@@. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages: (1.5 pts)

(1) ran (2) picking (3) wait (4) stopped (5) picked

(6) collected (7) take (8) went (9) turning (10) dropped

At 6:30 in the morning, the bus (1) _________________ Ba and his family from their home. After (2) _____________ everyone up, the bus continued north on Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon Bridge and (3) ______________ at the gas station to get some more fuel. Then it left the highway and turned left onto a smaller road westward. This road (4)___________ between green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes. The road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of (5)___________________ left towards a small airport, the bus went in the opposite direction. It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a rod which went through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus (6)_______ everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree. It parked there and waited for people to come back in the evening.

V. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

@. Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False ( 1pt)

Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and hard an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

1.She finished high school in 1891

2. She studied Mathematics and Chemistry at the University in Paris.

3. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics when she was 28.

4. Marie Curie died in 1943.

V. Complete each sentence with a suitable word, beginning with the letter given. (5 pts)

61. Global communication was transformed by the i _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  of the Internet.

62. The students wear their u  _  _  _  _  _  _  _ with pride.

63. M  _  _  _  _  is used for buying and selling goods.

64. A _  _  _   _  _  _  _ they are very rich, they are living unhappily.

65. Three hundred people were made h  _  _  _   _  _  _  _ by the earthquake.

66. The driver was badly injured in the a  _  _  _  _  _  _  _.

67. Neil Armstrong, who first walked in the m  _  _  _ , lived in the USA.

68. Games online can be a­  _  _  _  _  _  _  _.

69. She spends hours every day just s _  _  _  _  _  _ the Internet.

70. Hard work always brings s _  _  _  _  _  _.

16. Nam won’t pass the exam .........................he tries hard.
A. if B. unless C. when D. because
17. It is wonderful ………………..the weekend in the countryside.
A. spend B. spending C. to spend D. spent
18. You never drink Coke,…………………………?
A. don’t you B. do you C. did you D. aren’t you
19. Mr. Pike will have appointments from 10:30 am till 11:45, so he will come back home ….............11:45
A. after B. before C. between D. up to
20. The math problem is very difficult, ………………….she can’t find out its answer.
A. so B. because C. if D. however
21. ………………..you stop don’t eating lots of protein, you will gain too much weight.
A. If B. Since C. As D. Unless
22. My math teacher asked me …………I finished my homework and I answered I did.
A. when B. whether C. if D.B&Care correct
23. I saw your school’s advertisement …………today’s edition of the Vietnam News.
A. on B. under C. of D. in 24. “I wish I could visit your village again some day,Ba” “…………………” A. Too true! B. You’re always welcome! C. Yes, let’s ! D. What a lovely day! 25. Mr Bao said , “I am so .....................of having been a Dien Bien Phu soldier.” A. interested B. excited C. proud D. keen 26. They haven’t seen each other, but they write to each other frequently. They are ………… A. pen pals B. writers C. musicians D. friendship 27. If I attend the course in London, I’ll be able to have a chance to speak to ……… speakers. A. natural B. native C. formal D. national