Question I/ Choose the most suitable word or phrase .(2.5p) 1. He laughed … when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV. A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy 2. The children felt … when their mother was coming back home. A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting 3. The Browns had to use all their ……. to buy their new house. A. savings B. expenses C. reservers D. remains 4. He is a person … friends trust him. A. whom B. his C. who’s D. whose 5. If he worked more slowly, he …. so many mistakes A. wouldn’t make B. won’t make C. didn’t make D. doesn’t make 6. The party, at … I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable. A. that B. who C. which D. where. 7. It’s ……. long time since he last saw his grandparents. A. so B. very C. too D. such a. 8. She never let you cook the meals, …… ? A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. was she 9. After arriving home, they usually……. their uniforms. A. take out B. take off C. put out D. put off. 10. He worked……… than his workmates. A. more carefully B. more carefulC. as carefully D. carefullier. Your answer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Question II/ Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets (2.5p) Tom Smith has musical talent, but he 1.(be) a very lazy boy. He always 2.(get) up late, and he is seldom on time for school. When he 3.(know) that he 4.(have) to work hard in school on a certain day, he 5.(stay) at home. If Tom 6.(be) wise, he 7. (not try) so hard to avoid all the problems of his youth. He often says that he 8.(wish) he had been born rich or he 9.(complain) that if his greatgrandfather hadn’t been unlucky, his family 10. (be) rich now. 1 Your answer: 1 . 2 3 4 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 9 10 . Question III/ Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it (2.5p) Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year . Some weeks after the New Year the Vietnamese clean their house and paint their walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Ever, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of the family should be present during the dinner in which much differents kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year’s morning, the young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighborhoods friends and relatives. 0/ celebrated 1/ …………… 2/ …………… 3/ ……………. 4/ …………… 5/ …………… 6/ ……………. 7/ ……………. 8/ …………… 9/ …………… 10/ …………… Question IV/ Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capitals(2.5p) 1. Their ……………………has lasted a lifetime. friend 2. The streets were …………………………… so that planes could use them. wide 3. My brother is an ……………………… engineer . electric 2 4. You must be ………………………… when you open that door. Care 5. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work ………………………. Succeed 6. Preserving natural resources is of great ………………………… important 7. Many university and college …………………………. like wearing jeans study 8. Daphne has always been ………………… in collecting antiques. Interest 9. There are many ……………………………in our country of a year. celebrate 10. We must learn about keeping the environment………………………. Pollute Question V/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space(2.5p) Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)……. the world. Some people say that jeans are the “ uniform” of (2)…… But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (3)……… two hundred years ago. People in Genoe, Italy made pants. The cloth (4) …. in Genoa was called “Jeans”. The pants were called “Jeans”. In 1850, a saleman (5)….California began selling pants made of cancas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6)….they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (7)…… with gold miners, farmer and cowboys. Six years (8) … , Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9)……called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10) … jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them. 1. A. in B. on C. over D. above 2. A. youth B. young C. younger D. youngest 3. A. lots B. much C. most D. almost 4. A. make B. makes C. making D. made 5. A. in B. on C. at D. with 6. A. Although B. But C. Because D. So 7. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful 8. A. late B. later C. latest D. last 9. A. cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes 10. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn Your answer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 Question VI/ Choose the correct prepositions or adverbs(2.5p) 1. He hasn’t forgiven her for/with what she said. 2. I no longer care of/about what he thinks 3. I’m old enough to look after/on myself. 4. She’s ferfectly capable in/of managing alone. 5. He’ll never succeed in/on changing her opinion. 6. I’m relying on/at her to help me. 7. He is not very good at/in repairing things. 8. The guide book was full with/of usefull information. 9. They arrived in/on London on time. 10. At last I’ve found the information that I was looking on/for. Your answer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Question VII/ Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin with the given words or phrases.(2.5p) 1. Jane eats very little so as not to put on weight. -> Jane eats very little because …………………………………………………… 2. My brother works in a factory which has more than a thousand employees. -> There…………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year,” said Mr.Ba. -> Mr.Ba suggested ………………………………………………………………… 4. Keep your feet dry or you will get a cold. -> If ………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Two trading centers have been opened here this year. -> They……………………………………………………………………………… 6. “ Do you sometimes go to this English Speaking Club?” Mrs.Brown asked. -> Mrs.Brown asked me…………………………………………………………… 7. I can’t sing beautifully, so I can’t join them now. -> I wish ……………………………………………………………………………. 4 8. Mr.Pike played soccer after school everyday when he was a school boy. -> Mr.Pike used to…………………………………………………………………… 9. The children are very happy. Their team won the match. - > The children whose ……………………………………………………………… 10. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother. -> He speaks……………………………………………………………………… . Question VIII/ Use the suggested words to write full sentences.(2.5p) 1. Don’t forget / keep / touch / us. -> …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. How many / hour / week / you / spend / watch TV/?/ -> ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3. If / I / be / you / I / take part / these / cultural / activity. -> …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. It / be / national holiday / yesterday / so / my friends / I / go / picnic. -> …………………………………………………………………………………… 5. It / take / us / half / hour / get / picnic site / motorbike. -> …………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I / would like / congratulate / you / pass / your exam. -> …………………………………………………………………………………… 7. They / as / fast / your cars. -> ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Good evening / ladies / gentlemen. / Thank you / come. -> ……………………………………………………………………………………. 9. What / population / Vietnam /?/ -> ……………………………………………………………………………………. 10. We / suggest / learn / ten / word / heart / every day. -> ……………………………………………………………………………………. 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There are more than a thousand employees where my brother works. 3. Mr.Ba suggested going abroad for their holiday that year. 4. If you don’t keep your feet dry, you will get a cold. 5. They have opened two trading centers here this year. 6. Mrs.Brown asked me if I sometimes went to that English Speaking Club. 7. I wish I could sing beautifully, so I could join them now. 8. Mr.Pike used to play soccer after school when he was a school boy. 9. The children whose team won the match are very happy. 10. He speaks more persuasively than his brother (does). Question VIII: 10 x 0,25 = 2,5 1. Don’t forget to keep in touch with us. 2. How many hours a week do you spend watching TV? 3. If I were you, I would take part in these cultural activities. 4. It was a national holiday yesterday, so my friends and I went on/for a picnic. 5. It took us half an hour to get to the picnic site by motorbike. 6. I would like to congratulate you on passing your exam. 6 7. They are as fast as your cars. 8. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming. 9. What’s the population of Vietnam? 10. We suggest(ed) learning ten words by heart every day. The end 7 . wide 3. My brother is an ……………………… engineer . electric 2 4. You must be ………………………… when you open that door. Care 5. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this. Italy made pants. The cloth (4) …. in Genoa was called “Jeans”. The pants were called “Jeans”. In 1850, a saleman (5)….California began selling pants made of