I. You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B or C.

1.       Did anyone go with him?

     A. He went with his one older brother and two youngers.

B. He went with his two older brothers.

C. He went with his his uncle and aunt.

D. He went with his friends

2.      What was the weather like?

A. It was rainy                 B. It was foggy          C. It was snowy         D. It was cloudy

3.      What happened to John?

A.    He broke his shoulder                  B. He broke his leg  

C. He broke his arm                            D. He broke his arm

4.      How did he get to hospital?

A. By someone carried him                                    B. By a ambulance

C. By a helicopter                                        D. By a taxi

II. You will hear some information about Sarah. Listen and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?. You will hear the conversation twice.

5. Sarah is 10 years old.

6. Sarah’s phone number is 849 033.

7. Sarah goes to Forest Hill School.

8. Sarah’d like to come for lessons on Monday.

III.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

9.   A. honey                         B. health                     C. house                    D. hour

10. A. media                        B. pressure                   C. friendly                  D. stress

11. A. basic                           B. major                     C. craft                       D. racing

12. A. ceremony                    B. cultural                  C. cattle                      D. costume

IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

13. Farmers are harvesting their crops in____________________

A. grasslands          B. paddy fields           C. factories                   D. highway

14. Julia plays the piano ______________ than Anna does.

A. more goodly      B. more well               C. better                          D. gooder

15. I prefer flying kites to _________ computer games.

A. play                       B. playing                  C. to play                   D. played

16. After school, we sometimes post a few questions on the _______ for discussion.

A. bully                   B. forum                         C. competition              D. notification

17. I love this view because the sky is _________ here in the countryside because there are no buildings .

A. tidy                        B. close                   C. dense                    D. vast

18. Life in the countryside moves ________than life in the city.

19. Nancy wants to join the basketball team. _________, she is not tall enough.

A. So                           B. However               C. Because                 D. Otherwise

20. Does she fancy _________a book to the younger children?

A. reads                  B. to read                    C. reading                    D. read

21. I think country life is so _______ because there are few enterainment places.

A. exciting                 B. good          C. boring             D. peaceful

22. The boy has too much schoolwork to do _____he feels stressed.

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

V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following advertisement/ school announcement/news/menu.

Announcement: Life Experience Talk Show

Hello Everyone!

Come and listen to (23) __________ amazing speakers who will talk about their life experiences. They will (24)______useful advice on how to handle problems, reach your goals, and live a happy life.

Don’t miss out! Join us to learn  new ideas and get inspired.

🎟️ Register now at  [EventRegistration.com] (25)_____ save your spot!

We can’t wait to see you there!

23: A. a                                    B. the                                   C. an                             D. some

24: A. give                              B. giving                             C. to give                     D. gave

25: A. for                                 B. to                                     C. in                              D. on

VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

My favorite leisure activity is (26) ________ to music. Firstly, listening (27) ____ music not only help me relax but also provide me with (28)______ knowledge. Secondly, it makes me relax after (29)________ hard-working day. Thirdly, listening to music is a form of entertainment that helps keep my mind comfortable. It also helps me (30)______ my English vocabulary. Finally, All of them is a very important piece of my life. I think they help my soul more plentiful and more love of life.

26 A. listens              B. listening                C. to listen                 D. listen

27. A. to                     B. at                            C. with                       D. on  

28. A.  musical          B. music                     C. musicians             D. musician

29. A. an                    B. the                          C. ø                             D. a

30. A. widen              B. large                       C. reduce                   D. have

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions.

                       I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shout merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.

           My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.

          On starry nights, we lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of far-away places.

31. How does she go to school?

A. by car                    B. by bike                  C. on foot                         D. by train

32. What does she do after school?

A. helps her mother to cook meal                                        B. watch Tv

C. helps her mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens

D. helps her mother to collect fruits on a farm

33. What do the kids do?

A. run around, playing games and shout merrily.          B. watch TV

C. talk about their farm work                                           D. play soccer

34. The word ‘their’ in the passage means __________

A. the children’s           B. the adults’                   C. his parents’            D.old people

35. What is the topic of the passage?

A. Life in the town                                                              B. A trip to the town 

C. Life in the countryside                                                 D. A trip to the countryside

VIII. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

36. Although Tom felt stressed, he tried to finish his homework.

A. Tom felt stressed. However, he tried to finish his homework.

B. He tried to finish his homework. However, Tom felt stressed.

C. Tom felt stressed, so he tried to finish his homework.

D. Tom felt stressed, and he tried to finish his homework.

37. My father spent all day repairing my bike.

A. It took my father all day repairing my bike.

B. It took my father all day to repairing my bike.

C. It took my father all day to repair my bike.

D. It takes my father all day to repair my bike.

IX. Topics

1. Write an email (80-100 words) to your pen-friend and tell him/her about your  most favourite leisure activity.

*You should base on the suggestions below:

-  When do you have free time ?

- How often do you do it?

- Who do you often do your leisure activity with ?

- What are the advantages/ disadvantages of doing it?

2. Write a paragraph (80-100 words) about what you like about life in the countryside.

* You may use the following cues:

- low cost of living

- many cheap things

- friendly / hospitable people

- beautiful scenery

- fresh food

Exercise 3: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D. LOUIS BRAILLE (1809 – 1852) Louis Braille (0) was_ the son of a French leather worker. He (1) ___________ blind at the age of three when he fell on a tool in his father’s workshop. But Louis was a (2)____________ and talented boy. He (3) _________ to be a musician, so he learned to play the cello, and at the age of ten he (4)_____________ a scholarship to The National Institute for Blind Children in Paris. He could play the cello, (5)_____________ he (6) ________ read or write. In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier, (7)____________ “night writing”. He used patterns of twelve raised dots on paper so that soldiers could read (8) ____________ dark. Louis Braille understood the importance of this invention for blind people and (9)___________ he was fifteen, he began to develop it. He made it simpler with six dots, not twelve. In 1829, he (10)___________ it at the Institute. 0. A. was B. had C. did D. made 1. A. came B. went C. reached D. got 2. A. brave B. courage C. able D. possible 3. A. passed B. considered C. wanted D. promised 4. A. defeated B. beat C. became D. won 5. A. so B. and C. but D. however 6. A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t 7. A. invented B. discovered C. found out D. set up 8. A. under B. at C. with D. of 9. A. then B. while C. at D. when 10. A. introduce B. introduced C. introduces D. was introducing

He ............... a nice teacher.

They ........... some books.

Tom and Jack .................. robots.

I ................... a new car.

A dog .....