VIII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)

          Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the (1)__________ She’s my (2) _________ youngest sister. She has never married and (3) __________alone in a small village near Bath. She’s fifty years old, (4) __________she’s quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet (5) __________, the first thing you notice (6) __________her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you (7) _________a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading (8) _________gardening, and she still goes (9) __________ long walks over the hills. I hope I’m as active as she is when I’m at her (10) __________ .       

IX. Read the following passage, then answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 point) 

Henry and Bill are brothers. Henry is twelve and Bill is ten. They live with parents and their dog in a small town in the south of England. They do not look like each other. Henry is tall and dark and Bill is short and fair. They also like different things. Henry likes sports but he is not interested in school. He hates Maths and History and he never remembers the numbers. Bill likes to go to school. He is good at English and he reads and writes a lot. Bill can draw very well, too. But he never plays sports. He spends most of his time indoors reading or drawing. He wants to be a writer or an artist.

1.      Henry is Bill’s____________.

A. brothers                      B. younger brother   C. older brother        D. friends

2. There are ____________people in their family.

     A. three                            B. four                        C. five                        D. six

3. Which of the following statements is not true?

     A. Henry and Bill are different from each other.      

     B. Bill learns English very well.

     C. Henry likes school very much.                               

     D. Bill wants to be a writer or an artist.

4. Bill is good at____________

     A. English                        B. drawing                 C. playing sports      D. Both A&B

5. Henry never remember the numbers because____________.

     A. he doesn’t like Maths.                                   B. he wants to study History.         

     C. he thinks Maths is difficult.                         D. he is interested in school.

SECTION 5: WRITING.

a. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the  

1. The bookstore is to the left of the toys tore.

→ The toy store ____________________________________________________________

2. How many students are there in your school?

→ How many students _______________________________________________________

3. He spends two hours a day doing my homework.

→ It______________________________________________________________________ 

4. How about going to Van Lang Park this weekend?

→ Why don’t ______________________________________________________________

5.  Do you walk to school every day?

→ Do you go_______________________________________________________________

b) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given (1pt)

6. Miss White’s face is oval. It is small.                                       (has)

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7. I always wash my hair after taking a shower.                          (before)

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8. Does Phong's school have fifteen classrooms?                       (there)

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9. Mr. and Mrs. Bui are going to fly to Ho Chi Minh city tomorrow.  (by)

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10. Phanxipang is 3,143 meters. Mount Everest is 8,848 meters.         (much)

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