I_ Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank : 1. We are good friends . We …………………………………………… each other for a long time . A. know B. knew C. have known D. have been known 2. The unit of …………………………………….used in the USA is dollar . A. currency B. money C. change D. bank-note 3.I wish I ………………………… a car . It would make life so much easier . A. have B. would have C. had D. had had 4. They felt very tired ……………………….they sat down under the banyan tree . A. if B. so C. to D. because 5. Wearing casual clothes makes students ……………………self-confident . A. fall B. feel C. felt D. fell 6. She was very angry . She didn’t give me a chance …………………………………. A. explaining B. explains C. explained D. to explain 7. Jack has lived in the city …………………………… 1995 . A. for B. since C. in D. ago 8. What aspect ……………………learning English do you find most difficult ? A. of B. for C. with D. from 9. It’s time he ………………… the bus . A. catch B. catches C. catched D. caught 10. When my father was young , he ………………………fishing on Sundays . A. goes B. has gone C. used to go D. is going 11. In Vietnam ,children must go to school at 6 years old. This is ………….education A. optional B. ethnic C. compulsory D. official 12. Ba wishes he …………………………have a new bicycle . A. can B. could C. may D. will 13. You have read this article on the webside , …………………………………………….? A. do you B. don’t you C. have you D. haven’t you 14. If Rachel got up earlier , she …………………………………late . A. weren’t B. won’t be C. isn’t D. wouldn’t be 15 . When she lived in the country , she …………………………… in the river . A.was swimming B. used to swim C. is used to swimming D. would swim 16. I like …………………on the beach . I always spend my holiday ………………………. A. to lie / to sunbath B. lying / sunbath C. lying / to sunbath D. lying / sunbathing 17. I ‘ll have to take these books ………………………………… to the library . A. on B. with C. back D. off 18. If Lan and Mai ……………………………., tell them to wait for me . A. comes B. come C. will come D . came 19. I …………………………………TV at home when suddenly the doorbell rang . A. watched B. am watching C. have watched D. was watching 20. I ‘ve worked here …………………………………….I left college . A. when B. during C. until D . since 21. She speaks English well , ……………………………………………….? A. does she B. is she C. doesn’t she D. isn‘t she 22. Do you mind ………………………….me home ? A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken 23. The weather was bad , …………………… we didn’t go on a picnic . A. however B. but C. because D . so 1 24. Van is a(n) ……………………………….student in the USA . A. bright B. foreigner C. exchange D . intelligent 25. Ann’s birthday is ………………………………… February 14 th . A. in B. on C. for D . at 26. You ………………………more exercise if you ………………………………to keep fit . A. can make / want B. ought to do / wanted C. should take / want D . might do / want 27. When I was on holiday , I enjoy ……………………… get up early . A. not having to B. not have to C. no have to D. have to no 28. When he met her , he asked her …………………………………………………………………………………………………… A. if she will go out with him today . B. if she will go out with him that day . C. if she would go out with him today . D. if she would go out with him that day . II_ Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word :  I strongly believe that it is important to wear uniforms when students are at school. Firstly, uniforms (1)……………………………………… the children to take pride(2) ………………….…………………being students of the school they are going to because they are wearing uniforms with (3)…………………… …………………………. bearing their school ‘s name . Secondly , wearing uniforms helps students feel (4)…………………………………………… in many ways . They all start from the same place no matter they are (5)……………… …………………or unwealthy .They are really friends to one another (6)…………………………………….one school roof . Last but not least , it is practical (7)…………….…………………. wear uniforms . It doesn’t take you time to think of what to wear every day . In conclusion , all students , from (8)…………………… ………………….to high schools should wear uniforms.  news for while popular example appeared interactive because there Television first … (1)……… some fifty years ago in the 1950 s . Since then , it has been one of the most …………(2) ………….sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television offers cartoons for children , world ….(3)………, music and many other programs . If someone is interested in sports , for ………….(4)……………, he can just choose the right sports channel . There he can enjoy a broadcast of an international football match …… ( 5)…………….it is actually happening . Television is also a very useful way ……………(6)…………… companies to advertise their products . It is not too hard for us to see why ………… (7)………… is a TV set in almost every home today . And , engineers are developing ……… (8)………………… TV which allows communication between viewers and producers.  surf to access interesting internet so visit areas The benefits of internet in our life has become certain . Yet , it still takes time for the ……………(1) ………… to reach the countryside and remote ……… (2)……………… so I feel it a pity for me and my friends not to have …………….(3)……………… to it. I have an uncle in the city and I occasionally pay him a ………………(4)…………at weekends , and this is a good chance for me to …………(5)……… the net . I spend most of the time surfing webs and I find some really ……….(6)……….for me . I wish my school could have access to the internet ……… (7)…………….that all students in my school could improve their learning …………….(8)……….keep their knowledge updated . 2  popular public variety print broadcast spreading internet about information get Newspapers , magazines , and books are the ……….(1)…………….media . Newspapers are one of the main sources for ………….(2)…………….news and events through the world . The ……… (3)…………media such as radio and television deliver …………(4)……… and entertainment to the ……………(5)……………… . Motion pictures are one of the most ……… (6)………form of entertainment . The multimedia computer helps students learn …………(7)………… a particular topic in a …………….(8) ……………. of ways . When we use the …………… (9)……………… , we can give and …………….(10)……………….a lot of information very quickly .  house built there seen have from every in where The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in . Many people think so and go to the country for the summer holidays though they can’t live ……… (1)……………all the year round . Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time . English villagers are not all alike, but ……….(2)…………….some ways they are not very different ……… (3)…… each other . Almost ………(4)……………village has a church , the round or square tower of which can be ……… (5)……………for many miles around . Surrounding the church is the churchyard where people are buried . The village green is a wide stretch of grass , and house and cottages are …… (6)………. round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villagers ……………(7)…………….water brought through pipes into each …………….(8)………………. . Most villagers are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village .  traditional be kind youth everywhere look even them Jeans are the most popular ……………(1)…………….of clothing in the world . They are popular almost ………….(2)…….in Japan , France , Indonesia , Canada and Brazil . Rich people wear …… (3)………them . Young people and ……….(4)…………… some old people wear ………… (5)…………… too . Why are jeans popular ?In the USA , they are the only kind of …………(6)…………clothes . In other countries , young people wear them because they want to ……………(7)……….modern . Jeans are a sign of …….(8)………and independence . III_ READING COMPREHENSION: 1) Read the following passage carefully and decide if the statements are true (T) or false ( F) . Like other languages , English is always changing , but it changes very slowly . People invent new words , borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of words as needed . For example , the English word “byte” was invented by computer specialists in 1959 .The word “ tomato ” was borrowed from Nahuati , an American Indian language spoken in Mexico . The word “meat” once referred to food in general . People learn English as well as languages by listening , copying what they hear , and using the language . Most school children learn their first language easily and sometimes other languages . 1_ English is changing very quickly . T F 2_ Some English words are borrowed from other languages . T F 3_ Some English words are invented by computers . T F 4_ “Meat” means food in general . T F 5_ One of the ways to learn English is copying what you hear . T F 6_ It is not easy for children to learn their first language . T F 2) Read the following passage and do the exercise below . Learning a foreign language is , in some ways , like learning how to fly. There are some differences , but there is a very important similarity . It is this learning how to do these things needs a lot of practice . It is never enough to read a book on how to fly a plane . A book can give you a lot of information about how to fly , but if you only read that book , then try to fly without any practice , you will kill yourself . The same is true of learning a foreign language . For example , can you speak English well without having lots of practice ? “ Practice makes perfect “ is what every learner of a foreign language should know . 3 • Write TRUE or FALSE for the statements about the passage . 1. Learning a foreign language and learning to fly are the same in an important way . ____ 2. Information about flying from books is enough for someone to fly . ____ 3. It is dangerous to try to fly without any real practice . ____ 4. Talking to a native speaker can be a good way to speak English well . ____ 3) Read the passage and do the tasks that follow : Clothes can tell a lot about a person . Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things . Other people like to wear nice clothes , but their clothes are not colorful or fancy . They do not like people to look at them . Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800 s . One difference is the way they look . For example , in the 1800 s all women wore dresses . The dresses all had long skirts . But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts . Sometimes they wear short skirts . Sometimes they wear pants . Another difference between 1800 s and today is the cloth . In the 1800 s , clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth . They were made from cotton , wool , silk or linen . But today , there are many kinds of man-made cloth . A lot of clothes are now made from nylon , rayon , or polyester . • Answer the questions : 1. Why do some people like very colorful clothes ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What kinds of clothes do other people like to wear ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Were the clothes of the 1800 s the same as clothes today ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. What do women wear today ? • Make up questions , using the words given below . 1. What / clothes / make / from / 1800 s ? 2. there / be / many new kinds / man-made cloth / today ? 4) Read the passage and then do the tasks below : Canada is the world’s second largest country . The area is 9,970,610 sq km .The capital is Ottawa , and the largest city is Toronto . The population of Canada is 31,592,805 . About one-third of the people are of British origin . One-fourth are of French origin . The official languages are English and French . The United States accounts for about four-fifths of Canada’s exports and supplies more than two-thirds of its imports . * Complete the sentences . Use the information from the passage . 1. Canada is the second largest country ……………………………………………………… 2. Canada comprises an area of …………………………………………………………………… 3. The capital of Canada is ………………………………………………………………………………… 4.…………………………………….of the people are British origin , and one-fourth are of ……………………………… 5.……………………………………………….are spoken in Canada . 6.………………………………………… .…of Canada ‘s imports is supplied by ………………………………………………………………. * Make up questions , then answer them . 1. Which / city / largest city / Canada ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What / population / Canada ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What languages / spoken / Canada ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5) Read the passage and then do the tasks below : 4 I live in a small village called Henfield . There are about 500 people here . The village is quiet and life here is slow and easy . You never have to queue in shops or banks . People never throw their rubbish in the streets , so the village is always clean . The air is also very clean because there ‘s not much heavy traffic . It’s much more friendly here than in a city . Everyone knows everyone and if someone has a problem , there are always people who can help . However , there are some things I don’t like about Henfield . One thing is that there’s not much to do in the evening . We haven’t got any cinemas or theaters . Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone knows what everyone is doing . But I still prefer village life to life in a city . • Complete the sentences with the information from the text . 1. The population of the village is ………………………………………………………………………… 2. The village is always clean because …………………………………………………………………… . ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. There ‘s no heavy traffic so ……………………………………………………………………………… . 4. According to the writer , city dwellers are ………………………………………than country dwellers. 5. There aren’t ………………………………………………………………………………… in Henfield . 6. The writer likes village life ………………………………………………………………………………… • Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) . Correct the false ones . 1. The writer lives in a small village near Henfield .  2. Villagers have to queue in shops or banks .  3. The village is always kept clean .  4. There ‘s no heavy traffic , so the air is clean .  5. Villagers are very friendly and helpful .  6. There’s not much entertainment in Henfield .  6) Read the passage and choose a , b , c , d for the questions below : Between the months of November and May a wind blows from the west in most parts of Indonesia . It comes from the ocean and carries rain . Clouds build up around the mountains , and every afternoon rain falls . The rain is always heavy , and rivers can be walked across in the dry season now become dangerous . When it rains the whole day , they may suddenly overflow and cause great damage to the land . Most farmers are glad when the wet season begins . There is water for their fields and they can again start growing rice . But people in town are not so glad for the streets soon get muddy and dirty . They prefer the dry season when they can sit outside and enjoy the cool evenings . 1) When is the wet season ? 2) What causes the rainfall ? A _ In May . A_ The ocean . B _ In November . B_ Clouds building up around the mountains . C _ From November to May . C_ The mountains . D_ From May to November D_ The afternoon . 3) Why are many rivers dangerous in the wet season ? 4) What damages the land ? A_ People try to cross them . A_ The sudden rain . B_ They are very big rivers . B_ The overflow of the rivers . C_ They dry up and can’t provide enough water . C_ The wet season. D_ Long periods of heavy rain make them full . D_ The dry season . 5) Why can farmers start growing rice again ? 6) Why are people in town not so happy ? A_ The dry season has begun . A_ They can sit outside . B_ The land has been damaged . B_ They are muddy and dirty . C_ There is water again . C_ The evenings are cool . D_ The rivers overflow. D_ The streets are full of mud . 5 IV  Write a passage about the benefits of the internet , using the cues given. 1. Internet / now / very useful / our life . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. It / fast / convenient / way / information / which / very updated . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. It / cheap way / communicate / friends / relatives / means / e-mail , chatting or web cam . ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. It / provide / variety / entertainment / such as / music / movies / games / novels / magazines , … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. It / possible / use / Internet / education ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. students / may / use / Internet / take their courses / connect / their teachers / talk / their problems / through “ on line “ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………  Write a passage about your trip to the countryside, using the cues given 1_ Last weekend / my family / two-day trip / home village . …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2_ We / start / the journey / very early / the morning . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3_ After three hours / travel / bus / we / reach / old banyan / entrance / the village . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4_ Everyone / feel / tired / take a rest / the tree . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5_ After that / we / start / walk / the village / twenty minutes / come / my grandparents ‘house . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6_ We / spend / enjoyable weekend / the country . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7_ We / feel / happy and healthy / the trip . ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………  Imagine you are studying English in London now . Make all the changes and additions necessary , from the words and phrases , to produce a complete letter to your Japanese pen pal . Dear Kumiko , 1. I / have / wonderful time / here in London . 2. I / stay / International School of English / some foreign students . 3. They / come / France , Italy and Span . 4. They / be / friendly and very helpful / and / their English / be / much better / mine . 5. Every day / I practice / speak English / them . 6. My speaking / be / bad / and / they / often correct / my pronunciation . 7. Sometimes / I / find / it / difficult / understand them / especially when / they / speak fast. 8. My English grammar / be / OK / but I sometimes / make / spelling mistakes / in writing . 9. I / hope / improve / my English / the end / course . 10. Write / me soon . 6 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………  With the cues given , write a letter to your pen pal . Dear Nam , 1. Last Sunday / I / have / a wonderful trip / Hanoi / my parents . 2. We / stay / mini-hotel / a lake . 3. We / visit / lot of / interesting places / such / Lenin Park / Ba Dinh Square / West Lake . 4. When / I / return / HCM city / I / tell / you / my trip . 5. I’m looking forward / see / the end / this week . With love , ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V_ Read the first sentence then write the second . Start the second sentence with the given words . 1. It’s a pity ; I can’t play the piano . I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. They built the church in the 18 th century . The church …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. “ Can you speak English ?” Mr Brown asked . Mr Brown asked me …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Someone has stolen my bike . My bike ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “ What do you usually do in your free time ? “ The examiner asked . The examiner asked me …………………………………………………………………………… 6. The house is beautiful , so we want to buy it . Because …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. “ I live here with my sister “ Tom said to her . Tom said to her that ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8. He usually played with a kite when he was a child . He used ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. They had bad marks because they didn’t learn the lessons . They didn’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. “ Open the door “ he said to them . He asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7  Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)____the world . Some people say that jeans are the “ uniform “ of (2)____. But they haven’t always been popular . The story of jeans started (3)_____two hundred years ago . People in Genoa , Italy made pants . The cloth (4)______in Genoa was called “ jeanos “ . The pants were called “ jeans “ . In 1850 , a salesman (5)______California began selling pants made of canvas . His name was Levi Strauss , (6)_______they were so strong . “ Levi’s pants “ became (7)_______with gold miners , farmers and cowboys . Six years (8)_______, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9)_________called denim . Soon after , factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10)____ jeans . Young people usually didn’t wear them . 1.A. in 2. A. youth 3. A. lots 4. A. make 5. A. in 6. A. Although 7. A. famous 8. A. late 9. A. cloth 10. A. wear B. on B. young B. much B. makes B. on B. But B. popular B. later B. clothing B. wearing C. over C. younger C. most C. making C. at C. Because C. good C. latest C. cloths C. wore D. above D. youngest D. almost D. made D. with D. So D. wonderful D. last D. clothes D. worn  college difficult evening hard language newspaper studies subjects teenagers useful Every year many people in the world learn English . Some of them are young children . Others are (1) ________ . Many are adults . Some learn at school , others learn in (2)_________ classes . A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the (3)________on television or among their friends . Most people must work (4)________ to learn English . Why do these people want to learn English ? It isn’t (5)______ to answer that question . Young children learn English at school because it is one of their (6)________ . Many adults learn English because it is (7)_______ for their work . Teenagers often learn English for their higher (8)______ , because some of their books are in English at ( 9) _______ or university . Other people learn English because they want to read (10) ______ or magazines in English .  Zamenhof invented a new language (1)______Esperanto to improve understanding between (2)_______ of different countries . He showed Esperanto to (3)_______friends to find out (4)_______they thought about it . (5)________in the same year he went to study (6)_______ a university in Moscow . He wanted (7)______improve Esperanto . Zamenhof ‘s friends then worked hard to spread (8)______new language . They tried to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it . However , only a (9)______people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use (10) _______ as a foreign language . 8 . country . The area is 9, 970, 610 sq km .The capital is Ottawa , and the largest city is Toronto . The population of Canada is 31, 592 ,805 . About one-third. ……………………………. . 19 95 . A. for B. since C. in D. ago 8. What aspect ……………………learning English do you find most difficult ? A. of B. for C. with D. from 9. 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