Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Dear Rachel,

I am having a wonderful time here! We are on a lovely island in Cat Ba, called Monkey island. The hotel we are staying at is noceand quite. It’s got a lovely swimming pool.

The weather is hot and sunny. Right now, I am sitting outside a fantastic cafe by the sea. Nam is snorkeling in the clear water, as usual. He is looking for sheels to take home. Dad is vistting some ancient ruins on the island. Dad enjoys visitting old places- I think they are boring. Mum is buying sourvernirs at the market. She loves the market. She loves the market but it is a bit noisy for me.

We go to restaurants nearly every night for dinner. My favourite one is by the sea. Mom and Dad always order seafood but I never do- it’s horrible. I order pasta- it is so delicious! The sunsets are spectacular and the local people are really friendly,too. I love it here so much. I never want to leave!

Oh well, that’s all for now. See you next week.

Love,

Linh                                       

28. Where is Linh staying?

A.in the city                      B. on the island

C.in the sea                                           D. in the swimmingpool

29. How many people are there in Linh’s family?

A.2        B. 3              C. 4                      D. 5        

30. What is Nam doing now?

A.He is sitting outside the cafe            B. He is finding some shells

C.He is visitting old places D. He is going shopping

31. What is Linh’s favourite restaurant?

A.The restaurant is near the market B. The restaurant is near the hotel.

C. The restaurant is near the sea                                        D. The restaurant is near the lake

32. The word “souvernirs” can be best replaced by..................

A.gifts                       B. seafood                         C.shells D. pasta

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 17. - Tom:Do you want to go to the cinema this weekend? - Mary: ………. .

A.Just Laura and Peter                         B. OK, who are you going with?

C.Are they your friends             D. Yes, please

Question 18. - Alan: - “Can I borrow your pencil?” - Peter: ………. .

I’m afraid I can’t    B. Here you are           C.I think so                 D. It doesn’t matter

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question.

Question 19.It will take more or less three weeks to get the IELTS test results. 

A.exactly B.generally              C.approximately             D.completely

Question 20.Emily gave up drinking alcohol two years ago.

A.denied B.finished              C.continued            D.stopped

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question.

Question 21.She is carrying out a health project for the disadvantages in inner cities and rural

A. costal B. suburban C. urban D. mountainous

Question 22.I am in favor of the statement that recycling is one of the best way to protect our environment..

A.disagree B.support C.advocate D. encourage

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.

No one really(23)..................where rice came from. Some scientist think it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in Southern Asia thousands of years ago. Someone in China wrote about in almost 5,000 years ago. Another kind probably grew grew in West Afica. (24)...................Scientist think rice rice. Upland rice grows in dry soil. Most rice grows in wet soil. Poeple in many countries do all the work by (25).............This is the same way famers worked hundreds of years ago. Some countries now use machines on their rice farms. The farmers all use fertilizer. Some (26)...............are enemies of rice. Farmers poison them. Poeple use every (27)...........of the rice plant. They make animal feed and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms, rugs, sandals and roofs for their houses. They burn dry rice plants for cooking.

Question 23. A.knows           B.know           C.is knowing                      D. knew

Question 24. A.another B.other           C.the other D. others

Question 25. A.a machine B.an engine C.a tool           D. hand

Question 26. A.reptiles            B.animals            C.insects                      D.bees

Question 27. A.part                       B. item                      C. Piece                             D. kind

. MULTIPLE CHOICE ( 8.0 pts )

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1. A. pleasure B. heat C. meat D. teacher

Question 2. A. weeks B.cucumbers             C. days D. years

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3. A.  decorate B.  compose C.  deny D.  respond

Question 4. A. exchange B.  reputation            C.  experience            D.  commercial

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5. She is not much good at basketball because her weak wrist.

                                   A                B                      C           D

Question 6. My father’s car, that is very old, uses too much gasoline. 

       A                B      C                    D

Question 7. We want to make some cakes, but there is not many sugar in the sugar bowl.

                                  A                   B                 C                      D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 8.As my bike...............last week, I.........a lift to school by my classmate.

A. repaired/ gave                                       C. was repaired/ was given

           B. was repairing/ had gave D. had reapired/ was given

Question 9.They wish they had..........grapes to make a grape cake for Lan’s birthday.

A.a carton of B.a bowl of C.a bar of    D. a bunch of

Question 10.If I were you,I .............many times before  making presentation to perform effectively .

A.will practice B.would practice        C. practiced D. practice

Question 11. ................Minh’s obvious intelligence, he finds it tough to express his idea and knowledge in writing.

A. Although B. Despite of C. In spite of D.However

Question 12. Mai has just had..............interesting conversation with a native speaker in Hoan Kiem Lake.

An                                  B. A                          C. The                     D. X

Question 13.The man...............my mother is talking to is my English teacher. 

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

Question 14. Sports are very good for your................as well as reduce pressure and stress in your daily life.

A.health B.healthy C.unhealthy D.healthily  

Question 15.This car is so expensive that my father can’t afford............. it.

A.buy                         B. buying C.to buy             D. to buying

Question 16.Phong’s bike suddenly ..............when he was going to school yesterday.

A.broke down B.looked after C.put on D.brought up

Question 13. We should reduce the amount of garbage. We can help to protect the invironment. ( so that )

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Question 14. This morning it rained very hard. We all came to school on time.       ( although )

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Question 15. The bird covered the nest with her wings. She wanted to protect her eggs.        ( in order to )

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Question 16. I was very surprised at the news. She didn’t pass the exam         ( passing )

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Question 17. We finished all our homework. We played some games of chess. ( before )

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Question 5. My brother has been working as an artisan in a craft village for 2 years. ( ago )

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Question 6. The girl is very friendly. She came to our class meeting last week. ( who )

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Question 7. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few months. ( up )

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Question 8. The prospect of moving to a new flat made me much happier. ( cheered )

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Question 9. The girl is very friendly. We met her at the meeting last week. ( whom )

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Question 10. Those children are from poor families. They are trying to learn and work hard. ( Despite )

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Question 11. This book is very interesting. I have read it twice. ( so )

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Question 12. Tom got into his car and drove away. I saw this. ( get )

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Question 18. Peter has lived in Viet Nam for only a month. He knows how to use chopsticks when eating. 

( although )

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Question 19. My sister practises playing the piano every day. She wants to become a famous pianist. 

( in order to )

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Question 20. It is cheap to go by train. It is expensive to go by air. ( cheaper )

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Question 21. The tree has lovely flowers. It stands near the gate of my house ( which )

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Question 22. They live in a big house. They only use the ground flour. ( despite )

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Question 23. The craft village must also meet environmental requierments. It wants to develop craft village tourism. ( so that )

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Question 24. Hoa is 10 years old. Her elder sister is 15 years old.     ( older )

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