PART ONE: LISTENING (3.

0 pts)
Listen and fill in the gaps: (15¿ 0.2 = 3.0 pts)
Time
Time is (1) ..................................... that you should never waste. Once an (2) ..................................... is gone, it is
gone forever. You should make the most of every minute.
Time is a funny thing. Some days (3) ..................................... by so slowly.
Those are the days that you do things that (4) ..................................... fun. When you are having fun,
time just flies by. Time is made up of (5) ..................................... units.
(6) ..................................... turn into minutes, minutes turn into hours, hours turn into days, days turn
into weeks,weeks turn into months, and months turn into years.
We measure our (7) ..................................... by time. We are very concerned with time.
Even little children are very conscious (8) ..................................... time.
Little children often want to appear older, so if you (9) ..................................... a three-year-old how old
he is, he will often say three and a (10) ......................................
Many of our sayings are based on time.
"Give me a minute.", "Hold on a second.", "I'm (11) ..................................... out of time.", "Time's
up.", "I just want an hour of your time."
All of (12) ..................................... are common things that we say, and they're all based on time.
We are a society that lives by the clock.
We almost all (13) ..................................... watches, and we glance at our watches a lot.
Time is something that we can't see, (14) ..................................... it is a big factor in our lives.
How many times a day do you look at a watch or a clock?
I bet you'd be surprised at just (15) ..................................... many times you do.
-> Your answers:

1.................................... 2.................................... 3.................................... 4.................................... 5.....................................

6.................................... 7.................................... 8.................................... 9.................................... 10..................................
11.................................. 12.................................. 13.................................. 14.................................. 15..................................
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 pts)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (5¿ 0.2=1.0 pt)
16. A. brother B. summer C. orange D. dozen
17. A. plane B. paddy C. math D. flat
18. A. stereo B. lemonade C. eraser D. desk
19. A. workers B. students C. teachers D. doctors
20. A. washes B. couches C. sometimes D. benches
-> Your answers:

16.................................. 17.................................. 18.................................. 19.................................. 20..................................

 II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
(5¿ 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
21. A. motorbike B. badminton C. pagoda D. citadel
22. A. vacation B. collection C. tomato D. lemonade
23. A. canteen B. country C. classroom D. housework
24. A. student B. desert C. housework D. routine
25. A. accident B. telephone C. engineer D. motorbike

-> Your answers:

21.................................. 22.................................. 23.................................. 24.................................. 25..................................

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: (5.0 pts)

I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (10¿ 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
26. Is there ..................................... else you want, Mrs. Thuy? – No, thanks. That’s enough today.
A. a B. an C. some D. anything
27. ..................................... go fishing this weekend? - Good idea!
A. What do we B. Are we going C. Would you like D. Why don’t we
28. Listen! Who..................................... to your form teacher over there? – That’s my father.
A. is talking B. does talk C. is going to talk D. talks
29. Let’s go to the bakery and buy ten ..................................... of bread! – Yes, let’s.
A. loaves B. bars C. bottles D. cans
30. All of these students come to school in time. They’re never late ..................................... school.
A. to B. in C. for D. at
31. Mum! Please buy some cooking oil. There ..................................... much cooking oil in the bottle.
A. aren’t B. is not C. isn’t D. B & C are correct
32. Is Phanxipang..................................... moutain in the world? - No, just in Viet Nam.
A. the higher B. the high C. highest D. the highest
33. Mr. Thang’s grandwoman is ..................................... woman. She is ninety years old.
A. a old B. an old C. not young D. not very young
34. Our roads are quite dangerous places. All of us .....................................
A. must be careful B. can be careful C. mustn’t be careless D. Both A&C are correct
35. My father doesn’t want much sugar in coffee. Just ....................................., please.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
-> Your answers:
26.................................. 27.................................. 28.................................. 29.................................. 30..................................
31.................................. 32.................................. 33.................................. 34.................................. 35..................................

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. (10 ¿ 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
36. That boy drives so fast. It's very …...................... for the other people. DANGER
 37. I like this kind of tree because it has a lot of green…...................... LEAF
38. Trung’s mother, Mrs. Hanh, is a very kind …...................... POLICE
39. There are some …...................... in the garden. They are planting roses. WOMAN
40. Of all the structures in the world we know, the Great Wall of China is the
LONG
…...................... one.
41. My new friend is very careful. He drives his car…...................... CARE
42. There are ten …...................... in our school library. BOOK
43. Do you know the …...................... of this tree? – I don’t know. HIGH
44. My birthday is on the …...................... of August. THIRTY
45. What 's your …......................? - I weigh100 pounds. WEIGH

-> Your answers:

36 .................................. 37 .................................. 38 .................................. 39 .................................. 40 ..................................

41 .................................. 42 .................................. 43 .................................. 44 .................................. 45 ..................................

III. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
46. Your sister (do) ……………… the housework every day?
47. Don’t make such a noise! Our grandparents (sleep) ……………… in their room nearby.
48. What time your father (go) ……………… to work in the morning?
49. The students (visit) ……………… President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum this weekend.
50. All the students in our school mustn’t (eat) ……………… food in the classes.
-> Your answers:

46. .................................. 47. .................................. 48. .................................. 49. .................................. 50. ..................................
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION: (5.0 pts)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap of the passage: (10¿ 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
Mr. Hung is an engineer in (51)……………… very big factory. He lives in a small
apartment on the (52)……………… floor of a high building in Ho Chi Minh City. The
factory is not near (53) ……………… so he usually goes to work by bus, he rarely goes by
motorbike. He (54)……………… home at 6.45 and come to his office at about 7.15 in the
morning. (55)……………… is Saturday morning now, and Mr. Hung doesn't go to work, he
is (56)……………… home, in bed. On Saturdays, he (57) ……………… at about seven
o'clock. Then he sits in the living room and (58) ……………… breakfast with his wife at
 home. On Saturday afternoon, he usually plays tennis (59)……………… some of his friends
or goes swimming in the swimming pool. On Saturday evenings, he (60)……………… at
home, he often goes out to play chess with our neighbors. He's a good man and he's very kind
to all of us.
51. A. a B. an C. the D. any
52. A. two B. double C. twice D. second
53. A. house B. he’s house C. his house D. him house
54. A. leave B. is leave C. leaving D. leaves
55. A. It B. It’s C. Its D. They
56. A. in B. at C. on D. with
57. A. get up B. gets up C. getting up D. is geting up
58. A. has B. having C. have D. to have
59. A. in B. with C. to D. about
60 A. not stay B. isn’t stay C. doesn’t stay D. no staying
-> Your answers:
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. (10 ¿ 0.2 =2.0 pts)
New Year is one of the most important festivals in the United States. On New Year’s Eve,
most (61)……………… go to the parties. At twelve (62) ………………at night, everyone
says “Happy New Year” and they wish their friends (63) ……………… relatives good luck.
New Year’s parties usually last a long (64) ……………… . Many people don’t go (65)
……………… until next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On
this holiday, children dress as witches, ghosts (66) ……………… others. Most children go
from house (67) ……………… house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t
give (68)……………… candy, the children will (69)……………… a trick on them. But this
hardly happens. Almost people (70)……………… them candy or fruit.
-> Your answers:
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
III. Read the text then make questions and answer them: (5 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
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Tom and Jane want to know their friends’ favorite free time activities, so they are asking
their friends about what they like to do in their free time. Many of their friends say that
usually eat and drink as well as chat with their friends. They like to talk about many things
around them: their teachers, their friends, their families as well as their favorite musicians,
singers, soccer players and movie stars. There are some popular activities after lessons at their
school such as: skipping rope, reading books and playing sports. At home, many of their
friends say they like to watch TV, listen to music or play computer games. They rarely go to
the movies. Some of the girls like to go shopping. Very few of their friends like to do English
exercises on the Internet. Many of their friends don’t take part in art, music club.
71. What/ many of/ Tom and Jane's friends/ usually do/ their free time?
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72. What/ their friends/ like/ talk about?
-> …………………..………………………………………………………….……..……
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73. many of their friends/ like to watch TV, listen to music/ or play computer games/ home?
-> …………………………………………………………………………….……..……
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74. very few/ or many/ their friends/ like to do English exercises/ the Internet?
-> …………………………………………………………………………….……..……
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75. What/ passage/ talk about?
(Free time activities/ Tom and Jane's friends/.)
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PART FIVE: WRITING: (5.0 pts)

I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. Use the words in brackets:
(5 ¿ 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
76. How much are these notebooks, Hoa?
-> .........................................................................................................................? (cost)
77. My bike is cheaper than Ha's bike.
->.................................................................................................................... (expensive)
78. No one in our village is as handsome as Peter.
->........................................................................................................................... (most)
79. How tall is your younger brother, Joko?
->..........................................................................................................................? (age)
80. Does your brother enjoy playing Chinese chess?
->.................................................................................................................? (interested)
II. Use the following words and phrases to write complete and meaningful sentences.
Make all the necessary changes and additions if necessary. (5¿ 0.2=1.0 pt)
81. your friends/ going/ have / picnic/ near/Red River?
->...............................................................................................................................................
82. We would/ some oranges/and two/ glass/ milk/ please.
->...............................................................................................................................................
83. How much/ rice/ many eggs/ these farmers/ produce/ every year?
->...............................................................................................................................................
84. Anh / often/ play/sports/ his free time, but/ sometimes/ go/ camping/ his classmates.
->...............................................................................................................................................
85. Phuong's brother/ play/ soccer/ moment./ He/ play/ it/ every afternoon/ after school .
->...............................................................................................................................................
III. Write an essay (120 words) about your family: (3.0 pts)
(The essay must have the title and three parts: Opening – Body and Conclusion.
Don’t show your proper names/ school/ village…)
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