II. Listen to the passage and write the correct word/ number in the blank.

(1 point)

SOUTH SEAS TRAVEL AGENCY

1. New phone number:        ………………….
2. New address:                    98………………….Road
3. Opposite:                          ………………….

4. Opens on:                          ………………….of  May

5. Book a holiday for:         £…………………

SECTION B: LANGUAGE (2 POINTS)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D  (0.4 point)

1.  A. food                       B. book                           C. good                   D. cook

2. A. village                  B. buffalo                      C. cottage             D. shortage 

II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences. (1.6 point)

1. Mai is interested………………building websites for her friends.

A. on                                 B. at                                   C. in                       D. for

2. ……….is the Ban Flower Festival? – It’s in Spring

A. When                      B. Where                     C. How                   D. What

3. If you ……….. an apple every day, you will stay healthy.

 A. eating                          B. ate                                 C. eat                     D.  will eat        

4. …………….girls know how to cook. 

A. Much                      B. Many                           C. A little                 D. Any             

5. A: -Would you like to go to the cooking club with me on Sunday?-B:……………                              

 A. I’d love to                  B. no problem                  C. good idea            D. yes, I like

6. We have a tradition of holding a family……on the fisrt day of Tet. 

 A. custom                        B. reunion                        C. costume                     D. meal

7. Viet Nam is.......... multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups. 

A. a                                    B. an                                  C. the                              D. X          

8. She drives……………. us.

A. more slower than       B. more slowly than       C. the most slower        D. slowly

SECTION C:  READING (2 POINTS)

I. Choose the item among A, B ,C or D that best answer the question about passage. (1 point)

My village is (1)______ Hoa Binh Province. It is a very beautiful and (2) ______ place where people   (3) ______ flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenery.   The air is quite fresh; however, the smell of roses makes people feel cool. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of (4) ______. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity and labor-saving devices, it doesn’t take the villagers (5) ______ time to water the roses. And even at night, People can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers. 

1. A. on                B. from                      C. in                            D. at  

2. A. peace           B. peaceful                C. peacefully D. quite

3. A. grow            B. buy             C. grew                   D. bought

4. A. colors          B. marks                     C. spots                     D. styles              

5. A. many           B. a few                      C. a lot                       D. much   

 II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question (1 points)

Living in a big city today is very different from living in a small town long ago. Today if you want to go to the city center, it takes you a long time by bus or by car. If you ride a motorbike, you breathe all the exhaust fumes and feel sick. However, if you become ill, there are hospitals close by. Also if you like music and dancing, the discos and pubs offer a wide variety.

Long ago life was different. If people traveled, they used horses and carts. If they went a long distance, the journey took days, not hours. If they were ill, they didn’t go to the hospital because there were no hospitals. If there is a wedding or holiday, they sang and danced.

1. The life in a big city today is_____ the life in a small town long ago.

A. the same as               B. not different from   C.  different from    D. different 

2. How did people go in the past?                                                             

  A. By horse and cart.         B. By motorbike.         C. By airplane                 D. by car

3. The word ‘they’ in line 6 refers to _____     

  A. cities                              B. modern people             C. people in the past  D. carts

4. We can replace the word ‘ill’ in line 9 by the word_____.         

  A. ‘sick’                               B. ‘bad’                            C. “wrong”                      D. “healthy”

5. Which of the following is not true ?

 A. The life in the past is very difficult.

 B. In the past, the long journey could take days, not hours.

 C. There weren’t any hospitals in the past.

 D. It’s very convenient to travel in the past.

SECTION D: WRITING (2 POINTS)

I. Find out the mistake in each following sentence. (0.4 point)

1. I  go to the party  with him after school next Saturday?

        A             B        C                      D

2. Some people think young people should  to follow the tradition of the society.

                            A                             B              C                            D

II.  Rewrite the following senttences so that it has the same meaning as the first one (0.6pt).

1. Linh doesn't like taking photos.

=> Linh hates...................................................................

2. The Yen Tu Pagoda is on top of the mountain. A lot of people want to reach it. (however)

=>.....................................................................................

3. If he doesn’t work hard, he won’t pass the exams.

=> Unless ..................................................................

III. Write a paragraph about 80- 100 words about the advantages  of living in the countryside.

( 1 point)   

- low cost of living

- many cheap things

- fresh air

- friendly people