III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.(5p)

1. That company has 2000 ___________. EMPLOY  

2. Is it possible to ___________ between a hobby and an interest? DISTINCT  

3. ___________ was one of three problems facing the Vietnamese government 

after the August Revolution in 1945. LITERACY  

4. The ___________ students often play soccer or basketball. ENERGY

5. Deforestation and excessive farming have ___________ the soil. POOR 

IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(5p)

1. I am sure the letter won't arrive in time unless it (send) ___________ by air.  

2. I distinctly remember (pay) ___________ him. I gave him two dollars.      

3. She wishes she (not punish) ___________ tomorrow.     

4. He said that he (see) ___________ that man before. 

5. It is 2 years since I (last give) ___________  presents on Christmas day. 

11. The doctor suggested that his patient __________ .

     A. stopped smoking B. stops smoking C. stop smoking D. to stop smoking

12. Daisy wrote __________ report on the Vietnam war last year .

     A. ten-page B. a ten-page C. ten pages D. ten-pages

13. John never comes to class on time and __________.

     A. neither does Peter B. so does Peter C. Peter does too D. neither doesn’t Peter.

14. Ann prefers to live in the country __________ in the city.

     A. to B. rather C. rather than D. than

15. Not until 2008 __________ across the river.

     A. the first bridge was built    B. the first building of a bridge was

     C. built the first bridge D. was the first bridge built

16.   John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.”   -Anna: “_______!”

A. Better luck next time     B. So poor    C. Congratulations   D. That was nice of them

17. You can _______ your sister to our party tonight.

A. bring      B. carry     C. take    D. get

18. You need more exercise, so you should _______ golf.

A. carry out      B. take in    C. turn up   D. take up

19. I like that photo very much. Could you make an _______ for me?

A. increase        B. enlargement    C. expansion   D. extension

20. His roses won the first ________in the local flower competition.

A. prize     B. award    C. cup   D. reward 

I. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below. (10 points)

1.  This is my favorite short __________ blouse.

     A. sleeved    B. sleeve    C. sleeving      D. sleeves

2. She went__________ a bad cold just before Christmas.

     A. down with    B. in for    C. over      D. through

3.  If she__________ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.

     A. hasn’t been    B. weren’t    C. wasn’t      D. hadn’t been

4. The woman, __________ daughter is the top of the class 9A, is a famer.

     A. whom    B. who    C. whose      D. that

5. The nurse was on__________ in the hospital last night.

     A. work    B. alarm    C. duty      D. service

6. Hoan is in class 9D, ___________ Tam, who is a year older, is only in grade 6.

     A. and    B. whereas    C. either       D. nevertheless

7. He regretted ___________ hard. It was too late.

     A. not having learnt     B. not learning       C. learning      D. not to have learnt 

8. I’ve never……very well with my brother. We’ve got completely different personalities.

    A. got off    B. got on                   C. got away                   D. got up

9. Books are no longer the only……………of stories and information .     

     A. source       B.  style         C. basis          D. site   

10. It took me a long time to get used __________  .

     A. to have glasses wear B. to wear glasses C. wearing glasses D. to wearing glasses 

Part C: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each spacce (10 points)

Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their ......(1)..... to read when they are more than todders. This is fine if the child shows a real interest bujt ......(2)..... a child could be counter- productive if she isn`t ready. Wise parents will have a relaxed attitude and take the ....(3)...... from their child . What they should provide is a selection of ......(4)...... toys, books, and other activities. Nowadays, there is a plenty good .....(5)..... available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also .....(6)...... them to learn.

Of course, books are no longer the only .....(7).... of stories and information. .....(8)....... is also a huge range of videos , which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are .....(9)...... valuable in helping to in crease vocabulary and concentration . Television gets a bad .....(10).... as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programs not intended for their are group.

1. A. children                                B. adults                           C. off- springs                    D. babies

2. A. insisting                                B. forcing                         C. making                          D. starting

3. A. guide                        B. way                              C. lead                               D. part

4. A. bright                      B. thrilling                        C. energetic                        D. stimulating

5. A. material                                B. sense                            C. produce                         D. amusement

6. A. provoke                                B. encourage                    C. support                          D. attract

7. A. source                       B. site                               C. style                               D. basis

8. A. it                               B. that                              C. there                              D. this

9. A. properly                    B. worthily                       C. perfectly                        D. equally

10. A. review                                B. press                            C. criticism                         D. result