PART III : READING
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 pts)
Learning a foreign language is , in some way , like learning how to fly .There are some (1) _______, but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how ( 2 ) _______ these things needs (3) _______ practice. It is never enough( 4 ) _______ a book on how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of ( 5 ) _______ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly( 6 ) _______any practice, you (7 ) _______ yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, Can you ( 8 ) _______English well without having lots (9) _______ practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) _______ a foreign language should know .
1. A. difference B. different C. differences D. differ
2. A. do B. doing C. done D. to do
3. A. a few B. lot of C. a lot of D lot
4. A. to read B. read C. reading D. reader
5. A. informative B. information C. informatics D. inform
6. A. without B. and C. for D. over
7. A. kill B. will kill C. killed D. would killed
8. A. speaks B. speaking C. speak D. spoke
9. A. in B. for C. of D. at
10. A. of B. at C. for D. to
II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph. (2.0 pts)
Henry likes fishing. He fishes 1_____________ the river near our house. On Sunday afternoons, when he has 2________________ work, he goes down to the river with a little seat and some sandwiches and 3____________ until it is quite dark. There are always a 4___________ people there. They love fishing, too, and they all sit there quietly ___________ hours. Sometimes they catch some fish, sometimes they do 6___________. I do not like that kind of sport, because I am not very patient.
Once Henry 7_____________ a big fish. He was very happy ! All the other fishermen left their 8_______________ and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a photograph 9__________ Henry and his big fish. We still have the photograph 10_____________ the wall of our living room.
PART IV: WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2.0 pts)
1. Peter spent three hours repairing his house.
It………………………………………………………………………
2. No one works harder than Barbara.
Barbara……………………………………………………………..…
3. Nam didn’t go to school yesterday.
Nam was…………………………………………………….........….
4. The rooms in this hotel aren’t so comfortable as the rooms in that hotel.
The rooms in that hotel ……………………………………….………
5. He drives carefully. He never has accidents.
He is …………………………………………………………………….
6. Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.
Because of………………………………………………………………
7. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache.
Their headache prevented ..................................................................
8. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.
I prefer ………………………………………………………………….
9. Learning English is very difficult for my brother.
It ..………………………………………………………………………
10. The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.
The visitor spoke too…………............…………………………………
II. Put the words in order to make a complete sentence. (1.0 pt)
1. like / you / to / for / house / lunch / my / would / come / to?
…………………………………………………………………………........……...
2. longer / are / elderly / people / are / people / so / there / living / more.
…………………………………………………………………………........……...
3. people / the / baseball / of / all / world / play / round / watch / and / millions.
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4. next / they / show / around / them / week / Hanoi / Hoa / visit / will / when / her.
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5. detective / parents /going / movie / this afternoon / we / see / with / are / a / our / to.
………………………………………………………………………………………..
III. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1.0 pt)
1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.
ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.
ð………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.
ð ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Mr Quang / now wear / face mark / protect him / breath / dust.
ð ……………………………………………………………………………………...
5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?
ð ………………………………………………………………………………………
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III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5 pts)
1. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
2. We should wait here _______ our teacher comes back.
A. before B. until C. after D. during
3. Mr. Brown is the same age ________ Mrs. Brown.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
4. The little boy is not _________ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
5. My father was good at swimming. He used to ______ swimming in summer.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
6. Kate hates ______ to classical music.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
7. Hung is ______ student in my class.
A. good B. better C. the best D. a best
8. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi.
A. more B. as C. most D. the most
9. Mr. Smith likes _______ to music in his free time.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
10. They built this house _______1990.
A. from B. in C. at D. for
IV. WRITING
Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions. (2.5 pts)
1. Lan / like / learn English
....Lan likes learning English..................
2. She / begin / learn / this language / 2003
.........She began learning this language since 2003........................
3. She / always / want / improve her English
........She always wants to improve her English......................
4. Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary
...............Last week, she bought a English-Vietnamese dictionary...............
5. She / often / use/ it/ for reading
..........She often used it for reaing .......................