Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0.5) 

1. A camel B. buffalo C.cattle D. paddy 

2. A. lived B. populated C. harvested D. loaded

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0.5p) 

3. A. ancester B. curious C. heritage D. tradition 

4. A. buffalo B. recognise C. convenient D. cultural

Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2ps) 

1. My mother enjoys _traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. 

A cook B. to cook C.cooking D. cooked 

2. My father sometimes goes - _in the forests. He'd like to find some more food for our family 

A hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted 

3. Look! Some children are the buffaloes. 

A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing 

4. The sky is here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view. 

A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast 

5. Is living in the city than living in the country? 

A more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient 

6. He is surprised that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country. 

A to understand B. to study C. to know D. find 

7. The Viet (or Kinh) have number of people, account for about 86% of the population. 

A large B. the large Clarger D. the largest 

8. ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede? 

A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who

1.     It’s five years since I last saw Peter.

→I haven’t ………………………………….

2.     The last time we visited her was four months ago.

→She hasn’t ………………………………………………..

3.     The last time I saw them was two weeks ago.

→I have ……………………………………………..

1.     Hard work doesn’t bother me
à I’m …………………………………………………………………………………..

2.     The students always turn off the computer after use.

        The students are used ……………………………………………………

3.     We were familiar with reading books and magazines in English.

            →We are used ……………………………………………

4.     It’s five years since I last saw Peter 

→I haven’t ………………………………

1.     We find driving on the left difficult

        We are not ……………………………………………………………………

1.     When did he build this house?

→How long ……………………………………………….

1.     When did you do that exercise ?

       →How long …………………………………………….

1.     My family was very poor many years ago
 My family used ………………………………………………

2.     My hometown had many beautiful rivers.

        There used .....................................................................................

3.     I don’t find it hard to get up early

         I’m  used …………………………………………………

II.Read the passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or D.

Nam is in grade 8A. He (1)...........his report card for 2 days ago. He got good grade (2)............Literature and Math, but his English was poor. His English teacher said, "Nam, you must work harder on your English". He'll try his best to study (3)........... next year. He loves studying and he likes sports, too. He enjoys (4)............... soccer a lot. This summer vacation, he is enrolling for the summer (5) ................ in his home town. They'll plant trees, clean the streets and participate in the city's sport programs.

C.READING:

I. Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 Edinburgh, Scotland. As a boy, Alexander beame interested in sound and speech.In 1870 Bell decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf mutes. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf-mutes.For years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. Finally, on March 19, 1876 they first introduced the telephone. Bell said on the telephone: “Mr Watson come here, I want you”. This was the first telephone message. Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibition. Many people were surprised when they saw and heard this invention. By 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.

1. Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1947.

A.True                    B.False

2. Bell came to America in 1877.

A.True                    B.False

3. Bell and Watson worked together for years.

A. True                   B. False

4. Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1976.

A.True                    B.False