I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. map     B. hat     C. cap     D. what

2. A. sort     B. bottle     C. roll     D. coffee

3. A. daughter     B. sauce     C. aunt     D. laundry

4. A. was     B. walk     C. water     D. wall

5. A. morning     B. forget     C. pork     D. forty

II. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below.

1. “………! Can you tell me the way to the food shop?”

A. Thank you     B. All right     C. Listen     D. Excuse me

2. …………… that street and the food shop is at the next corner.

A. Go along     B. Turn right     C. On the left     D. Turn on

3. I don’t often go to school by bus because it ………… a lot of time. Riding a bicycle is healthier.

A. spends     B. has     C. takes     D. gets

4. The doctor says my father will become ill ……………. he stops smoking.

A. until    B. when    C. unless     D. if

5. He bought …………. books and then left for home.

A. much more    B. a few     C. a lot     D. a little

6. Ngoc ……………. eating fast food because it’s not good for her health.

A. likes     B. loves     C. hates    D. enjoys

7. If you want to live long, you………….eat much red meat.

A. should     B. needn’t     C. have to     D. shouldn’t

8. Don’t read in bed, …………. you’ll harm your eyes.

A. or    B. if    C. but     D. yet

9. I ………..playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.

A. think     B. find     C. say     D. tell

10. Before moving to Ha Noi, my parents ……………in Ha Nam.

A. have lived    B. have been living    C. lived    D. live

III. Match a question in column A with a correct answer in column B.

Answer:

IV. Write the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. Lan and her father (visit) …………….. the Temple of Literature last week.

2. America (discover) ……………….by Christopher Columbus.

3. They (not start) ……………….the project yet.

4. My brother hates (do) ………………the same things day after day.

5. My brother usually (go) …………………fishing in his free time.

V. Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each gap to complete the passage.

Minh’s hobby is singing. She (1) ……………… singing very much. When her brother (2) ………………… a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she (3) ………………….. every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ………………… the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………….. organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

You can recycle many types of glass. Glass food and beverage containers can be reused and recycled many times. (In fact, only bulbs, ceramic glass, dishes and window glass can’t be recycled.)

Glass is made from soda ash, sand and lime. If it’s thrown away, it stays there indefinitely because glass never breaks down into its original ingredients. To be recycled, glass is sorted by color, crushed into small pieces and melted down into a liquid. Then, it is molded into new glass containers.

1. Which of the following can be recycled?

A. glass food and beverage containers     B. bulbs

C. dishes and window glass     D. ceramic glass

2. What does the word “reused” in line 2 mean?

A. use something again.     B. use all of thing

C. throw something away     D. not buying things which are over packed

3. Glass ………………….

A. is made from soda ash, sand and lime

B. stays there indefinitely if it’s thrown away

C. never breaks down into its original ingredients

D. all are correct

4. What does the word “its” in line 5 refer to?

A. glass     B. dash     C. sand     D. lime

5. When people recycle glass, they ………………..

A. sort it by color and crush it into small pieces

B. melt it into containers

C. mold it into containers

D. all are correct

VII. Make sentences using the words and phrases given.

1. He/ has/ flu/./ he/ keep/ sneezing/ coughing/.

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2. Listen/ music/ in/ free/ time/ is/ my/ favourite/ hobby/.

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3. My brother/ enjoy/ play/ piano/ when/ he/ young/.

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4. In/ future/,/ I travel/ around/ Viet Nam.

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5. Nhung/ already/ finish/ the homework/.

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VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as …as)

The photograph ...........................................................................

2. They sell tickets at the gate of the tourist site.

Tickets ..............................................................................

3. The market does not have any carrots.

There ............................................................................

4. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of ...........................................................................

5. Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.

If you are ...........................................................................

II. Phonetics

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

5. A. fear    B. hear     C. earn     D. clear

6. A. chicken    B. architect     C. cheap     D. chair

III. Word form: Put the word in brackets in the correct form

7. Thousands of Vietnamese ……………....... graduated from the Imperial Academy (SCHOOL)

8. Dan Bau is a ………………........... musical instrument in Viet Nam (TRADITION)

B/ READING

I. Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.

9. How many people in the USA do volunteer work each year?

A. Almost     B. one- fifth     C. two- fifth     D. a half

10. Americans volunteer because

A. they are forced     B. they are paid     C. they enjoy    D. they don’t have jobs

11. Americans have been volunteering……………

A. since the early days of the country

B. for less than 50 years

C. since 1950

D. for 15 years

12. Traditional volunteer activities don’t include:

A. raising money     B. buying things     C. cooking     D. tutoring

II. Read the passage and answer the questions

The University of Cambridge is a public university. It is located in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. It is regarded as the second oldest university (after the University of Oxford) in the United Kingdom and the third oldest surviving university in the world.

The University of Cambridge was formed in 1209. Over the years, it is always considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom and the world. In 2012, the university was ranked second after Havard in the United States of America.

Today, Cambridge is a collegiate university with a student population of about 18,000. Its faculties, departments and 31 colleges occupy different locations in Cambridge. Graduates of the university have won a total of 65 Nobel Prizes, the most of any university in the world.

*prestigious: uy tín, có danh tiếng

13. Where is the University of Cambridge located?

→…………………………………………………………………………………………

14. When was the University of Cambridge formded?

→…………………………………………………………………………………………

15. What is it regarded in the United Kingdom?

→…………………………………………………………………………………………

16. How many Nobel Prizes has the University won?

→…………………………………………………………………………………………

C/ WRITING

I. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given (and using the words in brackets)

17. People grow a lot of flowers in Da Lat.

→ A lot of flowers……………………………………………………………………

18. Plays are longer than films. (not as…as)

→ Films are ………………………………………………………………………

II. Write a letter to invite a friend to a music show, using the following cues.

Dear….,

19. I/ happy/ hear/ you/ Quang Ngai/ again

20. How about/ watch/ music show/ of Dam Vinh Hung/ ?

21. Is/ Saturday evening/ OK/ you/ ?

22. It/ Quang Ngai Cutural House/ Hung Vuong Street.

23. show/ begin/ 8 p.m/ so/ let’s/ meet/ 7.45

24. Look/ forward/ see/ you/ there.

Cheers, ……………

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A/ LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Grammar: Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D

1. He ate a lot of junk food, so he…………. fat quickly

A. gets     B. got     C. have gotten     D. has gotten

2. Do …………… exercise, and you will feel fitter and healthier

A. less     B. more     C. a     D. an

3. You should take warm clothes…………………..it will be cold.

A. so     B. and     C. but     D. because

4. The University of Indochina……………..in Ha Noi in 1906

A. was built     B. built     C. has built     D. is built

IV. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage by circling A, B, C or D

Camping is an activity in which people live (1) ______ temporarily. Campers participate in fishing, hunting, swimming, wildlife watching, plant study, and nature photography. It provides bodily benefits when it involves hiking to, from and around a campsite, and many people believe that camping makes youngsters (2) ______ more confident. Camping is suitable (3) ______ those who are in wholesome physical condition because it may require walking several times. The key to an enjoyable camping is planning because planning the trip before leaving helps (4) ______ avoid preventable accidents such as bad weather, injury, or simply a crowded campsite.

1. A. upstairs     B. downstairs     C. inside     D. open-air

2. A. help     B. handle     C. feel     D. thumb

3. A. in     B. for     C. at     D. on

4. A. campers     B. groups     C. parties     D. cliques

V. Arrange these words/ phrases into the meaning sentences

1. sunburn / yesterday / was / because / outside / has / Alice / she / all / day.

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2. and / difficult / boring / that / eggshells / people / carving / Some / say / is.

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3. girl / have / is/ the / kind-hearted / She / most / ever/ I / met.

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4. organization / the / to / encouraged / people / Big Heart / has / protect / environment.

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5. playing / Tuan /play / table tennis / with/ interesting /finds / he /best friends/ because / it/can.

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6 have/ They / visited/ before/ Ho Chi Minh City / never/.

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VI. Complete the sentences with comparative or superlative form

1. Mount Everest is (high) ______________________ mountain in the world.

2. Winter is (cold) __________________ season in the year.

3. Going by car is (convenient) _________________________ going by bicycle in this area.

4. The Sahara is (hot) _________________ desert in the world.

5. This building is (modern) ______________________ that one.

6. The boat trip is (good) _________________ experience of my life.

7. Are your streets (narrow) __________________________ our streets?

8. It’s (beautiful) _________________________ mountain in Australia.

9. This park is (beautiful) ____________________________________ that park.

10. The weather in Cua Lo Beach is (hot) ________________________ that in Ha Noi.

III. Complete the passage with the words given

Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys (1) ______________ very much. When her brother (2) ______________ a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (3) ______________ songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ______________ the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) ______________ organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going (6) ______________ to support her.