SECTION A:

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D against the number of each item 1-20 for the word or phrase you choose. (20 points)

1. My sister is very fond .................... chocolate candy.

A. of

B. about

C. with

D. at

2. I have studied English ....................eight months.

A. for

B. since

C. by

D. in

3. Listen ....................our teacher !

A. with

B. to

C. for

D. in

4. There isn’t ....................food in the house.

A. none

B. no

C. some

D. any

5. He arrives …………………..at six o’clock.

A. at home

B. home

C. in home

D. to home

6. Herbert has had his car………………….. 1999.

A. ago

B. since

C. to

D. for

7. How long will it ....................to get there ?

A. cost

B. lose

C. make

D. take

8. I ....................it to you if you don’t have one.

A. give

B. gave

C. will give

D. would give

9. ....................your homework yet ?

A. Did you finished

B. Are you finishing

C. Do you finish

D. Have you finished

10. It’s the best book I …………………..read.

A. have ever

B. had ever

C. will ever

D. can ever

11. He looked very..................when I told him the news.

A. happily

B. happy

C. happiness

D. was happy

12. She is ..................in history.

A. interests

B. interested

C. interesting

D. being interest

13. Is the Eiffel Tower taller....................Big Ben ?

A. then

B. than

C. as

D. of

14. At school, David was..................anyone else in his class.

A. as clever as

B. as clever than

C. cleverer as

D. cleverest

15. She speaks French ....................than you.

A. more faster

B. more fluently

C. well

D. the most fluently

16. It began to rain while we…………………..soundly.

A. slept

B. were sleeping

C. have slept

D. are sleeping

17. She doesn’t like coffee, does she ?

A. Yes, she doesn’t

B. No, she does

C. Yes, she did

D. No, she doesn’t

18. I won't go to bed …………………..I finish my homework.

A. until

B. when

C. while

D. since

19. Is this book ………………….. ? Yes, it's mine.

A. you're

B. yours

C. you

D. your

20. …………………..do you come to school ? By bus

A. How

B. What

C. By

D. When

SECTION B:

In this section you will find after the reading passage a number of questions of unfinished statements about the passage , each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing . You must choose the one which you think fits best (10 points)

People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.

The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.

Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.

If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.

21. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They like birds. B. They feel happy.
C. They want to tell a story . D. They like studying music.

22. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?

A. Birds in a good temper.

B. Cock birds.

C. Hen birds.

D. Female birds which attract male birds.

23. What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ?

A. A warning to keep away.

B. A warning to come quickly.

C. A warning about the approach of people

D. A warning to stop singing.

24. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well ?

A. warn other birds to go away.

B. give their information in another way.

C. find a wife.

D. fly high in the sky.

25. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ?

A. It dances.

B. It spreads out its tail.

C. It searches for a wife.

D. It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.

PAPER TWO: USE OF ENGLISH ( 45 minutes )

SECTION A: PASSAGE FOR GAP-FILL

In this section you must find a word from the box to complete the numbered blanks in the passage below. Use only ONE word for each blank. (15 points)

There was once a large, fat woman (26)………………had a small, thin husband. He had a
job in a big company and was given his weekly wages (27)………………Friday morning. As
(28)………………as he got (29)………………on Friday, his wife (30)………………to make
him give her (31)………………his money, and then she (32)………………to give him back only
(33)………………to buy his lunch in the office every day.

One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was (34)………………to the radio and eating chocolates there. " You'll never guess (35)…………… happened to me today, dear," he said.

He waited for a few seconds and then added, " I'll (36)………………ten thousand pounds
(37)………………the lottery!"

"That's wonderful!" said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a (38)……………… seconds and added angrily, " but (39)………………a moment! How could you (40)………………to buy the ticket?"

SECTION B: SENTENCE BUILDING

Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (15 points)

EXAMPLE: I / wonder / why you / not / reply last letter.

ANSWER: I was wondering why you had not replied to my last letter.

41. She / a bath / every morning.

……………………………………………………………………..

42. Now / she dances / beautifully / than / used to.

……………………………………………………………………..

43. How long / it / take / him / get / school / every day ?

……………………………………………………………………..

44. Last Wednesday / Bill / ring / office /nine o'clock.

……………………………………………………………………..

45. I / live / Ho Chi Minh city / ten years.

……………………………………………………………………..

46. People / come / all over the world/ visit / city/ Hiroshima.

……………………………………………………………………..

47. Billy / an old man that / has to live with his children.

……………………………………………………………………..

48. Oliver Twist / first published / 1838.

……………………………………………………………………..

49. It / too heavy / him / lift.

……………………………………………………………………..

50. I / able to / come / tomorrow.

……………………………………………………………………..

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I. Choose the correct answer.

1.      Tra ……. like the yellows jeans.

2.      I like this …………….

3.      These skirts …….blue.

4.      My blouse …….. red.

5.      Those shorts …………….50,000 dong.

6.      How much is the hat? …………. quite expensive.

7.      What colour are the jeans? ………………. brown.

8.      What colour ……. that dress? It’s white.

9.      Mai …………….. to go to the supermarket with her mother tomorrow.

10.  He ……………… a student at Hoan Kiem school.

11. We …….. have classes on Sundays.

12. …………………. you like bears?

13. Thuy and Thu ………… my friends.

14. Truong ……………… to be a doctor.

15. This dog ……….. very big.

II.               Find mistake and correct.

1.      Huyen get up at 5 o’clock every morning.

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2.      Everyday we goes to school at 6.30

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3.      How time do you get up?

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4.      How many room are there in your house?

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5.      Close you book, please.

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6.      What time do you has breakfast?

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7.      She go to shool at half past six.

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8.      He wash his face every morning.

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9.      Which class is you in?

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10. Is your school small? Yes, it isn’t.

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III.            Complete passage.

This (1) ………Lan. She is ten (2) ……….. old. She is (3) ………….. class 5A. She (4) …………. to school at half past six. She (5) ……. Classes from seven to eleven. In the afternoon, she (6) …………... games. In the evening, she(7) ………….. TV and does her homework. She goes to bed (8) ……… ten.

IV.  READ AND ANSWER QUESTION

I am a teacher. My name is Ngoc Hoa. There are four people in my family. This is my father. He is a worker. He is fifty years old. This is my mother. She is forty years old. She is a doctor. She works in Viet Duc Hospital. That is my younger brother. He is fifteen years old. He is a student. We live in Ninh Binh city.

Answer the question

1.      How many people are there in Ngoc Hoa’s family?

………………………………………………………………………….

2.      How old is her father?

 ………………………………………………………………………….

3.      What does her mother do?

 ………………………………………………………………………….

4.      Where do they live?

 ………………………………………………………………………….

5.      Is her younger brother an engineer?

 ………………………………………………………………………….

V. REORDER SENTENCE

1.      Mr Ba/ does/ How/ work/ to / to?

………………………………………………………………………….

2.      in/ apartment/ Cuong/ lives/ an / Meo Vat town/ in.

………………………………………………………………………….

3.      the/ To the left/ of/ there/ house/ a / is/ well.

 ………………………………………………………………………….

4.      you/ on/ Which/ Monday/ classes/ have/ do?

 ………………………………………………………………………….

5.      the/ are/ bookstore/ The/ in/ children.

 ………………………………………………………………………….

6.      are/ you/ Where/ from?

 ………………………………………………………………………….

7.      did/ she/ do/ last/ What/ week?

………………………………………………………………………….

8.      is/ He/ teacher/ a.

………………………………………………………………………….

9.      was/ born/ I/ 1999/ in.

 ………………………………………………………………………….

10. trees/ growing/ they/ in/ are/ garden/ the.

 ………………………………………………………………………

Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently.

Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences

1. homework/ You/ must/ everyday/ your/ do

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2. to/music/ like/ listen/ you/ Would/ to/ some?

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3. I/ a/ watch/ football/ TV/ match/ on/ evening/ this

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4. well/ should/ Children/ behave

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5. has/ long/ round/ black/ face/ and/ hair/ She/ a

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Fill the blanks with the right comparative form of the adjectives

1- The Mekong River is ( short )…………………….. than the Amazon River.

2- Nile is the ( long ) ………………………………….river in the world.

3- Is a snake ( dangerous )……………………………. than a dog?

4- Ho Chi Minh City is the ( large)…………………... city in Viet Nam.

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to finish the sentences.

1. My father works _________ a factory.

A. in

B. with

C. on

D. by

2. Hoa is ______ at Physics than her sister.

A. good

B. best

C. better

D. the best

3. My new house is ________ than the old house.

A. more convenient

B. convenient

C. the convenient

D. most convenient

4. I live ________ Hue. I love it very much.

A. at

B. in

C. on

D. from

5. Which boy is _________, Tonny or Jim?

A. young

B. younger

C. the youngest

D. more young

6. My mother is a good cook. She often ________ special food at Tet.

A. buys

B. cooks

C. takes

D. brings

7. Tet is a time for family _________.

A. working

B. cooking

C. playing

D. gathering

8. The Great Wall of China is ______ wall in the wall.

A. the longer

B. the longest

C. long

D. more long

Read and fill in the blank with the suitable word

Air; staying; backyard; are; cleaner; noisy;

Dear Nick,

I’m sorry I couldn’t write to you earlier because I was very busy. Now, we’re (1) …………………in a small hotel near a shopping area. Near my hotel, there’s a cinema, and a supermarket. There (2) ………………… some big shops at the end of the street. It’s also very (3) …………………here because there’s always a lot of traffic, day and night. In my hometown I live in a quieter street. There are some small shops, a school, a post office but there isn’t so much traffic. The (4) ………………… is much fresher, too.