A. LISTENING (2pts)

TASK 1.   Listen to Rebecca and Alan planning a night together. Choose the correct option A, B, or C  for each question . You will hear the conversation twice.

1. Rebecca and Alan decide to meet on ______.

    A. Wednesday                            B. Thursday                                C. Friday

2. They decide to ______

    A. Stay in and watch a DVD.            B. Go out for a drink.             C. Go out for dinner.                 

3. The Orange Tree is on ______

    A. Potter Street.                                  B. Love Lane.                     C. Church Road.           

4. They will meet at ______.

    A. Seven twenty.                    B. Twenty to seven.                        C. Ten past seven.        

5. Rebecca met Charlie ______.

    A. on a skiing holiday.                        B. at the sports centre.         C. at a party.                           

TASK 2.  Listen to a radio interview and complete the information. You will hear the conversation twice

Live concert in (1) _______________________

Date:  (2) ________________________________

Time:   2.00 - 5.00  and  7.00 - (3) __________

Tickets:  (4) £_________________

First 100:  £7.50

Phone:  (5) ____________________________

Website: greenparkconcert.com 
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2pts)

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

1. A. spring                             B. preserve                  C. step             D. same

2. A. performed                      B. offered                   C. prayed                    D. worshipped

II.  Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.

1. A. anniversary                    B. celebration         C. historian                        D. politician

2. A. relax                   B. social              C. majority             D. tradition

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. We really like that festival; _________, we can’t arrange time to join it.

A. but                          B. however                  C. although                 D. both A & B

2. We have the custom of_______every family member’s birthday.                          

A. celebrating               B. to celebrate            C. celebrate   D. celebrated

3. Viet Nam is _______ multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

A. a                             B. an                            C. the                          D. both A & C

4. He drives more ________ than his brother.

A. carefulness             B. careful                    C. carelessly                D. careless

5. He __________ prepare the meal. I have done for you already.

A. doesn’t have to      B. not have to             C. hasn’t to                 D. doesn’t has to

6. At this time yesterday, she  _______ dinner.                      

A. were cooking                      B. is cooking   C. cooked        D. was cooking

C. READING (2pts)

I. Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D to complete each blank.

           I come from Switzerland. I came to London six months ago to learn English. I (1) ______ met many English people yet, only my teachers. I started learning English at school in Switzerland (2) _______ I was eleven, so I have learnt it for nearly ten years. At first, I didn’t understand anything, but now my English has improved, I have just taken an exam. If I pass, I will (3) _______ to the next class. I am excited today (4) ________ my parents will come tomorrow to stay with me for (5) ________  days and I haven’t seen them for a long time. They have never been to England and they cannot speak English.
1. A. haven’t   B. haven’t to               C. had             D. don’t

2. A. since                   B. at                                        C. when                       D. in

3 A. move                   B. get                          C. stay                         D. do

4. A. because of          B. despite of               C. so                            D. because

5. A. any                    B. a few                                  C. a little                     D. a

II. Read the passage. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).                           

            Da Lat has been called “The City Of Flower” by tourists. Indeed, thanks for its cool weather all year around, Da Lat is suitable for planting flower and doing tourist business. Da Lat is very famous for its Flower festival.  Da Lat flower festival has been organized every two years since 2005. It occurs regularly at the end of the year. It is also an exclusive tourist product which attracts lots of domestic and foreign tourists. The main stage of this festival is put on the water surface of Xuan Huong lake and Lam Vien square. The shows have the participation of thousands of professional and un-professional artists. Beside the opening and closing ceremonies, the festival has also some other programs such as flower exhibition fair, flower car march, trade fair, contest of Da Lat farmers. The programs of Flower festival are variety of content for every festival period. These will make interests to tourists and participants as well.

      1.   The weather in Da Lat is cold in every month. ________                                                 

      2.   Da Lat Flower festival is held every two years. _________                                                        

      3.   The festival attracts not only Vietnamese tourists but also foreign tourists.  ________

      4.   The shows in the festivals are performed by hundreds of artists. ______

      5.   The content of the festival is various. ______                                                           

PART D. WRITING

I. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting and correct it.

1. I (A) bought him an (B) interesting book; (C) therefore, he (D) didn’t like it.

2. While I (A) was (B) cooking last night, they (C) played  (D) chess.

3. He (A) can  (B) play  (C) the piano  (D) skillful than me.

II. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

1. Jenny took a taxi, but she still arrived late for the interview.  (Although)

 _________________________________________________________________.

2. You aren’t allowed to take photos inside this museum. (must)

 _________________________________________________________________.

3.We don’t have many carnivals in Viet Nam.We have many traditional festivals. (however)
_________________________________________________________________.

4. It’s Saturday tomorrow, so it’s not necessary for Jane to get up early. (have to)

 _________________________________________________________________.

III. Make sentences, using the words or phrases provided. You can add some words or make changes.

1. The Hung King Temple Festival / be / public holiday / Viet Nam / since 2007 /./

=>_______________________________________________________________.

2. What/ you / do/  10 a:m / last Sunday?

=>_______________________________________________________________.

3. He/ detest/ wait/ bus/ morning.

=>______________________________________________________________.
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