PHONETICS:
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 0.2m
1. A. listened B. stayed C. opened D. wanted
2. A. multicultural B. conduct C. stuck D. fabulous

II. Choose the correct answer 2.4ms
1. They post oned their trip to Bat Trang village ...............the weather was bad.
A. so that B. although C. because D. in order to
2.Adolescence is the period ________ child and young adulthood
A. for B. between C. and D. from
3.Your brain will grow and you’ll have improved self-control and_______ skills
A. housekeeping B. reasoning C. social D. emotion control
4. Nam didn't know________ to find more information about the course.
A. what B. why C. where D. while
5. He asked________ it was too early to apply for the course.
A. if B. for C. when D. that
6. A: Congratulations on your winning B: _________________.
A. You’re welcome B. That’s very kind of you
C. No, thanks D. Yes, of course
7. The city has recently set _____ a library in the West Suburb.
A. up B. off C. out D. down
.8 The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.
A. carved B. moulded C. cast D. given

9. I don’t think Fred gets _____ with Daniel. They always argue.
A. over B. through C. on D.in
10. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
A. busy B. crowded C. full D.quite
11. Karachi in Pakistan is the _____ largest city in the world in population.
A. most B. two C. second D. three
12. When Andrew saw the question, he were knowing the answer immediately.
A B C D
III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets. 0.4m
1. One of the ____ in my hometown is the traditional market, which is open every Sunday. (ATTRACT)
2. At weekend the city centre is always ____ with people. (CROWD)
IV. Give the correct form of the following verbs: 0.4m
1. When I(come) ____ home from work, my mother was cooking dinner .
2. We spent 3 days _____ (go) around this place.
V. Choose the correct option A, B, c, or D for each gap in the passage. 1m
Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (1)__________ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (2)__________. However, there are (3)__________ things that each person can do to help those people.
One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (4)__________ homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (5)__________ soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind serving food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter.
1. A. common B. regular C. unusual D. fixed
2. A deal with B. get over C look through D. find out
3. A. little B. less C. more D. fewer
4. A. care for B, show around C. set up D. pull down
5. A. urban B. central C. capital D. local
VI. Read the text and answer the questions. (0.8.m)
Vietnam’s Youngest Artisan
Nguyen Tran Hiep, born in Northern province of Bac Ninh, has become the youngest artist of Vietnam at the age of 37. He succeeded in developing a large-scale fine-art furniture workshop thanks to an extensive renovation and considerable investment. Before achieving all this,he had gone through with many difficulties in his work.
In 2000, Nguyen Tran Hiep established his own fine-art wood carving workshop, using all of his family’s savings and a loan from Bac Ninh province’s Youth Union after he had learned about the craft from a famous artisan. Unfortunately,his categoriz. At that time,many other people in the village also failed to earn a decent living on making craft and they decided to quit their tradition job. People found jobs and made money many other ways but Hiep didn’t give up his dream of developing the tradition craft into a profitable business. He is spending the next years learning and researching the market to find out the most suitable markets for his products. He targeted two types of customers:the firstis foreign tourists and the second is traders from China.
For the tourists, his workshop mainly produces small handicrafts and souvenirs, such as small animals, painting, tea trays, figurines and rasaries. For the Chinese cilents, his workshop makes products to order based on the current sample designs.At present,his workshop renamed Hiep Thang Fine arts Cooperative, provides stable jobs for 28 employees with an average income of 4-10 million dong/month.
1.When was Nguyen Tran Hiep recognized as the Vietnam’s Youngest Artisan?
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2.Did he easily succeed in developing his fine-art furniture workshop?
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3.How did Hiep categorize his customers?
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4.What kinds of products does his workshop often produce for foreigners?
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VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in capital. (0.4m)
1. Local people can earn their livings by providing tourists with necessary services. (LIVE)
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VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 0.4m
.1. I / not see / Nam / for three years.
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2. Tom/said/ he/visit/me/following day.
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