I/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentence (3m) 1. Vietnamese people usually…………. their homes beautifully at Tet . A.build B. decorate C. celebrate D.describe 2. Consumers want products that will not only work …………… but also save energy. A. effect B.effective C. effectively D.effectiveness 3.You should …………. the energy your family wastes if you want to save money. A.increase B. check C. reduce D. produce 4.Lan: Let’s me congratulate you on the first prize. Ba : ………………………………………… A. Good idea B. OK C. All right D. Thanks 5. The holiday was short, …………. ,We were quite satisfied . A.but B. so C. therefore D.however 6. ………… she did the test badly , she didn’t ask for help. A. Although B. however C. Therefore D.because 7. ………… your homework finished last night ? A. Did B. Was C.Were D. Has 8.There might ………… water in Mars . A.is B. was C. has been D. be 9. The watch …………. she gave me on my 14th birthday was really beautiful. A.what B. who C.whom D.which 10. Mrs Thanh , …………. teaches us math , is an experienced teacher. A.who B. whom C.which D.that 11.What can we do to spend less …………. lighting ? A. on B. in C. at D.of 12. There is nothing interesting to watch, so he turns …………. TV A.down B. off C. on D. up II/ READING A/Read the text carefully then answer the following questions (1.5m) Water is our life source. It makes up 70 percent of our bodies, and an average person actually spends 18 months of his life in the bath or shower. But we are only now learning how to look after water . Acid rain has polluted as many as 18,000 lakes and seas and the rivers are polluted with waste products. It is now very expensive to try to repair the damage which has been done.We have some hope for the future, though, because new sources of water have been discovered. People living in the Sahara desert have found fish swimming in deep underground streams. Scientists also believe there is a huge lakes underneath London. If we have learnt anything from our mistakes, we will try to keep these new areas of water clean. Questions: 1. How long does it take an average person to bath or shower during his life? 2. Did we know how to look after water in the past? 3. What have polluted the lakes, seas and rivers? 4. Is it very expensive to repair the damage which have been done to water? 5. What has been discovered? 6. Where are there new sources of water? B.Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each blank (1.5m) Solar energy is a long lasting source of energy, and it can …(1)… almost anywhere. To generate solar energy, we only need solar panels and the …(2)… Solar panels can easily be installed on the …(3) of a house, so we don’t need any new space. Compared to other renewable sources, solar energy is cheaper,cleaner …(4)… more effective . But the most useful thing of solar energy gives man is a source of power that doesn’t cause …(5)…. or waste natural resources .The energy can also be stored for a number…(6) days so on the cloudy days we can use solar energy . As solar panels have no moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime. 1. A. be used B. is used C. be using D. to be used 2. A. earth B. planet C.sun D. moon 3. A. yard B. roof C. garden D. door 4. A. or B. and C. but D. so 5. A. polluted B. polluting C. unpolluted D. pollution 6. A. of B. on C. off D. from III. WRITING A. Rewrite the fllowing sentences so as it has the same meaning with the one above (1m) 1. Stop talking or you will misunderstand the lesson . -> If you 2. Neil Amstrong lived in the USA. He first walked on the moon -> Neil Amstrong 3. Na doesn’t have much free time so she can’t watch TV very often -> If Na . 4. “Let’s collect money to support the victims of the earthquake” -> Hoa suggests B/ Lan is from Tran Hung Dao school and she is going to give a speech before the residents in her neighborhood about how to reduce pollution in the town . Help Lan write a speech, using the cues given(1.5m) : - My name / Lan. I come / Tran Hung Dao school. - Today I /going / talk about / how / reduce /pollution in the town . - We / polluting/ our town seriously/. we / stop this by : - Use / public buses / bicycles to travel. - Not throw / trash / streets. - Put /different kinds/ waste / different places. - If you/ follow these simple rules, / you /not only/ reduce pollution/ town but also /make it more beautiful. ->My name is Lan. I come from Tran Hung Dao school. . . . . . . . . . . quite satisfied . A.but B. so C. therefore D.however 6. ………… she did the test badly , she didn’t ask for help. A. Although B. however C. Therefore D.because