SECTION A. PHONETICS:

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (2.5 pts)

1. A. celebration

B. pollution

C. question

D. nation

2. A. character

B. children

C.scheme

D. chemist

3. A. factory

B. train

C. plane

D. bay

4. A. weak

B. head

C. heavy

D. breakfast

5. A. many

B. lamp

C. any

D. area

SECTION B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:

II- Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (5.0 pts)

1. How __________ apples would you like?  -  Six, please. And __________ milk.

A. much / some

B. many / any

C. much / any

D. many / some

2. Mai: Listen! __________ to your mother? -  Nam: My teacher.

A. Who is going to talk                                               B. Who talks

C. Who do you talk                                                    D. Who is talking

3. Mr. Minh: Would you like __________ some tea?  -  Mr. Smith: Yes, please.

A. drink

B. to drink

C. drinking

D. to drinking

4. There is too much noise in this room now. I can’t understand what __________.

A. is the teacher saying                                               B. the teacher is saying

C. the teacher says                                                      D. does the teacher say

5. Nam: Who is that old man __________ the big nose?  -  Ba: Mr. John, my teacher.

A. of

B. by

C. with

D. from

6. Lan: Would you like to go to the movies with us tonight? - Mai: __________.

 A. Yes. I'd love to        

B. I'd like to         

C. Yes, I would   

D. No, I don't like

7. They......................English in this university since after war.

A. taught

B. have teach    

C. are teaching      

D. have taught

8. Every morning, Peter __________a taxi , and go to school.

A. take      

B. catch      

C. invite     

D. rent

9. The homework today is__________ difficult than that yesterday.

A. more                    

B. much more                   

C. most                      

D.both A & B

10. Lien: ________do you get there? -  Na: We walk, of course.

A. Why

B. What

C. How by

D. How

11. Of the three students, Nga is _________.

A.best

B. laziest

C. the worst

D. the better

12. She ________ go to the market on Sundays.

A. usually does not

B. does usually not

C. does not usually

D. usually not does

13. My mother wants a good pair of goggles because she often goes ________.

A. jogging

B. fishing

C. swimming

D. running

14. _________she works lazily,she will pass the exam easily.

A. if

B. unless

C. In spite

D. Because

15. The boy in the corner is a friend of _______.

A. him

B. my

C. her

D. mine

16. ________ place are they going to visit first? - Ha Long Bay.

A. How

B. Where

C. How often

D. Which

17. Every student in those five rooms must bring ________ own book to class.

A. one’s

B. his

C. her

D. their

18. This letter is in Chinese but I can speak a very ___________Chinese.

A. many

B. few

C. little

D. much

19. Friday is ________ day of the week.      

A. six

B. the sixth

C. the fifth

D. fifth

20. There is a restaurant.....................the supermarket.

A. near to

B. next to

C. to the left

D. the left of

III- There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your choice (A,B,C or D)  in the space provided below. (1.25 pts)

1, (A)Mr Smith drives (B)careful, (C)so he never has any accidents.

2, (A) There aren’t any (B) trees (C) on the left of (D) Lan’s house.

3, (A) In (B) Saturday nights we (C) often go out (D) for dinner.

4, (A) How much (B) homework (C) does Lan (D) has a day?

5. (A) The Browns (B) is flying to Ho Chi Minh City on (C) a vacation (D) by plane. 

IV- Complete the sentences with the right  form of the verbs  in bracket. Write your answer in the numbered box. (1.25 pts)

1, - Why you (buy)………… so much food ? - Because we (have)............................. a party  last night.

2. I gave up (drink)...............................some wine. I (not dink)..............................it for 3 years.

3, I think he should (not run) …………………..straight across the road. It’s very dangerous.

4, Tom: Why are you under the table like that, Peter? – Peter: I (look) …….………..for my pen.

V- Complete the sentences with the right  form of the words  in bracket. Write your answer in the numbered box. (1.25 pts)

1, There is too much noise (POLLUTE)……………...........for school children in the summer.

2, I’d like a nice (EXCITE)......................................party.                                                 

3, This dictionary is very (USE)………................... for you to learn English.              

4, I have (LITTLE) .............................. time to do aerobics than my friends.                                           

5, Linh’s mother often goes (JOG) ……………….……in the morning.                              

SECTION C. READING:

VI- Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage.

Bobbi Brown is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen (1)……………. . He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a (2)………………, a school bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

            Bobbi lives and works (3)……………the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only one hundred and twenty people live on Gigha but in summer this number will be doubled because of tourists who (4)…………. by boat every day.

            Every day Bobbi gets up at 6.00 and (5)…………….. breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the (6)……………. children to school. At 9.00 he collects the post (7) ……………the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the (8)………………… .

            He (9)…………: “Margaret likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t like watching television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a (10)…………..of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it”.

1, A. work

B. jobs

C. tasks

D. duties

2, A. driver taxi

B. driving taxi

C. taxi driver

D. drives taxi

3, A. from

B. in

C. at

D. on

4, A. come

B. comes

C. coming

D. is coming

5, A. does

B. makes

C. has

D. gets

6, A islands

B. islands’

C. island’s

D. island

7, A. to

B. in

C. on

D. from

8, A. home

B. shop

C. island

D. boat

9, A. tells

B. speaks

C. says

D. answers

10, A. can

B. bottle

C. tube

D. glass

VII- Read the following passage and then answer the questions below.

Lan and Nga want to know their friends’ favorite freetime activities, so they are asking their friends about what they like to do in their free time. Many of their friends say that they usually eat and drink as well as chat with their friends. They like to talk about many things around them: their teachers, their friends, their families as well as their favorite musicians, singers, soccer players and movie stars. There are some popular activities after lessons at their school such as; skipping rope, reading books and playing sports. At home, many of their friends say they like to watch TV, listen to music or play computer games. They rarely go to the movies. Some of the girls like to go shopping. Very few like to do English exercises on the Internet. Many don’t take part in art, music club.

1. What do many of Lan and Nga’s friends usually do in their leisure time?

A. go shopping

B. eat, drink and chat

C. go to the movie

D. do English exercises on the Internet

2. What do their friends like to talk about?

A. their teachers, friends and families

B. their favorite musician and singers

C. their favorite soccer players and movie stars

D. many things around them

3. Which of the following activities is NOT popular with their friends at school?

A. Skipping rope

B. Reading books

C. Take part in art, music club

D. Playing sports

4. Which of the following activities is NOT popular with their friends at home?

A. Watching TV

B. Listening to music

C. Playing computer games

D. Do English exercises on the Internet

5. What does the passage talk about?

A. Nga and Lan’s friends                                                       B. Nga and Lan’s school

C. Freetime activities of Nga and Lan’s friends                     D. Nga and Lan’s pastimes

VIII- Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box. Dear Mary,

Thanks (1)…………. your letter. I am very glad to (2)..……………. that you are fine. I am fine, too. It’s really interesting to know about vacations (3)…………. American students.

You are (4)……… . We have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have (5)…………. four vacations. We have a (6)………….. off for Independent Day on September 2nd, two days off on April 30th and May Day. Our most important vacation is Tet. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days. Our (7)…………...vacation is summer vacation. It lasts for almost three (8)……………… . We usually spend time (9)……………. our families. We don’t have (10)…………… for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we also celebrate them.

Please write and tell me your last summer vacation.

     Your friend,       

          Hoa

SECTION D. WRITING:

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. (1.25 pts)

1. Is there a colorful picture in your room?                      (have)

-> Does ………………………………………………………………………………………………?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.                        (good)

-> Nobody ..………………………………………………………………….................…………….

3. My hasn't played soccer for 3 years.                              (last)

-> My  ………….………………………………………………….…………...................………… .

4. He went to the movie theatre in an hour.                      (spent)

-> He ………………………………………………………………………………………………...

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?                            (does)

-> Which ………………………………………………..…………………………….........…………?

6.Nam plays tennis better than Trung.                                  (as)

--> Trung doesn't....................................................................................................................................

7.If Tom doesn't study hard,he won't pass the final exam.  (studies)

-->Unless................................................................................................................................................

8.I began working for this company for 6 years.                  (have)

-->I.........................................................................................................................................................

X.  Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences. Make all the changes and additions if necessary. (1.25 pts)

1, Minh / have / teach / English / Ha Noi / 2018.

    …………………………………………………………………….......…………………………….

2, Nile River/ be / long / world?

    ………………………………………………………………….......................…………………….

3, When/go /camping, we/ always/food /water /camping stove.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4, Finally, going /stay/their grandmother /grandfather /Ho Chi Minh City /a week.

  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5, Although / rain / heavy / last / , / we / still / go / party/

......................................................................................................................................................................

6.Ms Lan / work / this city / since / she / leave / school.

.....................................................................................................................................................................

I. Rewrite the following sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each.

1. Our sources of energy will soon end if we don’t try to save them.

à Unless…………………………………………………………….

2. My computer didn’t work last night, so I couldn’t email you.

à Because…………………………………………………………….

3. She started to work at the school canteen two months ago.

à She has……………………………………………………………..

4. You should try hard, or you won’t pass the exam.

à If you……………………………………………………………….

5. The last time they visited Europe was two years ago.

à They have…………………………………………………………..

6. I couldn’t phone you because I didn’t have your number.

à I didn’t have your number,…………………………………………

II. Write these sentences, using the words or phrases given.

1. robots/ the future/ be/ able/ talk/ humans?

………………………………………………………………………….

2. You/ create/ more rubbish/ if/ you/ not recycle/ glass and bottles

………………………………………………………………………….

3. Reusable bags/ better/ plastic bags/ because/ they/ made/ natural material

…………………………………………………………………………

4. If/ you/ not set/ your alarm clock/ you/ not wake up/ on time.

…………………………………………………………………………..

5. If/ he/ watch/ much television/ he/ hurt/ his eyes

……………………………………………………………………………

III. Reorder the words to make full sentences.

1. in/ today/ Robots/ intelligent/ are/ than/ more/ those/ the past

……………………………………………………

2. our/ will/ future/ robots/ in/ change/ life/ near/ the

………………………………………………………

3. In 2030/ to/ robots/ will/ do/ housework/ able/ all/ the/ of/ us/ instead

……………………………………………………………

4. could/ My/ was/ two/ when/ brother/ he/ pictures/ draw