PART 1: PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which_______ freedom.

A. attracts B. symbolizes C. decides D. understands

2. Like the kangaroo and koala, the platypus is a______ animal in Australia.

A. scenic B. tailless C. foreign D. unique

3. David uses English as his mother___________ because he comes from the UK.

A. tongue B. mouth C. nose D. cheek

4. The Sydney Opera House is an_______ of Australia’s Creative and technical achievement.

A. orchestra B. emblem C. icon D. armorial

5. The government of New Zealand has done a lot to ______the culture of the Maori.

A. preserve B. surround C. puzzle D. pronounce

6. Corning to Scotland, visitors can drive through vast green______ .

A. lochs B. stations C. castles D. pastures

7. – How is your holiday in New Zealand?

A. Really? B. Awesome C. Absolutely right D. Sure

8. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o’dock tomorrow morning.

A. arrives B. is arriving C. has arrived D. will arrive

9. Some documents say that people ______the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19^th century.

A. celebrated B. were celebrating C. have celebrated D. celebrate

10. We______ on the Great Ocean Road, an Australian National Heritage at the moment.

A. will drive B. drive C. have driven D. are driving

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete to the sentences.

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Thousands of homes (flood) _________________ after Cyclone Kormen (hit)_____________
Bangladesh.
2. By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all of the boats (return) ____________________ to the port.
3. After several weeks without any drops of rain, the region (suffer)___________ from a severe shortage of water for people and animals.
4. Last week the landslide (occur)_________________ after it (rain) _______________ heavily for three days in several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha Giang Province.
5. Earlier on August 2, the officials (say)_________________ seven people were killed in
the northern provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, and Son La after the rain (cause) _____________ extensive floods across the region.
6. Mount Fuji in Japan last (erupt)____________________ in 1708, and its eruption (cover)
___________________ the surrounding villages with ash.

PART 3: READING

I. Read Mary Ann’s story, and answer the questions.
In 1969, Hurricane Camille hit my three-storey blocks of flats near the Gulf of Mexico. First, the sea hit the building and all the windows broke. Then the room flooded. Five minutes later, my bed was floating near the ceiling. Then it floated out of the window. It was dark and the wind was howling. I was terrified. The building was falling down all around me. The wind was awful. It reached a speed of 234 miles per hour. I was cut and bleeding from head to toe. Finally, someone found me 8 km from my house and they took me to hospital.
1. When did Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico?
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2. What happened after the rooms flooded?
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3. What happened to the building?
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4. How fast was the wind?
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5. How far did the water carry Mary Ann?
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II. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the earth’s surface meet. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.
Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snake leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depend on types of building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
1. Earthquakes happen in certain areas where ______________.
A. the population is large B. pieces of the earth’s surface meet
C. the soil conditions are stable D. many buildings are built
2. Earthquakes often happen along __________________.
A. the east-coast of North America B. the east-coast of South America
C. the Pacific coast of Asia D. the coast of Australia
3. Looking for _______________ can help predict earthquakes.
A. changes in the earth’s surface B. water beneath the earth’s surface
C. drops of water D. water currents
4. After an earthquake, as a result of ____________ people may die.
A. lack of food B. lack of friendship
C. lack of information D. lack of knowledge
5. The passage mainly discusses ______________.
A. the damage caused by earthquakes B. how strong earthquakes are
C. strange animal behaviors D. how to predict earthquakes

PART 4: WRITING

I. Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.

1. The mudslide buried five houses in a village in the eastern region.

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2. The volunteers have rescued three cats.

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3. They are cutting dead trees on some streets to prepare for the forthcoming storm.

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4. We should move the furniture to higher places because of the flood.

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5. They had repaired their house before the typhoon came.

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II. Write full sentences about severe landslides in Mekong Delta provinces, using the words and phrase given.
1. Recently / landslides/ sweep away/ hectares/ vegetables/ fruit crops/ many houses.
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2. Last week/ An Hiep Commune/ Dong Thap Province/ meet/ a high risk/ landslide disaster.
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3. A severe landslide/ occur/ there/ three days ago/ and it/ destroy/ completely over 2,000 square meters/ agricultural land/ at least five houses.
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4. Last year/ there/ be/ seven landslide/ An Hiep commune/ causing a loss/ more than VND 2 billion.
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5. In Can Tho/ a landslide/ occur/ Cai Rang District/ and/ bury/ three houses/ 50 meters of road/ three week ago.

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Câu 1: Đọc đoạn thơ sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:

“Khi con tu hú gọi bầy

Lúa chiêm đang chín, trái cây ngọt dần

Vườn râm dậy tiếng ve ngân

Bắp rây vàng hạt đầy sân nắng đào

Trời xanh càng rộng càng cao

Đôi con diều sáo lộn nhào từng không...”

(Khi con tu hú – Tố Hữu)

a. Cho biết hoàn cảnh sáng tác bài thơ. Hoàn cảnh ấy có tác động như thế nào đến cảm xúc của nhà thơ?

b. Ở câu thơ thứ hai, nếu viết là “Lúa chiêm đã chín, trái cây ngọt rồi” thì giá trị biểu cảm của câu thơ có bị ảnh hưởng không? Vì sao?

c. Chỉ ra âm thanh mở đầu và kết thúc bài thơ. Âm thanh ấy đã khơi gợi trong lòng nhân vật trữ tình những cảm xúc gì?

d. Viết đoạn văn quy nạp (khoảng 12 câu) trình bày cảm nhận của em về bức tranh ngày hè trong tâm tưởng nhà thơ được gợi ra trong đoạn thơ trên. Đoạn văn có sử dụng một câu hỏi tu từ (gạch chân, chú thích rõ).

e. Xác định kiểu câu phân loại theo mục đích nói trong bốn câu cuối của bài thơ. Cách sử dụng các kiểu câu như vậy giúp em cảm nhận gì về tâm trạng của nhân vật trữ tình?

g. Từ cảm xúc của tác giả trong bài thơ, hãy viết đoạn văn khoảng 2/3 trang giấy trình bày suy nghĩ của em về lẽ sống đẹp.

VI. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. (1,6 POINTS)

33. Noise is considered as ________________­­­­­­­­____ pollution. (environment)

34. Fish and many other animals are killed by _______________ in their habitat. (pollute)

35. Light pollution makes us ________________ to see the stars in the sky. (able)

36. Big Ben is a major monument in London which _________________ the United Kingdom. (symbol)

37. Glastonbury Festival in England is a _________________ of music. (celebrate)

33. Water pollution is the _________________ is bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, oceans and groundwater. (contaminate)

39. English is an ________________ language in Australia. (officially)

40. People in the south of my country speak the language with _________________accent.

(differ)

PART 3: WRITING (1 POINT)

VII. Use the words given to make complete sentences. (1 POINT)

41. When/ accident/ happen/ Lan / call / ambulance / so as to take / injured man / hospital.

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42. If / today / Sunday / we / go / beach

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43. We/ use/ cardboard boxes/ pack/ things/ many years.

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44. Every day/ I / set / alarm clock / carefully / because / want/ get up/ early.

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45. If / people/ reuse/ plastic bags/ when/ shopping/ reduce/ environmental/ pollution

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VIII. Rewrite the sentences using the word/phrase in brackets. Don’t change the given word/ phrase. (1 POINT)

46. Noise pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living pattern. CAUSES

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47. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. BECAUSE

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48. The Chernobyl nuclear accident happened many years ago. BEEN

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49. Fossil fuels such as coal or oil are burned. Acid gases are produced. SO

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50. The local people have to use water from the polluted river. They don’t have fresh water. IF

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PART 1: PRONUNCIATION

Circle the word marked A, B, C, or D with a different stress pattern from the others.

PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer to finish the sentence:

1. Noise pollution can lead to________loss.

A. looking B. hearing C. listening D. reading

2. If I________a millionaire now, I________travel around the world. But in fact, I am very poor and have no money.

A. were/ would B. am/ will C. were/ will D. am/ would

3. We should wear_______when you go to concerts or other loud events to reduce the effect of noise pollution.

A. earphones B. earrings C. earplugs D. ear drops

4. What is the main_______of visual pollution? - Because there are too many advertising billboards.

A. effect B. affect C. result D. cause

5. Many animals eat the_______and become sick.

A. litter B. energy C. aqua D. temperature

6. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This results________the death of many aquatic animals and plants.

A. to B. in C. from D. at

7. The acid rain has caused____________to the trees in this area.

A. damage B. advantage C. pollutant D. environment

8. Households________waste into the river so it is polluted.

A. damage B. lead C. lose D. dump

9. We have to pay a huge amount of money - three million dong for electricity a month________we turn on the heater all the time.

A. because of B. due to C. although D. since

10. Have you come_______solutions to this problem?

A. up to B. up with C. to with D. on to

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete to the sentences.

III. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1. The silver fern is a national ……………………. of New Zealand.

2. Mount Rushmore is a national ………………………. carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA.

3. Trung speaks English like a …………………….. though he comes from Vietnam.

4. I sometimes thought John's ……………………. sounded English, sometimes American.

5. In Scotland, the word "……..........……." is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of water.

6. It took six years to build the rabbit-proof ……………………. in Australia.

7. England is the original home of …….........……. because this sport was invented there.

8. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have his own fire ………………. in 1824.

9. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world's largest ……………………… station with an area of 24,000 km2.

10. An ……..........……. is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

PART 3: READING

I. Choose an answer among A, B, C, or D to complete the passage.

English is the ………….. (1) language of the Philippines. English-medium education started in the Philippines in 1901 after the …………… (2) of some 540 US teachers. English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing. The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the ………….. (3) of the Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and ……………….. (4) English with 48 person stating that they can write standard English.

The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent in English. …………..…….. (5), many schools know that their students must be fluent in English to be successful.

1. A. office B. official C. officially D. officialize

2. A. come B. coming C. arrive D. arrival

3. A. population B. populate C. populated D. person

4. A. read B. write C. written D. listened

5. A. However B. Therefore C. Nevertheless D. Besides

II. Read the passage and tick true (T) or false (F) in the tables for the statements

The Kiwi

The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds.

A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi's eggs are very big.

There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes call kiwis.

PART 4: WRITING

I. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2 - 5 words in total.)

Example: My house has a small garden.

is There.......................................................................... my house

Answer: is a small garden in

1. We have never been to Alaska before.

ever It's the first time we..................................................................................... to Alaska.

2. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month.

is Tom is.......................................................................... restaurant in Manchester next month.

3. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago.

visited Phong..................................................................................... five years.

4. The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o'clock.

arrives The early train................................................................................................ at 10 o'clock.

5. It is the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen.

such I......................................................................... beautiful waterfall.

PART 1: READING

II. Read and answer the questions below. (1 point)

There are two types of air pollution. That is the outdoor air pollution caused by factories, automobiles and biological matter. We most commonly associate air pollution with smog and acid rain. That is of course a problem and you might be surprised how aware children are of the air pollution concerns. However, there is also indoor air pollution. Indoor air pollution causes just as many health problems around the globe as outdoor air pollution. And because many people are not aware of it, they suffer unnecessarily. According to the World Health Organization, 2.4 million people die each year from air pollution and 1.5 million of these deaths are caused by indoor air pollution. Educating young kids about air pollution can be an efficient solution to this alarming worldwide issue because it can make them somewhat aware of air pollution. They may have heard about the greenhouse effect, global warming and acid rain. These problems may be frightening for children to hear. However, children also have the power to make changes both inside their home and globally.

6. What causes the outdoor air pollution?

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7. Is indoor air pollution a reason for nearly as many health problems in the world as outdoor one?

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8. Why do people suffer from the air pollution unnecessarily?

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9. How many people die every year from air pollution?

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10. What may make kids frightened if they hear about them?

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PART 2: LANGUAGE FOCUS

III. Put these words into the correct column according to their stress pattern. (2,4 POINTS)