/ best/ student/ her class.

40. My mother/ used/ work/ hard/ the farm/ when/ young.

Part I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Part II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. Yesterday Lan ___________ Maryam to the History Museum in Hanoi.

7. Where are the books ___________ I left on the table?

8. My uncle is a famous ___________. One of his songs has won an MTV award.

9. What would you do if you ___________ an alien in your room one night?

10. You have studied hard for your exam, ___________?

11. We wish there ___________ any natural disasters in the world.

12. The students usually collect garbage around the school yard ___________ Tuesdays.

13. Nam: Do you enjoy ___________ soccer? Mai: Yes, I love it.

14. Wearing uniforms on Monday and Thursday is___________ for all students in our school.

15. -“Why don’t we go camping this weekend?” - “___________.”

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

21. It was important that we should be on time at the meeting tonight.                                    

           A                   B            C                                 D

22. Nam is tallest student in his class.                                                                                                    

              A    B               C        D

23. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those who doesn’t.               

                  A                      B                                                        C                     D

24. It was such a terrible fire that the whole building were destroyed.                                    

                   A                                   B                     C          D

25. They suggested ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.

                      A        B                C              D                                                         

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.

                It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.

                The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.

26.    A. in                                               B. at                                         C. to                                         D. on

27.    A. boring                        B. careful                 C. enjoyable                             D. excited

28.    A. expectedly                  B. strangely                              C. terribly                                D. comfortably

29.    A. size                                            B. number                                C. deal                                     D. digit

30.    A. point                                          B. indicate                                C. display                                D. exhibit

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.

                Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.

31. Ted was worried because_________.

      A. he received a letter                                                        B. he went to the police station yesterday

      C. the police would catch him                                            D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him

32. The police who talked to Ted was_________.

      A. pleasant                                         B. worried                                C. surprised                             D. small

33. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?

      A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.

      B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.

      C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.

      D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.

34. When was Ted’s bicycle found?

      A. Last Tuesday                                B. Five years ago     C. Twenty years ago                D. Yesterday

35. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

      A. The police asked Ted to go to their station.   B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.

      C. Ted is no longer anxious now.                                      D. Ted is 35 years old now.

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.

36.   ___________, Bill arrived late.

       A. In spite of having taken a taxi                      B. Despite of having taken a taxi

       C. Although of having taken a taxi                    D. Though having taken a taxi

37.  The nurse asked Mrs. Green_________.

       A. how was old her son    B. how old son was                 C. how old her son is               D. how old her son was

38.  The more a car costs, __________.

       A. faster it goes                 B. the faster it goes  C. so faster it goes   D. the fastest it goes

39.  The students never understand you, do they?   ~ __________?

       A. Do the students never understand you?       B. Are the students never understand you?                   

       C. Don’t the students never understand you?   D. Do they the students never understand you?

40.  __________, he’ll lose his job.

       A. If he works harder                                                       B. If he doesn’t works harder

       C. Unless he doesn’t work harder                     D. Unless he works harder

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.    A. lose                              B. move                                   C. stove                                   D. improve

2.    A. opens                           B. photographs                        C. performs                             D. pays

3.    A. raised                           B. picked                                 C. laughed                                                D. watched

4.    A. cough                           B. plough                                 C. weigh                                   D. though

5.    A. turn                              B. burn                                    C. curtain                                 D. bury

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

6.   They are not _________to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.

      A. so old                                            B. old enough                          C. enough old                          D. as old

7.   The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.

      A. despite                                          B. in spite                                C. because                               D. because of

8.   Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________does his brother.

      A. Too                                               B. Neither                                C. So                                        D. Either

9.   If I had the map now, I _________a short-cut across the desert.

      A. could have taken           B. take                                     C. could take                            D. can take

10. If I  were you, I would advise _________the new teaching method.

      A. try                                 B. trying                   C. to try                   D. tries

11. My father is very busy. _________, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.

      A. Despite                                          B. Although                             C. However                              D. Therefore

12. The capital of Thailand is_________.

      A. London                                         B. Paris                    C. Bangkok                              D. Phnom Penh

13. This detailed map is _________the atlas.

      A. more useful                   B. more useful than C. more useful as     D. usefuler than

14. The smaller the room is, the _________furniture it needs.

      A. less                                               B. fewer                   C. smaller                                D. more

15. He hates _________at while he is out in the street.

      A. stared                                            B. be stared                              C. is stared                               D. being stared

16. If I _________you, I’d take some rest before the exam tomorrow. 

      A. is                                   B. are                                       C. were                    D. would be

17. It was _________hot day that we decided to leave work early.

      A. such                                              B. so                                        C. so a                                     D. such a

18. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?

      A. will                                                B. shall                    C. do                                        D. must

19. I wish I _________to him. Now it is too late.  

      A. had listened                   B. would listen         C. listened                                D. have listened

20. Ellen: “_________?”         ~ Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”

      A. How is John doing                                                        B. What does John like

      C. What does John look like                                              D. Who does John look like