SECTION 4: READING.

VIII. Choose one suitable word (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage. (2.0 points)

Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.

1. A. from                    B. on                       C. over               D. of

2. A. laws                     B. ideas                   C. problems      D. regulations

3. A. news                    B. article                 C. information      D. newspaper

     4. A. agreed                  B. pointed                         C. disagreed                     D. proved

5. A. lung                     B. heart                   C. liver               D. stomach

6. A. had                      B. have                    C. has                          D. having

7. A. water                   B. lead                    C. gas                          D. exhaust

8. A. lived                     B. live                     C. to live            D. living

9. A. quick                   B. slowly                 C. quickly          D. slow

10. A. touch                 B. use                               C. handle                D. collect

IX.  Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)

          These days, most people in Britain and the United States do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.

          Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theaters, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.

But in Britain, as well as the United States, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses and skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.    

          In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home, or on holidays, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyle.

          It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the United State because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You’ll feel more relaxed if you don’t look too different from everyone else.

1. Many British people wear freely when they ________

A. meet their friend.           B. attend lectures    C. attend meeting   D. spend their spare time

2. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?

A. lawyers                         B. doctors               C. farmers             D. secretaries

3. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend wears________

A. pretty clothes                 B. informal clothes  C. formal clothes   D. dirty clothes

4. If you are in foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear ________

A. strange clothes                         B. as the people there do

C. your native clothes                   D. pretty clothes

5. What do you think the passage is mainly about?

A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.

B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and US.

C. When we should wear in a formal way.

D. Where we should wear in a formal way.

X. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (2.0 points)

When Linh was younger, she liked to go to school (1) __________ than anything. She used to study every day and even tried harder when preparing for exams. In class, she listened attentively (2) __________ lectures and (3) ___________ her teachers’ questions perfectly. That was why she often performed well in exams and appeared in the list of “Top 10 Students” of the school. She was much (4) ___________ at learning languages than any (5) __________ subjects. At the age of fifteen, she could (6) ___________ two foreign languages, English and French, quite fluently. Her dream (7) __________ to become a successful diplomat. Unfortunately, her father died in a car accident when she was a first-year student at university. She had to quit school to help her mother (8) __________ care of her family. Nevertheless, she continued studying by (9) __________ and tried her best to graduate (10) ___________ the Institute of International Relations at the age of 30. She is now the director in the Department of Foreign Affairs. She says “the more I try, the more I see the meaning of life”.

Write your answers here:

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SECTION 5. WRITING.

XI. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)

1. Be sure to say good bye to your mother before you leave.

You ............................................................................................................................................

2. Don’t run away with the idea that the tasks are easy.

You’d better ...............................................................................................................................

3. I never thought of changing my job.

The thought of ...........................................................................................................................

4. Not many people came to his wedding party.

There was ..................................................................................................................................

5. She lost her job last month and has been out of work ever since.

She’s been ..................................................................................................................................

6. “Why don’t you apply for the job, Anne?” said Sue.

Sue suggested ............................................................................................................................

7. The late comers entered the room quietly so that they wouldn’t disturb the lecture.

So as ..........................................................................................................................................

8. That meal was excellent!.

What ..........................................................................................................................................

9. Lan laughed when I told her the joke.

The joke ....................................................................................................................................

10. John could not find the right house.

John was ....................................................................................................................................

XII. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if neccessary. (2.0 points)

1. It/ imposible / us/ understand / his / theory.

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2. Lan/ clever/ enough/ do/ that exercise.

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3. Flight 678 / London / take off / ten / minutes.

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4. You / look / thinner . You / lose / weight?

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5. The rice cooking festival/ fire/ make/ traditional/ way.

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6. Jim / ask/ Mai/ if / Ha Long Bay / be /  northern Viet Nam/ and / say/ it / be.

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7. You / mind / I / use / dictionary?

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8. How long/ it / take you/  get / Hanoi / car?

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9.  Everybody / like / my father / because / he/ kind/ generous.

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10. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.

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