I.

Choose the best answer to complete these sentences

1. I ______ a letter from my old friend last week. (sent / gave / received / took)
2. We must be there ______ 7.30 and 10.30. (at / before / between / after)
3. I find Peter is not communicative. Hes rather ______ in public. (kind / reserved /sociable / humorous)
4. She has ______ over 30 pages since yesterday. (written / wrote / write / writing)
5. I find Peter is not communicative. Hes rather ______ in public. (kind / reserved /sociable / humorous)
6. My farther used ______ us to the park three years ago. (took / taking / to take / take)
8. Can you fill ______ this form for me? (out / on / at / to)
9. Would you ______ to go to the movies with me? Id love to (like / want / love /
mind)
10. Deaf-mute can ______ speak ______ hear. (both .. and/not only but also/neither nor/either or)
11. When I was a child, I ______ follow my mum to the market. (used to / liked / hated / loved)
12. His parents are always proud ______ him. (about / of / on / with)
13. ______ have you lived in this town? For nearly 20 years. (When / Where / How far /How long)
14. The new shopping mall is quite ______ the present shopping area. (different from / the same / like
to / similar)
15. They have studied ______ six oclock. (for / at / since / to)
16. ____________? Its 20.000 dong (How much is this parcel cost / How much
does this parcel
take / How much does this parcel / How much does this parcel cost)
17. I ______ the country life ______ the city life. (like than / prefer to / like to /
prefer than)
18. They have studied ______ six oclock. (for / at / since / to)
19. He does morning exercises regularly in order to ______ his health. (have / improve / get / take)

20. Dont let your child ______ with matches. (playing / to play / plays / play)
21. They ______ from Canada to America to find work. (started / demonstrated / delivered / migrated)
22. Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed ______ . (together / each other /
themselves / one another)
23. My mother is ______ tired ______ cook tonight. (enough to / too to / so that / very to)
24. He went to school late because he was stuck in the ______ this morning.(rush-hour / traffic-light /
traffic-jam / cross-road)
25. Airmail is ______ expensive than surface mail. (the most / most / much / more)
27. She is studying hard ______ pass the final exams.(for / in order to / so to / so that)
28. John came ______ an old school friend in the street this morning. (with / along / across / off)
29. She asked her children ______ (to stop playing / stop to play / stop playing / stopping to play)
30. He is not ______ ride a motorbike. (enough old to / enough old for / old enough to / old enough for)
31. I dont talk much in public. I am rather (kind / sociable / reserved / humorous)
32. (Novel / Fiction / Folktale / Legend) is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the
next.
33. You must look in the (advertisement / recreation / diversion / participation) section of the
newspaper to find out what films are showing.
34. During rush-hours, (traffic lights / crossroads / traffic-jams) often happen.
35. (Would / Could / Do / Will) you like to go to the movies? Id love to.
36. Deaf-mutes can (both speak and hear / not only speak but also hear / neither speak nor hear /
either speak or hear)
37. They have waited for her (for / since / at / from) 6 oclock.
38. This neighborhood is (different / the same / as / like) from that one.
39. What does she look like? (She look beautiful / She is beautiful / She looks like beautiful)
40. The calendar is (on / under / behind / in) the clock.
41. Minh and I didnt enjoy (myself / ourselves / himself / themselves) at the party.

42. When my father was young, he used to (singing / sang / sings / sing) very well.
44. You should work (hardly / hard / good / badly) in order to pass the exams.
45. It is too dark (to take / take / taking / took) photographs here.
46. Jim is not old enough (read / reading / to read) this book.
47. Could you do me a favor? (What can I do for you / Thanks a lot / Its very kind of you / No, thank
you. Im fine)
48. I (havent met / dont meet / didnt meet / wont) him yet.
49. The doctor advised him (go / to go / going / goes) to bed earlier.
50. They got married and lived (happy / happily / happiness)
II. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets
1. Mary and John (be) _________ neighbors. They (know) _________ each other for a long time. Mary
(move) _________ into her house in 1990, and John (live) _________ next door since he (come) _________
to the area in 1988.
2. Today (be) _________ Sunday. Nga (not go) _________ to school. She (stay) _________ at home. She
(do) _________ her homework now. She (do) _________ it for two hours.
3. I (be) _________ in New York. I (come) _________ here two years ago. My friend, Nancy (live) _________
here since 1982. So she (know) _________ the area very well.
4. Trung usually (go) _________ to the library three times a week.
5. Yesterday I (be) _________ busy, so I (not have) _________ time to phone you.
6. Mrs. Trang (not go) _________ to work last week. She (not be) _________ feeling well.
7. I (do ) _________ all the housework. The flat is really clean now.
8. How long you (live) _________ here? Since 1997.
9. Mr. Quang (teach) _________ in this school since he (graduate) _________ from the university in 1989.
10. My brother (leave) _________ home 10 years ago. I (never meet) _________ him since then.
11. Where you (spend) _________ your summer holiday last year, Tam?
12. When we (be) _________ small, our family (live) _________ in the countryside.
13. I (read) _________ an interesting book at the moment.
14. How long you (know) _________ Mrs. Chi? I (know) _________ here for five years.
15. W (not see) _________ her since we (be) _________ on holiday in Ha Long bay.
16. Phuong (not finish) _________ her homework yet.
17. Its three years since I last (see) _________ Nam.
18. You (be) _________ away? Yes. I (go) _________ to the country last Sunday.
19. I (not eat) _________ anything for two days.
20. They (move) _________ to Ho Chi Minh City in 1990 and (live) _________ there since then.
READING COMPREHENSION
I. Complete the following passage with the words given in the box.
1.

is - feed - people - lot - work - lived - so - it

Many (1) _____________ believe that life on the farm is very quiet and easy, but (2) ____________ is very
hard. I myself have (3) ____________ on a farm for nearly twenty years and I know what farm work (4)
_____________. You must get up early, (5) _____________ the chickens and the cows, water the flowers,
vegetables, do (6) _____________ of gardening and then (7) ____________ in the fields. But my aunt likes
this way of life and (8) ______________ do all her children.
2.

enjoy - like - walk - beautiful - friendly - in - facilities - summer

Dear Mai,
Im having a lovely time here in Kim Lien. Its a (1) _________________ village. Im staying at my uncles
house. I have a nice view of the paddy field from my bedroom. Things are changing (2) _______________
the countryside. People can now have things (3) ________________ refrigerators and televisions. Medical
(4) _______________ are more accessible. Today Im going for a long (5) ______________ by the lake. The
air is clean and people are very (6) ______________. Would you like to come here next (7) ______________
holiday? I hope youll (8) ______________ it.
3.
reach - in - telephoned - message - service - stationary - name speak

A customer (1) ______________ the Thang Loi Delivery (2) _____________ on June 16 just after midday. The
customers (3) _____________was Mr. Nam, and he wanted to (4) ______________ to Mrs. Van. Mrs. Van
was (5) ______________ meeting and could not come to the phone. So Mr. Toan took a (6) ______________.
Mr. Nam called about his (7) _____________ order. He said Mrs. Van could (8) _____________ him at 8 634
082.
II. Read the following texts. Then answer the True / False sentences
1/ Hello! My names Ba. Im 13 years old. I have a close friend, Lan. She is 15, but she isnt as tall as I
am. Every day I go to school in the morning, my sister has classes in the afternoon. Like Lan, I love pop
music, reading my novels in my free time. We both like playing chess and going swimming in the
summer. Unlike Lan, I dont like cooking, doing the shopping on Sundays. Instead, I like watching films,
especially war films on T.V. I also love playing soccer in my spare time.
1. Both Ba and Lan go to school in the morning.
____
2. They love pop music, reading novels.
____
3. They dont like playing chess and going swimming in Summer.
____
4. Lan doesnt like cooking, doing the shopping on Sundays.
____
5. Ba likes watching war films on T.V.
____
6. Lan also loves playing soccer in her free time.
____
2/ Lily comes from China. Shes a university student. Shes eighteen years old. She is studying
English as a foreign language. English is important to her because she will need it for her job in the
future. She began learning English when she was very young at the age of eight. She thinks that
her biggest problem is listening. People speak very quickly, so she cant understand them. English is
really hard for her to learn, but she likes it. She wants to be an English teacher; or hopes to become
a singer one day because she loves English songs very much
1. English is important to Lily as she will need it for her future job. ____
2. She started learning English when she was eighteen.
____
3. She has a problem with listening.
____
4. She can understand people when they speak fast.
____
5. She doesnt find English difficult to learn.
____
6. She loves English songs but she doesnt want to become a singer. ____
3/ Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1478, but when he was a young man of twenty-three he moved
with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, young Graham left his family and went to
Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston,
where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into night experimenting with the
electrical transmission of the sound. This led to the invention of the telephone.
1. Alexandra Graham Bell was born in England.
____
2. He immigrated to Canada in 1865
____
3. He went to Boston when he was twenty-three.
____
4. Graham Bell worked with the deaf in Boston.
____
5. He experimented with the electrical transmission of the sound by day. ____
6. Graham bell invented the telephone.
____
III. Read the following passages. Then answer the questions
1/ Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their life. And so do
I. I have two close friends, Hanh and Mai. We are in the same class at the primary school, and then
secondary school. We are also neighbors so we spend most of our time learning and playing
together. Hanh is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent
student who is always at the top of the class. She likes reading, and she often goes to the library
whenever she has free time. Mai isnt as beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely smile and looks very
healthy. Mai is very sporty. She spends most of her time playing sports. Mai is a volleyball star of our
school. She is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I
love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die.
Questions
a. What does Hanh look like?
b. What does she like?
c. What does she often do in her free time?
d. Is Mai more beautiful than Hanh?
e What is Mais hobby?
f. Which sports does Mai play in the school team?
2/ How Nam has improved his English.

 In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficult in learning English. My
pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not how to
improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside
the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept
in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an EnglishEnglish dictionary to improve my English
grammar. Now I think you know what you should do, said she. I made much progress and only one
year later I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in
my hometown.
Questions
a. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
b. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
c. Where did they go after that?
d. What did the teacher show him then?
e. What did she tell him to improve his English grammar?
f. What did he win one year later?
3/
Lan is excited about the interesting activities she is going to do.
The Y & Y is having a plan to help the community. She will participate in its recycling program.
In joining this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for
recycling.
She hopes she can save natural resources and raise some money for the school Y & Y in these
activities. She also thinks about participating in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street
children. It is really interesting, isnt it?
Questions
1. Is Lan going to have interesting activities?
2. What is the Y & Y planning to do?
3. What will she do?
4. Will she send them for recycling?
5. What does she hope in these activities?
6. Does she think about helping the street children?
4/
Peter is my pen pal. He is fifteen years old. He lives in a house in London. He has lived there for
ten years. He is an excellent student. He always works hard at school and gets good marks. He loves
learning Vietnamese in his free time. He often practices writing letters in Vietnamese. Sometimes he
helps me to correct my writing, and I help
him to correct his spelling mistakes. Next summer, he is going to visit Ho Chi Minh City with his family.
Im expecting to see him
Questions
1. Where does he live?
2. How long has he lived in London?
3. Why does he get good marks?
4. What does he like doing in his free time?
5. Does he often practice Vietnamese by speaking and reading?
6. What is he going to do next summer?
WRITING
A. Rewrite these sentences.
1. Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba?
Minh told
2. You shouldnt make noise in class, Trung
The teacher said__________________________________________________________________
3. Can you wait for me here, Jerry?
Tom told ________________________________________________________________________
4. Could you buy me an English exercise book, Ha?
Nam asked ______________________________________________________________________
5. Get up early to learn your lesson, Toan
Toans father told him _____________________________________________________________
6. You should improve your English pronunciation, Nga
Ngas teacher said ________________________________________________________________
7. You should stay in bed for a few days, Mr. Hoang
The doctor said __________________________________________________________________
8. Hung is strong. He can carry that heavy box.
Hung is
9. The fire isnt very hot. It wont boil the kettle.
The fire ________________________________________________________________________

10. The weather wasnt warm. We couldnt go swimming.

The weather ____________________________________________________________________
11. Jane is a skillful swimmer.
Jane ___
12. Lan learns English very well.
Lan is __________________________________________________________________________
13. Tom is a good soccer player.
Tom plays_______________________________________________________________________
14. Loan is a good swimmer.
Loan ___________________________________________________________________________
15. Hung run very fast.
Hung is _________________________________________________________________________
16. Plays are not as interesting as films.
Films are
______
17. English isnt as difficult as French.
French is _______________________________________________________________________
18. Jill is more intelligent than Bill.
Bill isnt ________________________________________________________________________
19. Nga doesnt speak English as well as Trang
Trang speaks ____________________________________________________________________
20. Mrs. Thanh drives more carefully than Mrs. Hong.
Mrs. Hong doesnt _______________________________________________________________
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THE FIRST TERM TEST (2004-2005)

I.Choose the correct answers: (2p)
1. It is really a difficult test but we will try to do it ..(ourself/
ourselves/ itself/ itselves)
2. Tuan is 15 years old. He is notto drive a car. (old enough/
enough old/ young enough / enough young).
3. Our teacher told us..hard this semester. (working / work/ to work/
worked).
4. Lan and Hoa have difference characters. Lan is sociable but
Hoa(reserved/ beautiful/ slim/ lovely)
5. Our school Y & Y..over 100 useful things for street children since last
week . (collect/ collecting/ collected/ have collected)
6. Could you help me fill..this application form? (in/ of/ on/ with)
7. May I help you? -> ..
a. What can I do for you?
C. Im sorry, Im busy
b. Yes, thats very kind of you.
D.How can I help?
8. Your report is good. I know you worked really this semester?
(bad/ good/ hard/ hardly)
II.Complete the passage with words given: (2p)
Hair/ doing/ hair / in/ the same/ either/ because/ similar.
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I have 2 brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very (1)and a lot of
people don t know who Tim is and who Tom is. They both have blond (2)
and blue eyes. They always (3)jeans and T- shirts.
They like (4)..the same things , too. For examples, they like jazz and
they are interested (5)..soccer. They go to a soccer match once a week.
Tim doesnt like dancing and Tom doesnt like it (6)Although they are
twins, they are not exactly the (7)at everything. Tim woorks hard at
school (8)..he wants to go to university , but Tom is a bit lazy.
III. Read the text below carefully:
Galileo was one of the first modern scientists. He was born in Pisa , Italy, in 1564. At
first, he studied philosophy, but later he studies math and astronomy. He was very
interested in the way the Earth and other planets moves around the sun. He found
out some important facts about our world. He also started a new way of working in
science. Before Galileo, scientists did not do experiments, they just guessed about
how something happened. He did not just make guess, he did experiments and
watched to see what happened.
A. T/F (1.5p)
1. Galileo was very interested in the earth ,the sun and other
planets
2. He had the same ways working in science with other
sciencetists.
3. He did not find out anything about our world.
B. Questions: (1p)
1. What did Galileo
study?.................................................................................................
2. Did he guess about how something happened?................................................
I.
Read the conversation and help Nga to write a message for Tam:
(1.5p)
Nga: Hello, this is Nga.
Nam: Hello, Nga. Im Nam. Could I speak to Tam?
Nga: Im sorry, my brother is out. Would you like to leave him a message?
Nam: Could you tell him that I will come and pick him up at 400 at your house?
We are going to play soccer in the school yard this afternoon.
Nga: Ok. Ill tell him when he s back. Bye.
Nam: Bye.
Date: January 7th.
Time: 130 pm.
For:
Message:

..
Taken by:.
VI. Write 5 sentences about the changes in your hometown, use cues
given: (2p)
Our town/ changing. Few years ago/ it/ small/ quiet. Now / it/ large/ noisy.
Traffic/ busy. Streets/ clean/ beautiful. Houses / modern. People life/ easy.
Our town is changing.

..

.
THE FIRST TERM TEST (2005-2006)
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I.
Vocab and structures. (2p)
1. My brother is out. Would you like .a message? (to leave/ left/
leaving/ leaves)
2. Did your teacher help you do this math exercise? -> No, we did
it.(myself/ themselves/ ourselves/ yourselves)
3. They .from Cananda to the USA to find work. (emigrated/
worked/ demonstrated/ delivered)
4. They speak English very badly. They shouldEnglish
pronunciation every day. (practice/ to practice/ practicing/ practiced)
5. Mary was born in France. French is her.(mother tongue/ first
language/ foreign language/ a+ b are correct)
6. What..like?->She is slim and beautiful. (she / is she/ does she/
does she look)
7. My aunt is a good writer. She ..over 30 pages since yesterday.
(has written/ have written/ wrote/ writes)
8. It is too cold . ..you close the door? ( May/ Do / Why dont/ Have)
III.Reading: (3p)
A. Complete the passage with words given: (1.5p)
Dictionary/ improve/ should/ took /after/ pronunciation.
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficult in learning English.
My (2)of English words was really bad and my English
grammar was worse. I did not know how to (3).them. One
afternoon (4).the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for
her outside the classroom. She (4).me to the school library and
showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in glass bookcase. She told me
how to use an English English (5).to improve my English grammar
Now I think you know what you (6).do, she said. I did not know
that only one year later I would win the first prize in the English speaking contest
held for secondary school students in my hometown.
B. Read the text and do tasks:
Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples:
there are few parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses ,
rooms, shopsLong side streets consist of tiny houses only. And this often
creates a toy-like. with small women tip- toeing along in their kimono.
Tokyo at night is a very different place from Tokyo in the daytime. Millions of neon
signs are switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive.
A town is not its buildings alone. It is an atmosphere, its pleasure, its sadness, its
madness, and above all its people. Tokyo may lack architectural beauty but it has
character and excitement: it is alive. I found it a mysterious and loveable city.
* T/F(1p)
1. There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo..
2. Many small house are found along long roads
3. Tokyo at night is not as attractive as many other cities
4. The writer likes Tokyo very much..
*Questions: (1p)
1. What are there in
Tokyo?..................................................................................................

..
3. Did the writer find Tokyo a mysterious and loveable city?

IV.Writing:
A. Rewrite: (1p.)
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1. You should change the way you learn English

My teacher told
me

2. Please help me with this exercise

Hoa asked
Ba
.
3. Nga is 12 years old. Hoa is 12 years old , too.
->Nga is the
same

4. Im lucky . I have a friend like you.

->Im lucky
enough
..
B. Write a letter with cues: (2p)
1. thank you/ letter/ I / glad/ hear/ you / have/ enjoyable/ Teachers day.
2.I/ receive/ first semester report / last week.
3. I / get/ good/ grades/ English and chemistry/ geography/ but / math and history /
be/ bad.\
4. My teacher/ ask/ improve/ math and history.
5. In a few week/ I / going/ join/ the Y& Y green group/ we/ clean/ our school yard/
plant trees and flowers.
6. Write soon and tell me all your news.
->Dear Nam,
Thank you for you letter. Im glad to hear you had an enjoyable Teachers
day.

..

THE FIRST TERM TEST 2006- 2007.

I.
Choose the correct words: (2p)
1.He is 13 years old. He is not old enougha car. (drive/ to drive/
drives/ drived)
2. His mother is out at the moment. He has to cook dinner.(he/ his/
him/ himself)
3. Hoa and Lan have different characters. Hoa is sociable but Lan is..
(slim/ beautiful reserved/ lovely).
4. I love watching TV very much because TV is
bringing.entertainment..information.(not only..but also/ so
that/ neither..nor/ either..or).
5. Our school Y &Y ..over 100 useful things for street children since last
week. (collect/ collected/ collecting/ has collected).
6. Could you help me to fill ..this application form?-> No problem. (in out /
at / a+b are correct).
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7. Dont come in . Please waitfor your turn. (inside/ outside/ downstairs/

upstairs).
8. ..is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the
next. (Legend/ Fiction/ Folktale/ Novel).
II. Reading:
A. Fill in the gaps with words given: (1.5p)
Important/ pronunciation/ improve/ how/ ways/ on .
Im Lam. Im in grade 8. Now Im good at English but at the beginning of
secondary school I was bored with English because I did not know (1)
to learn it well. At that time , my teacher of English showed me
some different (2).to learn it. She told me how to use E-E
dictionary to (3)my E grammar. She said I should listen to E news (4)
.TV to practice listening skill and improve my (5).in order
to speak E well, I should practice speaking E with partners in class as well as
outside classroom. I should try to learn by heart ten (6).words
each day and revise them the next day. Now Im successful in learning English.
B. Read the text and answer the questions: (1/5p).
One of the inventions made in the world science and technology is the
telephone. This is an instrument has become an important part in our daily life.
The words telephone comes from two Greek words tele and phone. These
words mean far and sound. The telephone uses electricity to carry sound over
a distance. So ,you see, the two Greek words tell us exactly what the in strument
does. Since its invention by Bell in 1876, the design of the telephone set has
changed greatly . However, the way telephone works is still the same.
1. What has become an important part in our daily life?

..
2. What do the words tele and phone mean?

..
3. Who invented the telephone?

..
4. Has the design of the telephone set changed greatly?

..
5. Did Bell invented the telephone in 1876?

..
6. Where does the word telephone come from?

..
IV: WRITING:
A. Rewrite: (1p)
1. My father often smoked 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesnt smoke any
more.
->My father
used

2. Can you give me the pen?

->Lan asked
me
.
3. You should stay in bed for at least 2 days, Nga.
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->The doctor
said
.
4. Tom is very strong. He can lift that heavy table.
-> Tom is
strong

B. Write a para . about Mai: (2p)

-Name: Le Nguyen Mai
-Age: 13
-Class: 8B
-Address: 24 Li Thuong Kiet street.
-Family: father, mother, sister
-Apperance: tall ,thin, short
black hair
-Character: sociable, kind, helpful
-Interest: watching TV, playing
video games
-Phone number: 826263
-> Her name is Le Nguyen
Mai
.

.
I.Vocabulary and structures: (2.5ms)
Underline the correct words.
1. Lan is not communicative. She is ..in public. (kind/ reserved/
sociable/ humorous)
2. they enjoy jokes. (tell /to tell/ tells/ telling)
3. Our friends ..meet us at the airport tonight. (are/ will be/ are going to/
will be to)
4. You should solve this problem..(yourself/ yourselves/
ourselves/ themselves)
5. When I was a child, Ifollow my mom to the market. (used to
/ use to/ am used to / was used to )
6. They will come back..8 pm.(on/ in/ between/ at)
7. She advised me ..late. (be/ not be/ not to be/ not being)
8. Can you help me? -> ..
a. What can I do for you?/
b. Yes, thats very kind of you.
c. Could you do me a favors?/
d. No, thank you . Im fine.
9. ..is it when you last saw Lan?(How long/ How far/ How often/ How
about)
10.
I have lived here ..1997. (in/ for/ at/ since)
II.
Reading: (3ms)
A. Complete the passage with words given from the box. (1.5ms)
Meet/ night / for/ educational/ fields/ higher/ advantages.
There are various ( 1) advantages to live in a large city. For one things.
There is the matter of education: (2).programs of all kinds for all
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ages and interests are available at all times of all day (3). in a
city. Then , a city offers a wide range of choices in entertainment, recreation and
culture as well as opportunities to (4).. many interesting people.
Last but not least is the opportunity (5)..jobs and money:
Many jobs in many (6 )are available with (7)
..salaries than in a small town.
B. Read the dialogue carefully and choose T/ F (1.5ms)
Lan: Tell me about your hometown, Tam?
Tam: Well, its really a small town..
Lan: Really? What is it like there?
Tam: Oh, I think it is a very boring place.
Lan: Why?
Tam: Well, there is nothing exciting to do. No good restaurants. No night light of
any kinds. I really get boring there.
Lan: Oh, thats too bad.
Tam: Yes, but lots of people love it because it is so pretty, It has lovely scenerylots of mountains, rivers, lakes, trees.
Lan: It sounds like a nice place.
Tam: Well, if you like to go hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter. But you
know, I am not the outdoors type! I am really a city person.
2. Tams hometown is not..(large/ small/ wide/ big)
3. According to Tam, The town is so(exciting / ugly/interesting/
boring)
4. There is.good restaurant in the town. (some / no /few/ lots of)
5. Many people love the town because it(is quiet and
peaceful/ has lovely scenery/ has many lakes and rivers/has many good
restaurants)
6. The town may be and interesting place to(hikers/ skiers/
swimmers/ dancers)
7. Tam ..his hometown. (dislikes/ loves/ likes/ hates)
III.
Writitng: (2.5ms)
A. Rewrite sentences. (1ms)
1. The last time I saw Tam was in 1985 .(seen)

.
2. Are you and Lan the same age?(old)
Are you as
.
3. Dont talk in class My teacher said to me.
>
..
4.He is too weak to carry that box. (enough)

B. Write a short passage to describe your room. (1.5ms)

..

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I. A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. pancake
B. stadium
C. tasty
D. change
2. A. grocery
B. money
C. month
D. comfort
3. A. effect
B. delicious
C. resident
D. selection
4. A. just
B. summer
C. much
D. humid
5. A. wristwatch B. notice
C. tired
D. specialty
B. Find the word which has different stress from the rest:
6. A. humid
B. airmail
C. discuss
D. pancake
7. A. notice
B. effect
C. contact
D. surface
8. A. concern
B. comfort
C. product
D. market
9. A. customer
B. grocery
C. resident
D. delicious
10. A. organize
B. community
C. restaurant
D. neighborhood
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences:
1. Do you want to send this letter airmail or ______________________?
A. normal mail
B. ordinary mail
C. surface mail
D. usual mail
2. When he was young, he __________________that primary school.
A. arrived
B. attended
C. collected
D. destroyed
3. The area is hot and __________________in summer.
A. cold
B. cool
C. warm
D. humid
4. The residents in my __________________are not happy about the changes.
A. neighbor
B. neighborhood
C. neighborly
D. neighboring
5. From this bridge, you can see the __________________of my house.
A. foot
B. floor
C. roof
D. stairs
6. This famous restaurant _________________food from every part of the world.
A. serves
B. cooks
C. boils
D. stews
7. He gave the ____________________answer as I did.
A. different
B. same
C. far
D. convenient
8. The pocket-watch is very ____________________from the wristwatch.
A. same
B. similar
C. different
D. difficult
9. Airmail is __________________expensive than surface mail.
A. more
B. like
C. as
D. the most
10.
What have you done ____________________you said goodbye to us?
A. for
B. since
C. when
D. before
III. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:
1. Hoa and Nien used to be next-door ______________________. (neighborhood)
2. Surface mail is much ____________________than airmail. (cheap)
3. The shoes were nice, but they were ______________________. (comfort)
4. A new ____________________mall is opening in this district today. (shop)
5. The stores offer a wider ___________________of products. (select)
6. He thinks the pancakes are _____________________. (taste)
7. They are looking at the _____________________of Whats on this week?. (advertise)
8. This man is a store _____________________. (own)
9. The _____________________are going to hold a community meeting. (reside)
10. We cant see him now; its ____________________. (convenience)
IV. Complete the sentences with for / since:
1. Shes been in Ha Noi _____________________June.
2. Hes lived in Ho Chi Minh _____________________ten years.
3. They havent seen each other ____________________a long time.
4. She has read this novel _____________________two hours.
5. Weve played football _____________________two oclock.
6. I have known her ______________________a few years.
7. My father has worked for that company __________________1990.
8. They have been at my house ____________________8 oclock this morning.
9. We have been waiting _____________________an hour.
10. They have studied _____________________seven oclock.
V. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning:
1. The examination was easier than we expected.
The examination wasnt____________________________________________
2. Your hair is dark but her hair is blond.
Her hair color is different ___________________________________________

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3.

Im 14 years old and hes 14 years old.

Hes the same ____________________________________________________
4. He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap, too.
He is wearing _____________________________________________________
5. A dog is bigger than a cat.
A cat isnt ________________________________________________________
6. No one in this class is as tall as Ba.
Ba is the _________________________________________________________
7. The coffee is so strong that I cant drink it.
The coffee is too __________________________________________________
8. The suitcase is too heavy for the boy to lift up.
The suitcase isnt __________________________________________________
9. They were too late to see the first film.
They didnt ________________________________________________________
10. We began to study here five years ago.
We have _________________________________________________________
II. READING
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (3.0 pts)
Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this company in 2004. We build roads, dams,
bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road
department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I
normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new project I spend a lot of
time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new
things.

1. When did David begin working for his construction company?

................................................................................................
2. What is his company doing at the moment?
...............................................................................................
3. Where does he usually work?
..............................................................................................
4. Is he working in the road department this month?
...............................................................................................
5. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?
..............................................................................................
6. What is he testing now?
............................................................................................
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts)
1. We must be there _____ 7.30 and 8.15.
A. at

B. before

C. between

D. after

2. Dad stayed at the office _____ he finished the report.

A. between

B. until

C. for

D. at

3. Vietnamese language is different _____ English language.

A. as

B. like

C. from

D. with

4. Tom is 16. He isnt _____ to drive a car.

A. enough young

B. young enough

C. enough old D. old enough

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5. When my uncle was young, he used _____ fishing on Sundays.

A. go

B. went

C. going

D. to go

C. played

D. play

C. gave

D. given

6. Mary likes _____ the piano.

A. playing

B. plays

7. She told me _____ you that present.

A. giving

B. to give

8. Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed
______.
A. himself

B. herself

C. themselves

D. ourselves

9. Jane is _____ beautiful than her sister.

A. as

B. like

C. the most

D. more

10. London is _____ capital city in Europe.

A. large

B. larger

C. most large

D. the largest

Good Luck!

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