I. Circle the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following

passage. (1.0 point)

People drink a lot of tea. There are (1) ______ kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is

red tea. There is yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it

because it is (2) ______ for them. It makes them healthy. Many people drink it because it

tastes very good. It is delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan. People drink a

lot of green tea in Korea, too. In Vietnam, some people drink coffee first. (3) _______

they drink tea. People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, everybody drinks

tea. It is “tea time”. English people add milk to their tea. Many people drink black tea (4)

_______ the U.S. In the South of U.S, People drink “sweet tea”. Sweet tea is cold black

tea with sugar. Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka.

Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also (5) _______ a lot of tea.

1.A. a lot  B. a  C. an  D. many

2.A. excited  B. good  C. bad  D. interested

3.A. Then  B. But  C. Before  D. When

4.A. to  B. at  C. in  D. on

5.A. grow  B. plants  C. grows  D. comeII.

People drink a lot of tea. There are (1) ______ kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is

red tea. There is yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it

because it is (2) ______ for them. It makes them healthy. Many people drink it because it

tastes very good. It is delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan. People drink a

lot of green tea in Korea, too. In Vietnam, some people drink coffee first. (3) _______

they drink tea. People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, everybody drinks

tea. It is “tea time”. English people add milk to their tea. Many people drink black tea (4)

_______ the U.S. In the South of U.S, People drink “sweet tea”. Sweet tea is cold black

tea with sugar. Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka.

Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also (5) _______ a lot of tea.

1.A. a lot  B. a  C. an  D. many

2.A. excited  B. good  C. bad  D. interested

3.A. Then  B. But  C. Before  D. When

4.A. to  B. at  C. in  D. on

5.A. grow  B. plants  C. grows  D. comeII.

Read the following passage and do the tasks. (2.0 points)

Beatrice Harrison (1892 – 1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of theBeatrice Harrison (1892 – 1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of the

20th century. Beatrice Harrison's performances became well known through broadcast in theearly days of BBC sound radio. One night in 1924 when Beatrice was playing her cello in her garden at Oxted, she heard a bird echo her playing. She started again, and the bird sang with her. The sound was so beautiful, and she knew it was a nightingale. Surprisingly, the next nights after that, the nightingale was there again, and Beatrice played duets with the wild bird. It was so nice: she wanted to share her pleasure with other people. She decided to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones in the garden. After some time, they were able to record the tune. These records became successful and very popular in the 1930s.

a) Answer the following questions.

1. Was Beatrice Harrison a British cellist?

_________________________________________________________________________

2. When was she active?

_________________________________________________________________________

3. Where did she decide to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones?

_________________________________________________________________________

b) Write True (T) or False (F) next to each statement if it is true or false.

4. Beatrice Harrison heard a bird echo her playing one night in 1924. _______

5. Beatrice Harrison didn’t want to share her pleasure with other people. _______PART D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one,

beginning with the given words. (1.0 point)

1. She is interested in watching films on the television every day.

She enjoys _____________________________________________________________

2. Cycling is faster than walking.

Walking isn’t as _________________________________________________________

3. Nam didn’t go to school because he was sick yesterday.

Nam was sick, ___________________________________________________________

4. I think playing soccer is interesting.

I find __________________________________________________________________

5. We began learning English three years ago.

We have _______________________________________________________________

VI. Complete the sentences using the given words (1point).

1. Ho Chi Minh /  biggest /  city /  Viet Nam.

……………………………………………………………………………………

2.My mother / never / visit / Ha Long Bay / before.

……………………………………………………………………………………

3.If / it / sunny / next week , / we / have / picnic / mountains.

……………………………………………………………………………………

4. Robots / will / be able  / make /coffee/  future.

……………………………………………………………………………………

VII.Rewrite the following sentences ( 1 point )

1.Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.

-A lot of children....................................................................................................

2.We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.

- It only....................................................................................................................

3.The Opera House has very cormfotable seats.

-The seats................................................................................................................

4.Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.

-If you are..........................................................................................................

III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to finish the sentences: (2p)

1. My favorite hobby is .............to music.

2. My father has an (a).... hobby: carving egg shells.

3. Mary is putting on weight because she eats............all day.

4. He is holding his neck. I think he has a..........

5. I feel tired .......I feel weak

6. If you help other people without payment you are a.............

7. Last year, we................evening classes for 50 children.

8. They……….the street one week ago.

9. Ba has played the piano............2015.

10.................salt do I need for an omelette?

IV. Put the verbs in the correct tense. (1p)

1. She (donate) ......................................... blood many times. 

2. …………………. you (go) ........................ to school late last week?

3. He usually (watch) ............................................ TV in the evening.

4. Thao and Nga enjoy (do) .................................................. volunteer work.

V. Read the passage and answer. (2p)

The average life span of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the longest in the world. The main secret lies in their food. The Japanese eat a lot of tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains lots of vegetable protein, calcium and vitamin B. It doesn’t contain much fat and it doesn’t provide many calories. Seafood like fish and vegetables play an important role in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with less cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have more dishes on the table than us but they eat only a little of everything, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very hard and do more exercises. This helps them burn the calories off easily.

1. What is the average age of Japanese men?

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

2. What is tofu made from?                                                           

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

3. What doesn’t tofu contain much?                                            

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

4. What plays an important role in Japanese diet?                    

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

VI. Rewrite the following sentences. (2p)

1. Summer is hotter than winter

Winter is  ....................................................................................................

2. I am interested in watching TV in the evening.

I enjoy…………………………….……………………………….………

3. He was sick, so he stayed at home.

Because ………………………………………………………………………

4. It was very cold but they went swimming.

Although ………………………………………………………………………

VII. Arrange the words to make complete sentences. (1p)

1. have/They / visited /before/ Ho Chi Minh City /never/./

………………………………………………………………………………………

2. talking /Lan / her/ likes/ free time /to /in/ friends / her/./

…………………………………………………………………………………

3. brother’s/ what/ favorite/your/hobby/is/?/

…………………………………………………………..……………………..

4. playing /Tuan / table tennis / interesting /finds/./

…………………………………………………………..……………………..

Read the passage and answer the questions. (2.0pts)

    The average life span of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the longest in the world. The main secret lies in their food. The Japanese eat a lot of tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains lots of vegetable protein, calcium and vitamin B. It doesn’t contain much fat and it doesn’t provide many calories. Seafood like fish and vegetables play an important role in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with less cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have more dishes on the table than us but they eat only a little of everything, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very hard and do more exercises. This helps them burn the calories off easily

1. What is the average age of Japanese women?

@. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………       

2. What is Tofu made from?

@. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………       

3. What does Tofu contain less?

@. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………       

4. What plays an important role in Japanese diet?

@. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………       

5. What helps Japanese people burn the calories off easily?

@. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………        D. WRITING (3.0pts)

I. Rewrite the sentences,so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given. (2.0pts)

1. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.

@. The tickets to the show cost …………………………………………………………………………

2. Her book is not the same as mine.

@. Her book is ……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.

@. It only …………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.

@. If you are ……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. He started collecting glass bottles two years ago.

@. He has …………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Write a short paragraph (70-90 words) to describe a health problem you had.

Use the following questions as cues:
    - What was the problem?

    - What might be the reason for it?

    - What did you do to feel better?

@. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………