1. Quang Hai footballer (play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday.

2. He (go) ___ to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he (not go) ________ there, he went to the City’s museum.

3. Two years ago, she (teach) ________ at a village school.

4. What __did_you (do) ___do_________ yesterday morning?

5. We (travel) ______________________ to Hue next month.

6. My mother (not like) ______________________ riding a motorbike.

7. When my father was young, he (drink) _____________________ a lot of beer.

8. Nam (study) ______________________ homework in the living room now.

9. Be careful ! The car (come) ______________________ .

10. My mother (go) ______________________ to the supermarket yesterday evening.

9. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless

10. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

A. Because B. Since C. As D. Although

11. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although

12. – “Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________”

A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see?

C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t.

13. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August.

A. Where B. Why C. When D. Which

14. My father liked the ____________ of that singer.

A.perform B. performer C. performance D. performing

15. ____________ is not very far from here to the harbour.

A.There B. It C. This D.That

D.WRITING

Use the words or phrases given below to complete a passage about the common cold. An example (0) is done for you. (2.5pts)

0. Everybody / know / symptoms of the common cold: a runny nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing.

=> Everybody knows the symptoms of the common cold: a runny nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing.

1. It / very unpleasant / but nobody / know a cure.

2. At the drugstore / there / usually shelves with cold “cures”.

3. These medicines / not / cure a cold / but / do relieve / symptoms.

4. Whatever / you do / your cold /last /a few days and then disappear.

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differenly from that of the others

1. A. rest                    B. help                       C. garden                   D. identify

2. A. traffic               B. pavement              C. plane                     D. station

3. A. sign                   B. mistake                 C. triangle                  D. drive

4. A. looked              B. watched                C. wanted                  D. stopped

5. A. decided             B. needed                  C. visited                   D. learned

II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the word given.

1. Road users should obey traffic rules strictly. (OBEYED)

2. The distance from Ha Noi to Hai Phong is about 100km. (IT)

3. It was a comedy. Almost audience fell asleep. (ALTHOUGH)

4. Her voice is beautiful. She doesn’t want to be a singer. (IN SPITE OF)

5. This book is interesting, but she doesn’t like reading it. (DESPITE)

6. There are various types of music for people to listen at Rock in Rio. (LISTEN)

7. Japanese Boys’ Day is celebrated on May 5^th. (CELEBRATE)

8. Can I ask you some questions about your favourite festival? (POSSIBLE)

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

1. Her hair now is much longer than that in the past.

In the past her hair used __________________________________________

2. I didn’t often go to the supermarket every Sunday last year.

I didn’t use ____________________________________________________

3. Did she often go to the beach when she lived in Hai Phong?

Did she use ____________________________________________________

4. The distance from my house to school is about 2 km.

It ____________________________________________________________

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

1. Her hair now is much longer than that in the past.

In the past her hair used __________________________________________

2. I didn’t often go to the supermarket every Sunday last year.

I didn’t use ____________________________________________________

3. Did she often go to the beach when she lived in Hai Phong?

Did she use ____________________________________________________

4. The distance from my house to school is about 2 km.

It ____________________________________________________________

5. Watching science fiction movies is one of my interests.

I am interested _________________________________________________

6. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.

In spite of ____________________________________________________

7. It is a horror film. He laughed a lot.

Although ______________________________________________________

8. What’s the distance between New York and Boston?

How far _______________________________________________________