Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.

      1.   Local people can earn their livings by providing tourists with necessary services. (LIVE)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      2.   That man has a friendly relationship with the owner of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (GETS)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      3.   Is this car yours? (OWN)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      4.   He could not afford to buy the car. (EXPENSIVE)

      à

5.   Someone is going to redecorate the kitchen for us next month. (HAVE)

            à We .............................................................................................................................

      6.   When you come inside you should remove your coat and hat. (TAKE)

            à When        

Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage

     On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit their mothers and bring ………………..(1) flowers and little presents. The eldest son must …………   (2) his mother a good cake. If sons or daughters cannot be …………………(3) their mother on that day, they usually …………..... (4) her presents.   Mother’s Day must be a day of rest ……………….(5)the mother of the family, so her daughters ………………(6) the dinner on that day and lay the …………….(7) and the sons help to ……………(8) the plates and dishes after dinner.

    In the United States and Canada, Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May. They have a …………………(9) beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United Sates. It shows the portrait of the …………(10) of James Whistler, one of the greatest American painters

Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage

Your head aches and you sneeze and cough. Your (1)………… is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these (2)……that you have a cold, and you feel completely (3)………… You are not sure if you will live through the day.    Everyone suffers (4)……………… the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious (5)……………… but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is it can make you cough (6)…………, make your head less intense, and stop your nose (7)……………… for a while. However, it can cure your cold. So far, no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it.

            (8)………………  no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about (9)……………… prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of anions, you won’t catch cold. (10)……………… say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

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

TAKING A WORKING HOLIDAY

            One of the more difficult things young people face when they want to travel is the lack of funds. During summer holidays and possibly at weekends, they are able to take on part-time jobs, but the money they make is just a drop in the bucket of what they need to travel far away. For example, traveling to Australia from Vietnam can be quite expensive just for an airline ticket, and to a lot of students wanting to travel, it can seem out of reach.

            For students wanting to travel to Australia and New Zealand in particular, however, they are in luck. Although many countries offer working holidays, these two countries are well-known for offering them. When a young person signs up to get a working holiday visa, he only pays for the round-trip airfare to get to either place and only needs to carry some extra cash for incidentals. Once he is there, a job awaits where he can earn some money.

            Many of the jobs require little or no experience, such as picking fruit or working in a busy pub out in the countryside. Some of the jobs require more experience that most people are unlikely to have, such as being a certified welder to work for eight weeks on a farm. That shouldn’t discourage you, though, because there is always something to be found if you search hard enough.

            There are many websites that advertise working holidays in Australia and New Zealand. If you have the courage and are looking for a way to make a little money and see the world, it might be just the ticket you were looking for.

      1.   Where can people find working holidays advertised?

            A. On the Internet                                        B. In magazines

            C. On the radio                                             D. In travel guidebooks

      2.   What can seem out of reach for young people?

            A. Being able to get time off from schoolB. Being able to earn money

            C. Being able to find a part-time job          D. Being able to travel

      3.   Why would a student NOT want to take a working holiday?

            A. To show how fearful he is                      B. To earn money

            C. To see the world                                      D. To visit a new place

      4.   Which students are in luck according to the passage?

            A. The ones who have airline tickets

            B. The ones who are on holiday

            C. The ones who want to go to Australia and New Zealand

            D. The ones who want have part-time jobs

      5.   According to the passage, which statement is true?

            A. People on working holidays must be from Australia or New Zealand

            B. A young person needs a special visa to go on a working holiday

            C. Some working holidays are not paid.

            D. Picking fruit is the only job available for young people on working holidays

I. Read the text and Complete the following passage.

Life on the moon

I. Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.

For many people sport is a popular part of school life and …(1)…in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. …(2)…someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away  …(3)…home, as many matches are played then.

            It  …(4)…also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then …(5)…on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends  or other students will travel with the team to support  …(6)…own side.

            When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud,  …(7)…only the players. It can also mean that a school …(8)…well-known for being good at cetain sports and people from that school may end up playing  …(9)…national and international teams so that the school has some really  …(10)…names associated with it.

II. Fill in each numbered blank of the following  passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answer  on your answer sheet.

To many people, their friends are most important (1)..... in their life. Really good friends (2)..... the good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their back on you. Your best friend may be (3)...... you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with and been through lots of (4)....... and downs with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship. It may be the  (5)....... of enjoying the same activities, having the outlook on life, or sharing similar experiences Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with, (6)....... if we’ve known them for years. However, usually it really does take you years to (7)........ to know someone well enough to consider him your best friend. To the majority of (8)......... this is someone we trust completely and who understands us (9)........ than anyone else. It’s the person you can turn to for impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on (10)........ life gets you down.

III- Read the following passage, then answer questions 50-53. After each question there are four options marked A,B,C or D. Choose the correct answer by writing down its corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.

It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere. Rene is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.

            After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.

            Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen !

            The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”

            Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV !

49. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ……………. .

A. clean and dirty       B. dirty and tidy         C. dirty and untidy     D. clean but untidy

50. Rene told her children ………………….. .

A. to do the housework                                B. she couldn’t do housework

C. not to do housework                                D. she wouldn’t do housework

51. Two weeks later, the house was ……………… .

A. very clean              B. a mess                    C. tidy              D. rather dirty

52. Some days later, the house was clean again because ……………………. .

A. she couldn’t let it that way                       B. her children did housework.

C. her children didn’t do housework.          D. she did housework again.

53. Now Rene does housework again because …………………. .

A. her children help her.                               B. they can watch TV together.

C. her children wash their clothes.              D. her children don’t do it.

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:

41. Minh’s brother plays tennis very ……………………………………(SKILL)

42. There are many badminton ………………………….nowadays.       (COMPETE)

43. Ba will be a  …………………….. artist someday.                             (FAME)               

44. It’s very ……………… ……of you to help me with my homework. (HELP)

45. There was a wide ……………………….. of vegetables on display. (SELECT)

46. Mr. Ba is the  same…………………………as my father.                  (OLD)

47. Mr. Pike didn’t go to work yesterday because of his ……………..    (ILL)

48. Hanoi people were …………………………….                              (FRIEND)

49. This is the biggest………..in the city.                                                          (BUILD)

50. Hoa has a fine …………..............….……… of stamps.                  (COLLECT)

Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it.

. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1.  Why do you come home late?

à What ……….......................................................................................…………….

2.  It is common knowledge that he has been in prison several times.

à He is known ……...................................................................................................................................

3.  She cannot get into the habit of studying every evening.

à She cannot be …………................................................................................................................…………

4.  We have not visited the museum before.

à This is …….............................................................................................................................................…

  5. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.

à No sooner ………....................................................................................................................……………….

6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.

àTam used ……………..........................................................................................................................……..

7. How long is it since you used the car?

àWhen ………...........................................................................................................................................….

8. We started living here 15 years ago.

àWe have………..............................................................................................................................……………….

9. Let’s meet inside the center, at the cafe corner?

àHow…………………...............................................................................................................………

10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.

àNam is strong ………….............................................................................................................…………

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the given word. Write your answer  on your answer sheet.         

1. Please don’t go there now.                                                          (rather)

I _______________________________________________  go there now.

2. She moved here in 1997.                                                              (living)

She _____________________________________________1997.

3. I couldn’t go to work because of the transport strike.               (prevented)

I ________________________________________________ to work by the transport strike.

4. This office is too small for two people.                                        (enough)

This office _________________________________________ for two people.

5. John’s home is still in England, isn’t it?                                       (lives)

à        ....................................................................................................................

6.   Lan’s brother gave her a story for her birthday. (was given)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

7.   It was such a bad news that Mai burst into tears. (so)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

8.   If Hong doesn’t study harder, she’ll fail the exam. (Unless)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

9.   I don’t want to go to the party tonight. (feel like)

            à ............................................................................................................

. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)

1. Getting the tickets for the match tomorrow is not difficult.

ð He ____________________________________________________

2. How about going camping this weekend?

ð Why ____________________________________________________?

3. There's no need for the students to wear uniforms on Mondays.

ð The students ______________________________________________

4. John didn't find driving on the left very difficult..

ð It ________________________________________________________.

5. I was late for school this morning. My sister was, too.

ð Both ________________________________________________________

6. The exam was easier than we thought.

ð The exam wasn't ________________________________________________.

7. They won't be able to come to the party on Sunday.

ð It will _______________________________________________________.

8. It takes me about two hours each day to do my homework.

ð I spend ________________________________________

9. She is the worst cook in the world.

ð Nobody ___________________________________________________

10. The library contains over 30 million books.

ð There _____________________________________________________

XII.     Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.

      1.   I have never seen that play before. (the first)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      2.   They are watching my father’s new car. (being)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      3.   I am sorry, Hoa isn’t coming with us. (wish)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      4    It is such a heavy book that I can’t lift it. (so)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      5.   This book is very boring and so is that one. (as)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      6.   Will it be necessary for me to sleep under a net? (Shall I)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      7.   I last read a book on September 20^th. (since)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

8.      An began to be interested in healthy eating 3 years ago. (has)

à        ..............................................................................................................................

      9.   Knowing English is very useful. (It)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      10. It started to snow at 5 o’clock. (has)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      11. Nam is taller than Hung. (than)

à ............................................................

12. When did you go to bed last night? (time)

à        ...........................................................