I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three. Circle the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D.( 1.25pts)
1. A. needed
B. played
C. rained
D. followed
2. A. suit
B. seven
C. sugar
D. sun
3. A. dollar
B. lower
C. micro
D. stone
4. A. place
B. plate
C. trace
D. travel
5. A. above
B. glove
C. love
D. prove
II. Circle the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences.( 2.5pts)
1. What are you going to do? - I don't know. I haven't made________my mind yet.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. up
2. It's very kind _________ you to help me.
A. for
B. at
C. of
D. with
3. I hate __________to do something by others.
A. being to ask
B. asking
C. being asked
D. to ask
4. Let's go camping in the mountain, __________?
A. do we
B. can we
C. will we
D. shall we
5. Deaf-mutes can __________ speak __________ hear.
A. both ... and
B. neither ...nor
C. not only ... but also
D. either ... or
6. Did you succeed __________ the problem?
A. to solve
B. on solving
C. in solving
D. solving
7. He failed his exam __________he was lazy.
A. although
B. because
C. so
D. but
8. The man ________ by the window is my father.
A. standing
B. stands
C. stand
D. stood
9. My teacher told me what _______when I visited Hoi An.
A. doing
B. to do
C. do
D. done
10. My family has decided ________ Ha Long in the summer.
A. to visit
B. visit
C. visited
D. visits
III. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters..( 2.5pts)

1. I know all the people who live in my .................................
NEIGHBOR
2. During his ........................... the family lived in Cornwall
CHILD
3. Mr. Minh has made an ……………………to see us at 3 o'clock.
ARRANGE
4. Bell…………………… demonstrated his invention.
SUCCESS
5. Over 200………………enter the race.
COMPETE
6. Every day, there are two …………… from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city.
FLY
7. I like the city life because there are many kinds of ……………
ENTERTAIN
8. It is ……………to eat too much sugar and fatty food.
HEALTH
9. Relax for some minutes and you'll feel more…………...
COMFORT
10. There are many cultural …………... between his country and mine.
DIFFER

IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct.( 2.5pts):
1. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
……………………………………………………………………………..
2. Minh is 5 years old. He is not enough old to ride a bike.
……………………………………………………………………………..
3. I don't know what is he doing at the moment.
……………………………………………………………………………..
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4. Smoking cigarettes aren't allowed in this hospital.
……………………………………………………………………………..
5. I'm used to drink coffee with cream, but now I drink it black.
……………………………………………………………………………..
6. The shopkeeper asked the boys don't lean their bikes against his window.
……………………………………………………………………………..
7. We like watching TV at night but our parents loves reading newspapers.
……………………………………………………………………………..
8. Let's stop to work for a while. I'm getting tired.
……………………………………………………………………………..
9. Jane hasn't worked for last summer when the factory closed down.
……………………………………………………………………………..
10. Is Jack older than Jerry? No. He is as old as Jerry.
……………………………………………………………………………..
V. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. Write your answers in the boxes..( 2.5pts)
The country is…(1)……beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and
go there……(2)… the summer holiday though they can't live…(3)…. all the year round. Some have cottages
built in a village……(4)…..that they can go there whenever they…(5)… find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but……(6)… some ways they are not very different from……(7)… other.
Almost every village…(8)… a church, the round or square tower of which can…(9)…. seen from many miles
around. Surrounding the church is the church yard where people …(10)…. burried.
1………….. 2…………..3……………..4……………5…………….
6………….. 7……………8…………….9……………10……………
VI. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D..( 2.5pts)
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.

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10

a.having
a.If
a.at
a.ought
a.being
a.their
a.but
a.turns
a. up
a.old

b. being
b.As
b. on
b.is
b.staying
b.its
b.however
b.makes
b.to
b.new

c.taking
c.Then
c.for
c.can
c.leaving
c.our
c.and
c.comes
c.for
c.common

d. putting
d. So
d. from
d.has
d.spending
d.whose
d.not
d.becomes
d.beside
d.famous

VII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers:.( 1.25pts)
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In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and
learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of
education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spend the majority of their
out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist.
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly, the schools
that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets
are sooner and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate
television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its
usefulness in the classroom.
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers.
However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but
watching television instead.
1. The text is about:
A. the use of television at schools.
B. teaching and learning television
C. educational specialists.
D. watching TV outside school.
2. When TV first appeared, educational specialists ________ .
A. did not appreciate it.
B. did not appreciate it.
C. believed it would be useful for schooling.
D. banned children from watching TV.
3. According to the text, TV _______ .
A. has not been used properly in classrooms. B. has been used effectively in classrooms.
C. has not existed in classrooms.
D. has not attracted students' interest.
4. There are ______ explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
5. Children spend their free time ________ .
A. reading books
B. reading newspapers.
C. learning foreign languages
D. watching TV.
VIII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one.( 2.5pts).
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
It's interesting that...................................................................................................................
2. He hasn't come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It's............................................................................................................................................
3. That's the strangest film I've ever seen.
I have never..............................................................................................................................
4. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven't...............................................................................................................................
5. Mai said “It is raining heavily outside .”
Mai said……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this........................................................................................................................................
7. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue ...............................................................................................................................
8. The water was so cold that the children couldn't swim in it.
The water wasn't......................................................................................................................
9. People should stop experiments on animals.
Experiments.............................................................................................................................
10. “Don't cry my child” said the mother.
The mother asked ………………………………………………………….………………...
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IX. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Do not change the given
bold word form and do not write more than 5 words. ( 1.25pts)
1. May I turn on the television?
(mind)
Do you ……………………………………….. the television?
2. Would you mind not using the office phone?
(use)
I'd ………………………………………………..the office phone.
3. “Don't throw things away” - Mrs. Thanh said to the students. (asked)
Mrs. Thanh……………………………………. throw things away.
4. Does your country export coffee to Europe? (exported)
Is………………………………………………by your country?
5. I suggest going to the movies now. (that)
I …………………………………………….to the movies now.
X. Write full sentences: ( 1.25 pts).
1. Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play soccer.
………………………………………………………………………………….
2. When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma's old folktales after dinner.
………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You/ can/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word?
………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I/ write down/ all new words/ small notebook.
………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They/ going/ visit/ homevillage/ weekend.
………………………………………………………………………………….
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