A-  LISTENING:

Question I.   Listen and write the missing words.

1. Some ………………..….have problems with pollution, crime, or bad weather.

2. Before going to the …………., she has to take her children to school.

3. In the evening the………………..is even worse.

4. Now so many people have a car, and there aren’t enough…………………… in the city.

Question II. Listen to decide if the statements are True(T)or False(F).

1

Tra is interested in history

T

2

Nam likes making things with his hands

T

3

Nam’s family owns a workshop in Bat Trang

F

4

The trees in the garden only come from provinces of Viet Nam.

F

Question III.  Listen and choose the correct answer.                                                                                                                                                                                                      

1.What is the most serious problem in Bangkok ?

A. Pollution                                    B. Bad weather                        C. Traffic jams

2.How does Suzanne go to work?

A. By car                                       B. By Sky train                         C. By metro

3.How long does it take Suzanne to go to work every day ?

A. Two hours                                B. Five hours                            C. Half an hour

4.What is the most serious problem in Bangkok ?

A. better                                         B. worse                                  C. the same

5.Why is traffic so bad in Bangkok ?

A. People move around by boat                                        

B. There aren’t enough roads                                

C. There isn’t a sky train or metro.

Question IV.

1.Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

T

F

1.  The school had classes for different age groups.

F

2. All the subjects were taught by one teacher.

T

3. Some students didn’t wear shoes to school.

T

4. Students could talk to their teacher whenever they wanted to

F

5.The teacher didn’t give students any homework.

T

2. Listen again and fill the blanks with the correct information.

1. Number of students: _________________

2. Some students went to school _______________

3. The school was small but it had _____________

4. The students had no homework, no ____________

Question V.An old man is talking about his school days. Listen and decide if the statements are true ( T), false ( F), or given (NG).     

1.The school had classes for different age groups.

2.All the subjects were taught by one teacher.

3.Some students didn’t wear shoes to school.

4.Students didn’t have exams because they would cost too much.

5.Students could talk to their teacher whenever they wanted to.

6.The teacher didn’t give students any homework.

Question VI. Listen again and fill the blanks with the correct information.

1. Number of students: _______________________________________________

2. Some students went to school _______________________________________

3.Lessons focused on : reading, writing, and ______________________________

4. The school was small but it had _____________________________________

5. The students had no homework, no __________________________________

Question VII. Listen to what a tourist says about Ha Long Bay and decide whether the following statements are true ( T) or false (F).

     T /  F

1.More tourists have chosen to visit Ha Long Bay since UNESCO’s recognition of its natural beauty.

2.There are 1,696 islands concentrated in the southeast and the southwest.

3.Thien Cung, Dau Go, Sung Sot, and Tam Cung are at the centre of the islands.

4.People who are interested in history should visit Van Don Island, Poem Mountain, and the Bach Dang River.

Question VIII. Listen again and complete the data chart.

Name

Ha Long Bay

Location

(1)  ______________________region of Viet Nam

Reasons for choosing the place

- a magical place 
- recognised by (2)  ________________________
- its rich history and (3) ________________________ setting

Main features of the place

- like a work of art 
- 1,969 islands in two main (4) _____________________ : the southeast (belonging to Bai Tu Long Bay), and the southwest (belonging to Ha Long Bay) 
- wonderful (5) ________________________ in Ha Long Bay: Thien Cung, Dau Go, Sung Sot, and Tam Cung. 
- one of the places where humans first existed

Comments and feelings about the place

It is truly unforgettable thanks to its long history and (6) __________ natural beauty.

Question IX.Nick is talking to Mrs Ha, Duong’s mother, about her family in the past.Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.

Family group:

(1) _____________________

Number of generations:

(2) _____________________

Use of rooms:

(3) _____________________

Topics to talk about during meals:

(4) _____________________
(5)  _____________________
(6)  in the village

Quality needed:

(7) _____________________

Skills learned:

(8)  _____________________
(9)  _____________________
(10) _____________________

Question X. Listen again and decide if the following statements are True ( T) or false ( F).

1.Duong is living in a nuclear family.

2.Each member in Duong’s family has a private room now.

3.Nick likes the way the family shared rooms in the past.

4.Nick didn’t like the way Mrs Ha’s family had meals together.

5.Mrs Ha admires her grandma.

6.Nick admires the way the family reached an agreement.

B. PHONETICS:

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1.  A. listened                 B. stayed               C. opened             D. wanted

2. A. frustrated                 B. relaxed            C. embarrassed      D. depressed

3. A. multicultural          B. conduct           C. stuck                D. fabulous

4. A. what                        B. where              C. whole               D. why

5.  A. meat                     B. reading             C. bread                D. seat

6.  A. writes                    B. makes               C. takes                 D. drives

7.  A. never                    B. often                C. when                D. tennis

8.  A. needed                  B. watched            C. stopped            D. talked

9.  A. ethic                      B. thanks              C. these                 D. birthday

10.  A. open                             B. doing               C. going                D. cold

11. A. out                       B. round               C. about                D. would

12. A. listened                B. stayed              C. wanted             D. played

13. A. humor                   B. history            C. hour                 D. hobby

14. A. there                     B. thank                 C. thirsty                D. youth

15. A. clothes                B. matches             C. colleges            D. churches

16. A. worked               B. naked                C. liked                 D. looked

17. A. sunbathe             B. father                C. theater              D. weather

18. A. option                   B. information     C. question           D. invitation

19. A. stamps                 B. rulers                C. cats                   D. books

20. A. try                       B. my                     C. sky                   D. study

21. A. sound                           B. round                C. about                D. could

22. A. fixed                    B. watched            C. missed              D. played

23. A. humor                   B. history           C. honest               D. hobby

24. A. they                       B. thank                C. thirsty                D. youth

25. A. clothes                 B. washes             C. changes            D. watches

26. A. watched               B. stayed              C. liked                 D. looked

27. A. these                     B. father               C.  theater             D. weather

28. A. nation                  B. information      C. question           D. pollution

29. A. stamps                   B. plays               C. wants               D. books

30. A. decided                 B. played             C. wanted             D. provided

31. A. city                      B. cathedral                   C. central              D. cinema

32.  A. treat                       B. clean                  C. great                 D. beach

33. A. clean                     B. cook                C. celebrate          D. candy

34. A. spring                     B. visit               C. present             D. season

35.  A. chat                        B. teacher             C. chocolate           D. chemistry

C. LANGUAGE FOCUS.

Question I. Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

1. The villagers are trying to learn English _____ they can communicate with foreign customers.

  A. so that          B. in order that                 C. although                     D. A and B are correct
2. I’ve been to a _____ village in Hue!

A. conical hat making     B. making conical hat C. making conical hats     D.hat making conical

3. _____ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.

A. After                          B. Before              C. By the time                  D. Because
4. Do you think that the various crafts remind people _____ a specific region?

A. about                         B. of                     C. for                               D. at

5. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.

A. As                    B. Because                     C. Even though                D. so that

6. Conical hat making in the village has been passed _____ from generation to generation

A. on                              B. down                         C. up                         D.in

7. This department store is an attraction in my city _____ the products are of good quality.
A. when                         B. because            C. though                             D.

8. A conical hat is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, _____ all around the world.

A. and                            B. but                                                              C. so                                     D. or

9. This is called a Chuong conical hat _____ it was made in Chuong village.

A. but                                      B. so                     C. since                                 D. because of

10. They can’t because we have lots of products. They make some and other people make__________.

A. the rest                       B. the last              C. the other                     D. others

11. I look forward to _____ you soon.

A. see                                       B. seeing               C. seen                   D. saw

12. It’s a nice place for _____ who love nature and quietness.

A. this                            B. that                   C. those                          D. the other

13. You like history, so Viet Nam National Museum of History is a _____ place.

A. must-see                    B. must-be seen              C. must-be seeing       D. to see

14. The artisan ______ this statue in bronze.

A. moulded                    B. cast                            C. carved                   D. knitted

15. The artisans in my village can live _____ basket weaving.

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

16. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by di­fferent  craft villages.      

A. collect                          B. collection                 C. collector                  D.collecting

17. Last week we had a memorable trip to a new zoo on the ______ of the city.

A. outskirts                       B. middle                C. centre                       D.mid

18. Then we had a delicious lunch ______ by Nga and Phuong.

A. prepare                         B. to prepare                C. prepared                   D.preparing

19. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.

A. passed                          B. sat                  C. turned                             D.closed

20. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.

A. on                                B. up                  C. up with                             D.up down

21. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.

    A. carved                  B. moulded                   C. cast                            D. given

22. In this town, they _______ all the frames in steel.

    A. make                   B. have                          C. mould                         D. cast

23. She is skilled at_______ cloth.

    A. giving                         B. carving               C. doing                         D. weaving

24. We didn’t go camping yesterday _________ it rained heavily. 

    A. because             B. although                C. despite                         D. In spite of

25.I wish I _________ his name.

    A. knew                 B. know                  C.will know                        D. would know

26. If you like , I can  _______ flowers on the cushion covers for you.

    A. embroider                  B. make                   C.grow                           D. knit

27. Please turn _______ the light when you leave the room.

 A. on                        B. off                             C.up                            D. down

28.It is true that you _______ this woollen hat yourself ?

  A. wove                  B. knitted                   C.did                                    D. carved         

29.    I love going to this place______it's the quietest place in the city,

A. so                     B. though              C. so that                                  D. as

30.    They keep changing the decoration of the shop ______they can attract more young people.

A. so that              B. because                      C. although                              D. when

31.  ________ she's young, she's the most famous artisan in the village.

A. When               B. Although                    C. Whereas                           D. In order to

32.    Do you know who's­­­­­­________ his pottery workshop?

A bringing out                  B taking over            C. passing down                D. turning down

33.    I've ________   the product catalogue and decided to buy this table.

A found out             B. closed down                    C. looked through                            D. lived on

34.    This sports centre is so small that it cannot ________the demands of local residents.

A keep up with          B. face up to              C. deal about                              D set up

35.Nam went to Hue city________ he could take some beautiful photos.

A. when                   B. although                  C. while                                  D. so that

36. The city has recently set _____ a library in the West Suburb.

A. up                              B. off                                                       C. out                                 D. down

37. The last exhibition was not ______ this one.

A. as interesting              B. more interesting than  C. so interesting as                   D. interesting
38. I don’t think Fred gets _____ with Daniel. They always argue.
A. over                           B. through                       C. on                                 D. in

39. This city is developing ______ in the region.
A. as fast as                    B. faster than                  C. the fastest                     D. faster

40. You should take your hat _____ in the cinema.
A. in                               B. over                                     C. off                      D. down

41. You’re not a safe driver! You should drive ______.

A. careful                       B. careless             C. more carefully                        D. carefully

42. Their children have all grown _____ and left home for the city to work.
A. up                              B. out                                      C. out of                         D. in

43. I was disappointed as the film was ______ than I had expected.

A. as entertaining            B. less entertaining                   C. more entertaining      D. entertaining

44. We were shown _____ the town by a volunteer student.
A. up                              B. off                    C. around                                 D. on

45. Let’s take this road. It is ______ way to the city.
A.  the shortest               B. a shorter           C. shortest                         D. A and B are correct

46. The town council decided to pull _____ the building, as it was unsafe.

A. up                              B. over                 C. down                             D. in

47. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.

A. busy                          B. crowded           C. full                                      D. quite

48. She lives in one of the most ______ parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there.

A. fashionable                B. historic             C. comfortable                   D. exciting

49. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.

A. as                     B. by                              C. so                                  D. to

50. Air pollution has a bad influence _____ the environment.

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

51. Karachi in Pakistan is the _____ largest city in the world in population.

A. most                          B. two                            C. second                 D. three

52. Before ______ to the office, she has to take her children to school.

A. go                                       B. going                         C. to go          D. went

53. Hai Duong is famous _____ its green bean cakes.

A. for                             B. of                               C. with                      D. in

54.When I turned up, the town hall was already ______  teenagers.

A. full                            B. packed                       C. crowded                  D. jammed

55. We’ve spent a lot of time _____ around the town.

A. wander                      B. wandering                             C. to wander                        D. wandered

56. She has taught English here ________ 10 years.     

A. in                     B. for                    C. since                 D. from

57. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.

A. carved               B. moulded             C. cast                    D. given

58.I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.

A. so                       B. though            C. so that              D. as

59.They keep changing the decoration of the shop _______they can attract more young people.

A. so that                 B. because             C. although                     D. when

60._____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.

A. When                 B. Although                   C. Whereas                  D. In order to

61.You have to read the instruction before making models

A. look up            B. look through       C. look for                             D. look up

62.The city has recently set _____ a new library in the West Suburb

A. off                    B. up                       C. out                               D. on

63.You should  _______ the shoes when coming into the Japanese houses

A. take off            B. put on                 C. get off               D. take on

64.    When I turned up, the town hall was already _______of teenagers.

A. full                   B.    packed              C. crowded                      D. jammed

65.    She turned_______ the new job in New York because she didn't want to move.

A. on                           B. down                    C. off                           D. up

66.    This city has one of the most_______ underground rail networks in the world.

A. efficient            B. fashionable                 C. cosmopolitan                D. fascinated

67.    This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs_______ the other one.

A. so much as       B. as many as               C. twice as much as            D. twice as many

68.    Today's cities are_______ than cities in previous times.

A. lots larger         B. much larger         C. as large                            D. the largest

69.    After I found all the information I needed, I_______ the computer.

A. turned off         B. switched on           C. looked for                                D. put off

70.    Japan is the_______ developed country in the world. „

A. most second         B. second in most                  C. second most    D. two most

Question II. Choose the correct answer:

1.Adolescence is the period ________ child and young adulthood

A. for                             B. between                     C. and                            D. from

2.Your body will change in shape and________

A. height                        B. high                                     C. tall                    D. taller

3.Your brain will grow and you’ll have improved self-control and_______ skills

A. housekeeping             B. reasoning                             C. social                D. emotion control

4.They can’t decide who _______ first

A. go                              B. to go                          C. went                 D. going

5.The girls are making fun ____ me so I’m very embarrased

A. to                               B. for                             C. with                           D. of

6.Physical changes are different for every, so you don’t need to feel embarrased or______

A. frustrated                             B. tense                          C. confident                   D. delighted

7.I wish my parents could put themselves in my ______

A. situation                     B. shoes                         C. feelings             D. heart

8.Do you need to be that stressed______?

 A. on                                      B. in                               C. out                             D. with

9.My mother is a strong person. She stays_____ even in the worst situations

A. calm                          B. healthy                       C. tense                 D. confident

10.You’ve been a bit tense lately so you need to _____ a  break.

A. get                             B. take                                     C. has                             D. let

11.His father wants him to get the_____ score in this exam

A. high                           B. higher                        C .highest             D.as high as

12.She has ______because she has a big assignment to complete

A. frustration                  B. frustrated                    C. frustrating                  D. frustratedly

13. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s _________

A. Social skill       B. Self-care skills            C. Housekeeping skill     D. Cognitive skills         

14.I’ve won an essay contest. ---- _______________!

A. Congratulations!                  B. It’s interesting   C. Oh poor!&