III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.(2points)
1. Americans rarely shake hands to say goodbye, except___________ business occasions.
A. during B. at C. on D. in
2.__________ at someone is usually considered rude.
A. Point B. To pointed C. To pointing D. Pointing
3.The most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by __________.
A. waving B. to waving C. to wave D. wave
4.Lien told me that ___________ a biology teacher.
A. she wants to become C. she wanted to become
B. she will become D. she wanted becoming
5.We reminded Lily_________ late for our appointment the next day.
A. to be not B. not to be C. to don’t be D. don’t be
6.We _____________ with each other by mobile phone in 2050.
A. won’t be communicating C . aren’t communicating
B. haven’t communicated D. aren’t going to communicate
7.The teacher said we___________ a week off on the occasion of the International Labor Day.
A. will have B. didn’t have C. have D. would have
8.Tomoko and Kiko said that they ___________ cycling the day after the next day.
A. will go B. have gone C. would go D. has gone
9. While I …………the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched B. was watching C. watch D. am watching
10. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ………..than the red one.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
IV. Put the correct formof the word.
1.Gases from factories are extremely____________________. HARM
2.Don't worry,I will drive ______________________ CARE
3.I think these thin clothes are very_____________________for cold weather. SUIT
4.Who draws__________________, Lan or Quang? BAd
5.There are many cultural_____________between his country and mine. DIFFER
6. Ha Long Bay is in __________________________Vietnam. NORTH V. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses.(1point)
1. Lan and her sister are in the bookstore now. She (look) _________ for a craft kit.
2. My mother is hooked on (make) ________________ spring rolls at Tet.
3. This test has (do) ________________ carefully.
4. Their grandparents (live) __________________ in this village since last year.
5. We should (respect) _____________________old people
PART C : READING
I.Fill in each blanket with a suitable word to complete the passage about the causes of visaul pollution
Visual pollution can happen outside or inside your house.When you are in the street, do you look around and see too __(1)__ telephone poles, overhead power lines or advertising billboard ? This is known as __(2)__ ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also __(3)__ uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This __(4)__ of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room with too much furniture placed in an untidy way is another __(5)__ of visual pollution in the house.
1.____________, 2.____________, 3.____________, 4.____________, 5._______ _____,
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage :
An American, Charles D. Seeberger, produced the first commercial moving staircase to transport people in the 1890s. He called this ___(1)____ an ‘escalator’, taking the name from the Latin word ‘scala’ which means ‘ladder’. Escalators move people up and down short ___(2)____. Lifts do the same, but only move a small number of people. Escalators have the capacity to move a lot of people at the same time, and they can be replaced in the same space as one ___(3)____install a staircase. A non-functioning escalator can be used as a normal staircase, whereas many other conveyances become ___(4)____when they break down.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were ___(5)____at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalator everywhere.
1. A. creator | B. invention | C. exploration | D. revolution |
2. A. distances | B. directions | C. measurements | D. lengths |
3. A. should | B. must | C. will | D. might |
4. A. useful | B. unused | C. useless | D. uselessly |
5. A. built | B. designed | C. produced | D. advanced |
III. Read the passage and do the tasks bellow.
THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known ‘overseas’, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.
Questions :
1. The word ‘overseas’ in the text is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. abroad | B. at sea | C. by sea |
2. The word ‘occurred’ in the text is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. ended | B. happened | C. started |
3. When did the Great Hashin earthquake occur?
__________________________________________________________________________
4. Where was the epicentre of the earthquake ?
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Was it the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 ?
__________________________________________________________________________
PART D : WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You may need to change the word. (1point)
1. “ People must soon communicate using telepathy in 50 years’ time” Phuc said
Phuc said that __________________________________________________________
2. Alex wants Mr Brown to mend his telephone for him.
Alex wants his__________________________________________________________
3. There was a loud noise next to my door last night so I couldn’t sleep.
Because there was _______________________________________________________
4. This factory doesn’t treat its waste well so there is a lot of water pollution
If this factory treated______________________________________________________
5. The tsunami happened. Many people in this area became homeless.
The tsunami made ________________________________________________________
II. Rearrange the words/phrases given to make complete sentences. (1point)
aliens/ wanted to know/ Dean/ could communicate/ if/ verbally/.
________________________________________________________________
decided/ We/ have/ to stay/ for/ in/ Ho Chi Minh city/ three more days
_______________________________________________________________
use/ abbreviations/ Teenagers/ often/ when/ texting
________________________________________________________________
Phuc/ learning/ a new language/ will/ this time/ be/ next year
________________________________________________________________
Tom/ inhabitants/ might travel/ thought/ of Venus/ by buggy/.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. We sometimes play ______________ at school.
A. stamps B. photos C. glasses D. chess
2. When did you start ______________ postcards?
A. playing B. cooking C. collecting D. listening
3. My brother wants to ______________ roses and orchids in the garden.
A. watch B. make C. take D. plant
4. What kind of music do you like ______________ to?
A. listening B. watching C. playing D. hearing
5. Paul thinks ______________ coins is an interesting hobby.
A. picking B. collecting C. playing D. having
6. Mr. Kelvin likes to do a bit of ______________ in his spare time.
A. gardening B. fishing C. camping D. skiing
7. He won’t ______________ the wall in contrasting colours.
A. make B. take C. paint D. watch
8. She is going to play the ______________ to a big audience.
A. dolls B. bottles C. piano D. garden
9. Jimmy loves taking ______________ and posting them on websites.
A. paintings B. photos C. videos D. music
10. ______________ fish is the most interesting part of fishing.
A. Going B. Catching C. Doing D. Making
D. chess
C. collecting
D. plant
A. listening
B. collecting
A. gardening
C. paint
C. piano
B. photos
B. Catching