I – Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: (8 x 0,25 = 2,0 pts)
1. Hoa got used to..................in her new school after a month.
A. study                B. studying                 C. studied 　              D. is studying
2. eter's not going to drive, ..................he?
A. does                 B. is                           C. isn't 　                   D. will
3. ..................the traffic was bad, they arrived on time.
A. Although           B. In spite of                C. Despite 　             D. Even
4. If you want to get more.................., please contact Mrs. Hoa.
A. inform               B. informer                   C. informative 　        D. information
5. Last Tuesday, my daughter was absent from school..................of her illness.
A. because            B. instead                    C. though               　D. but
6. The headmaster asked me..................for him outside his office.
A. wait                  B. waiting                     C. to wait 　               D. waited
7. He says he's been to..................restaurant in town.
A. many                B. every                       C. all 　                     D. most
8. My sister feels..................again after her operation.
A. strongly             B. strength                   C. strong                　D. enough strong
II. Circle the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (4 x 0,25 = 1,0 pts)
1. A. cheap            B. match                     C. chore 　                 D. machine
2. A. resource        B. scout                      C. sound                    D. proud
3. A. recycle           B. sky                         C. century 　              D. why
4. A. equipment      B. comment                C. improvement 　      D. development
III. Supply the correct verb forms in brackets: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1. You (be) .....................to Phong Nha before?
   - Yes, we (spend) .....................our holiday there last month.
2. My aunt (not visit) .....................us since she (move) .....................to the new town.
3. Look! Our train (come) .....................
4. You should practice (speak) .....................English everyday.
5. My sister always (do).....................the washing up, but I (do) .....................it tonight because she is sick.
6. He (cut) .....................my hair too short.
   - Don't worry; It (grow) .....................again quickly.
IV. Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the given words in brackets: (4 0, 5 = 2,0 pts)
1. There is no building in the city higher than this. (HIGHEST)
2. Miss. Lan likes gardening more than fishing. (PREFERS)
3. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster. (AS ... AS)
4. Because Hoang was lazy, he failed the exam. (BECAUSE OF)
V. Read the following passage then answer the questions below: (50,5 = 2,5 pts)
The life of the Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in 30 years. First, their name: people used to call them Eskimos, but now they are called Inuits, which means "the people". They used to live in igloos in the winter but today many of them live in houses in small towns. They used to hunt seals – they ate the meat and made clothes from the fur. Many of the people still wear sealskin clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for many months of the year. Eighty-year-old Inuit, Mario Tagalik, told us a little about his early life. "Our winter igloos were very warm. We used to cook inside so sometimes it got too hot. When I was a child I used to take off most of my clothes when I was in our igloos. In the short summers we lived in sealskin tents, but I used to spend as much time as possible playing outside".
1. What did people use to call the Inuit people?
2. What does the word "Inuit" mean?
3. Where did they used to live in the winter?
4. Why do many of the Inuit people still wear sealskin clothes today?
5. What is the weather like almost around the year?