II. READING: Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions. (2pts): If you live in an Earthquake zone, you should take some time to look around your house. Place haevy books on the bottom shelf of your bookshelves. Block the rollers on your fridge and washing machine to prevent them from moving. Put hanging potted plants in plastic containers. Check the mirrors in your bathroom and bedroom. Make sure they can’t move. Don’t put your bed next to a window. Planning where you are going to be during an earthquake is very important. The first thing to remember is to stay in side. Then you should sit under a strong table or doorway,or stand in the coner of a room. • T/F statements: If you live in an earthquake zone, you should: 1. Place kooks on the top of the bookshelves. …………….…. 2. Check the mirrors in your bathroom and bedroom that they can’t move. …………….…. 3. Put your bed near a window. …………….…. 4. Stay outside, sit under a strong table or doorway, or stand in the corner of a room. ………… III. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2pts): 1. …………….…. Mrs Hoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework. A. although B. despite C. and D. because 2. I live in Da Lat, …………….…. is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose 3. Can you tell me the reason for …………….…. the Mother’s Day? A. celebrating B. to celebrate C. celebrate D. celebrated 4. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated …………….…. A. nationhood B. nation wide C. nationality D. nation 5. It’s very nice …………….…. you to say so! A. in B. on C. of D. at 6. According to the weather …………….…., it will be raining tonight. A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecasting 7. Many people become …………….…. because of natural disasters every year. A. homeland B. homesick C. homeless D. homework 8. We are going to …………….…. the anniversary of our 50 th weeding. A. to celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. celebrate IV. Combine these pairs of sentences, using who, which, where, whom. (2pts) 1. He met many friends. The friends encouraged him in his work. 2. He often tells me about his village. He was born in his village. 3. The book was rather difficult. I gave him that book. 4. The man is a worker. We play with the man every day. V. Use the words to write a story . (2pts) 1.It/ beautiful day. Lan/ outside/ play/ her dog. 2. All of a sudden/ dog/ behave strangely. Lan/ run/ home/ with/ dog. 3. Lan’s mother/ tell Lan/ there/ be/ typhoon coming. 4. Suddenly/ storm/ come/ with strong winds/ heavy rain. But / soon/ storm/ finish. Everyone/ glad. I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other. 1. a. church b. catch c. mechanic d. kitchen 2. a. polluted b. spoiled c. divided d. collected 3. a. environment b. recycle c. dynamite d. littering 4. a. weather b. healthy c. thunder d. earthquake II. Choose the correct answer: 1. When the tropical storm reaches 120 km per hour, it is called ……in Northand south America. A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tornado D. volcano 2. If the rice paddies ……polluted, the rice plants will dies A. is B. was C. are D. were 3. …… the weather is fine,we will go on a picnic. A. If B. However C. Althoug D. Therefore 4. The man …… repared my car was very old. A. whose B. who C. that D. B and C 5. Who go with us ? - The girl …… to Nam A. talking B. is talking C. talks D. talked 6. ……I come to see you at 5 ? Yes you may. A. May B. Must C. Have D. will 7. If Tom ……. rich, he would travel around the world. A. is B. are C. be D. were 8 How about a the shirt ………… you wore Saturday night? A. which B. who C. that D. A and C III . Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. I suggest (go) ………………………… to the movies. 2. If today (be) ………… … Sunday, we could go to the beach. 3. Last night we (come) to the show late because the traffic was terrible. 4. I won’t go unless you (pay) …………………. me the money back 5. please don’t disturb him. He ( work) …………………. 6. Why don't we ………………… to the library now ? ( go ) IV. Read the passage, then answer the questions Among the festivals celebrated by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid.August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten on this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful paper lanterns come in all shapes; the more popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to them, the moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess. * Answer the questions 1. Is the Moon Cake Festival called the Mid.August Festival? →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What do children often eat on that day? →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What do children enjoy carrying on that day? →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Is the Moon Cake Festival is only celebrated in Asia? →……………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Do as requested: 1. My father has to go to work. It is raining hard. ( Combine two sentences into one, using “though”) 2. The teacher never allows you to put the posters. They show music stars on the walls of the classroom. ( Combine two sentences into one, using “which”) 3. I will visit my grandparents. I am free tomorrow. ( Write sentence with “If”) 4. Mr.Brown has received an awared from the Government. He is said to be the most famous doctor of the city. ( Combine two sentences into one, using “ who”) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. design B. loose C. style D. symbol 2. A. happy B. minority C. style D. everybody 3. A. casual B. sale C. sleeveless D. slit Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 4. A. design B. impression C. divided D. homework 5. A. important B. communication C. provide D. invention Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. 6. Our teacher said that the earth_________around the sun. A. go B. goes C. is going D. went 7. He said that he_________his bicycle the day before. A. loses B. has lost C. had lost D. was lost 8. He made a good_________on his first day of work. A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressions 9. The methods of teaching English_________improved recently. A. are B. were C. in D. have been 10. Last week, our teacher_________the class into three the groups. A. shared B. turned C. changed D. divided 11. I never like doing the_________, especially cleaning the windows. A. homework B. housework C. chore D. B&C 12. A: I don’t know what to do this evening. B: What about_________out for a walk? A. go B. to go C. going D. goes 13. Peter asked me_________a good student. A. if I was B. I was C. whether I was D. A&C 14. Tam_________go fishing with his brother when he was young. A. used to B. is used to C. gets used to D. was used to 15. He asked if my favorite_________was literature. A. play B. game C. subject D. activity 16. I wish I_________all about this some weeks ago. A. knew B. have known C. had known D. would know 17. Islamic people usually go to the_________to pray. A. pagoda B. mosque C. temple D. church 18. Ha Long Bay is a beautiful spot_________is visited by thousands of tourists every year. A. where B. which C. whom D. whose 19. They dicided to go out _________it was raining heavily. A. but B. therefore C. however D. although 20. What would you do if you _________ a UFO? A. saw B. to see C. see D. could see Choose the uderlined word or phrase that needs correction. 21. I haven’t come back to London since my father last visits me. A B C D 22. Do you know how getting to the post office from here? A B C D 23. The policeman told her not driving her car so fast again. A B C D 24. Bill asked me if I am going to visit my aunt the day before. A B C D Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to complete each blank. Television is an important invention of the 20 th century. It has been so popular that now we can’t imagine what life would be like if there _______(25) no television. Television is a major means of communication. It brings pictures _______(26) sounds from around the world into millions of homes. TV viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in far way lands. TV widens our knowledge by introducing us to new ideas _______(27) may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In addition to the news, TV provides us with variety of programs _______(28) can satisfy every taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching TV. It is more convenient for them to sit _______(29) home watching TV than to go out for amusement elsewhere. 25. A. is B. are C. was D. were 26. A. and B. or C. ф D. A&B 27. A. who B. when C. which D. where 28. A. that B. whose C. whom D. who 29. A. in B. at C. on D. under Give the correct form of the words in the brackets. 30. She looks more__________________in her new dress. ( beauty ) beautiful 31. Some of my__________________live in a farm far from the city. ( relate ) relatives 32. The air __________________ in our city is worse and worse. ( pollute ) pollution Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. 33. The weather was so cold that we couldn’t go swimming. (use too…to)  The weather 34. Unless you start working harder now, you won’t be able to pass your exam.  If you . 35. He spent two hours taking care of the garden.  It took . 36. Mr. Smith used to build some buidings.  Some buidings . celebrated 4. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated …………….…. A. nationhood B. nation wide C. nationality D. nation 5. It’s very nice …………….…. you to say so! A. in B. on C. of D. at 6 questions Among the festivals celebrated by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid.August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten on this day,. there/ be/ typhoon coming. 4. Suddenly/ storm/ come/ with strong winds/ heavy rain. But / soon/ storm/ finish. Everyone/ glad. I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently