Full name:……………………………………………………………. Date:…………………………………………………………………. 1 st Reference Exercise ( 90 minutes) I- choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1.A- about B- apple C- agree D- appear 2.A- made B- chatting C- badman D- traditional 3.A- manage B- village C- age D- message 4.A- plant B- can’t C- dance D- can 5.A- shan’t B- ball C- all D- although II- Choose the best one to complete these sentences 1- ……………… he learns very hard, he doesn’t get high marks for the tests A-In spite of B- Although C- Because D- Both A & B 2- Minh has been a professional footballer …………………6 years A- since B- for C- in D- nearly 3- ……………… have you lived in Hai Phong? A-how many B-how much C- how long D- how far 4- Don’t read comic cartoon, read literary works. It is very good for you …………literature in secondary schools A- learning B- learn C- to learning D- to learn 5- He admitted …………….the notebook but he denied ………………it A-to steal/ to tear B- to steal/ tearing C-stealing/ tearing D-stealing/ to tear 6- I want to stop ……………….some water. I’m very thirsty A-to drink B- drink C-drinking D- drank 7- My mother makes me …………… an English test a week A- to do B- do C- doing D- done 8- I phoned him ……………him the change of the plan A-to tell B- telling C-tell D- to telling 9- She is English . she isn’t used……………meals with chopsticks A-to have B- have C-having D-to having 10- We are looking forward ………………you. A-to see B-seeing C-see D-to seeing III- Read the passage and then answer the following questions Our country has an S-shape, stretching from the South China Sea to Ca Mau cape with a surface of 320,000 square kilometers and a population of more than seventy millions. Most people live on agriculture. The Red River and the Mekong River detals are the two rice-baskets of the whole country. Viet Nam is holding the third place among the rice-exporting countries in the world. Our Vietnamese people, through many years living under the yoke of French colonialists, Japanese fascists and American imperialist had to undergo great hardships and sufferings. But with unyieding spirit and with the wise leadership of the Vietnamese Communist Party the Vietnamese people launched a long and couragous struggle against foreign invaders and finally succeeded in sweeping all of them out of the country. On 30 th April 1975, we were able to restore our whole freedom and independence. The entire country has been reunified from the North to South. The Dien Bien Phu Victory and the great Victory of Spring 1975 are the most glorious feats of arms in the Vietnamese History. No sooner had peace been restored on our territory than we began to heal the wounds of atrocious war. In our nation reconstruction we have been helped wholeheartedly by our friends from frive continents. We are always grateful to this precious help and contribution. Rich in nature resources and abundant in minerals,our beloved Vietnam with its industriuos and creative people, will bw one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in South East Asia in years to come. Questions: 1. Who wrote this passage? A foreiner or a Vietnamese ? - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Why did Vietnamese people succeed in sweeping all of foreign invaders out of the country? - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What does Viet Nam export much in the world? - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Which victories is Viet Nam famous for? - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Why did the writer think Viet Nam will be one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the South East Asia in year to come? - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV- Rewrite these sentences as suggestion so that it has the same meaning with the given one 1. Mai’s sister is a nurse . she became a nurse in 1999 - Mai’s sister has been…………………………………………………………………………… 2. These shoes are too small for me to wear - These shoes are not ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. I don’t like cheese, I don’t like milk, either ( neither… nor) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Nam is 45 kilos and Binh is 43 kilos ( heavy ….and light…) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. My mother has been a techer of English since 1991. ( for) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6- Learning English is very interesting. ( it is ….) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. My mother spent only 15 minutes cooking lunch today. ( It took… ) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I am very interested in playing the organ. ( enjoy) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I am sitting in front of Huong - Huong …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. What does Nam’s brother do? ( job) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Although it rained heavily, he went to school early . ( Despite) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. She is not old enough to live alone in a big city ( too….) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. It is very good to do morning exercise everyday. ( doing) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. It takes me only 5 minutes to walk to school. ( spend) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15.Na’s mother is a teacher of history . ( teach) - …………………………………………………………………………………………………… . people, will bw one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in South East Asia in years to come. Questions: 1. Who wrote this passage? A foreiner or. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Why did the writer think Viet Nam will be one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the South East Asia