I. Choose the word which has different sound in the part underlined (1m): 1. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes 2. A. Fun B. sun C. surf D. cut 3. A. resort B. hotel C. except D. rescue 4. A. mention B. question C. action D. education II. Choose the best answer (2ms): 1. You should ………….information about a custom or tradition. A. Finds B found C. finding D. find 2. My parents usually ………… work very early A. Go to B. going to C. went D. to go 3. Anna prefers………….TV to ……………. books. A. watching/reading B. watch/read C. watching/read D. watch/reading 4. Do you know…………..language is spoken in Kenya? A. which B. who C. what D. how 5. Jupiter is……….planet in the solar system A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger 6…………….. a lot of troubles of the past year, people tend to forget them and hope for a better upcoming year. A. although B. despite C. even though D. because 7. ……………youngest boy has just started going to…………school. A. a/X B. X/the C. an/X D. the/X 8. They __________ the bus yesterday. A. don’t catch B. weren’t catch C. didn’t catch D. not catch III. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences (2ms) 1. Lan Anh enjoys to watch cartoons on TV. ………………………………………………………………………………………...……… 2. What many students are there in Long's class? ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 3. She always tries to complete her homework before to go to bed. ………………………………………………………………………………………...……… 4. Tuan are lucky to enjoy a British festival when coming to be there. ………………………………………………………………………………………...…….. IV. Match the words in column A and the definitions in column B (1m) A B Your answers 1. A nomad a. a place the Mongolian live in 1…………….. 2. A buffalo-drawn cart b. a period of the year when farmers collect their crops 2…………….. 3. Harvest time c. a person who often move to find new lands for growing rice 3…………….. 4. A ger d. a means for transporting and carrying heavy thing by using animals 4…………….. V. Read the passage and answer the questions (2ms) Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam Commune at a 45km distance from Hanoi. It is the birthplace of two kings in the history of Vietnam, Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen, who opened up the long-term self-control and independence period of Vietnam after Bach Dang Victory in the year 938. All houses, gates, village gates and wells are built of laterite creating an architectural complex, a unique village that is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam. At present, there are still nearly old 200 houses and many other historical monuments such as Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, MongPhu Communal House, Ho Gam Hill at which Phung Hung liked tigers to rescue villagers and the temple at which the diplomat Giang Van Minh is worshiped. 1. Where is Duong Lam village? => ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 2. Who were the two kings whose birthplace is Duong Lam Village? => ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 3. What is Duong Lam typical for? => ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 4. How many old houses are there in Duong Lam? => ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… VI. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets (2ms) 1. The bus arrived. We were talking. (WHEN) => ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 2. We missed the bus. We were so late. (BECAUSE) => ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 3. I was watching Da Nang Fireworks Festival on TV, and at that time the power went out (WHILE) => ………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 4. Peter really loves to hang out with friends (ENJOYS) => ………………………………………………………………………………………...…………

I. Choose the word which has different sound in the part underlined (1m):

1. A. pictures         B. watches            C. buses            D. brushes

2. A. Fun                 B. sun                   C. surf               D. cut

3. A. resort             B. hotel                C. except           D. rescue

4. A. mention         B. question          C. action           D. education

II. Choose the best answer (2ms):

1. You should ………….information about a custom or tradition.

A. Finds            B found             C. finding         D. find

2. My parents usually ………… work very early

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

3. Anna prefers………….TV to ……………. books.

A. watching/reading                  B. watch/read

C. watching/read                          D. watch/reading

4. Do you know…………..language is spoken in Kenya?

A. which           B. who              C. what              D. how

5. Jupiter is……….planet in the solar system

A. the biggest   B. the bigger     C. bigger

6…………….. a lot of troubles of the past year, people tend to forget them and hope for a better upcoming year.

A. although       B. despite          C. even though     D. because

7. ……………youngest boy has just started going to…………school.

A. a/X                B. X/the               C. an/X                 D. the/X

8. They __________ the bus yesterday.

A. don’t catch    B. weren’t catch  C. didn’t catch      D. not catch

III. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences (2ms)

1. Lan Anh enjoys to watch cartoons on TV. 

-->Lan Anh enjoys watching cartoons on TV. 

2. What many students are there in Long's class?

-->How many students are there in Long's class?

3. She always tries to complete her homework before to go to bed. 

-->She always tries to complete her homework before go to bed.

4. Tuan are lucky to enjoy a British festival when coming to be there.

-->Tuan is lucky to enjoy a British festival when coming to be there.

IV. Match the words in column A and the definitions in column B (1m)

                               A                                                                                       B

  A. nomad  -->  c. a person who often move to find new lands for growing rice 

  B. buffalo-drawn cart  -->  d. a means for transporting and carrying heavy thing by using animals 

 C. Harvest time   -->   b. a period of the year when farmers collect their crops

 D. ger   -->  a. a place the Mongolian live in 

V. Read the passage and answer the questions (2ms)

         Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam Commune at a 45km distance from Hanoi. It is the birthplace of two kings in the history of Vietnam, Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen, who opened up the long-term self-control and independence period of Vietnam after Bach Dang Victory in the year 938.

       All houses, gates, village gates and wells are built of laterite creating an architectural complex, a unique village that is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.

      At present, there are still nearly old 200 houses and many other historical monuments such as Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, MongPhu Communal House, Ho Gam Hill at which Phung Hung liked tigers to rescue villagers and the temple at which the diplomat Giang Van Minh is worshiped.

1. Where is Duong Lam village?

=>Duong Lam village is located in Duong Lam Commune at a 45km distance from Hanoi.

2. Who were the two kings whose birthplace is Duong Lam Village?

=> They are Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen

3. What is Duong Lam typical for?

=> It is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.

4. How many old houses are there in Duong Lam?

=>There are still nearly old 200 houses .

VI. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets (2ms) 1. The bus arrived. We were talking. (WHEN)

=>When the bus arrived,we were talking

2. We missed the bus. We were so late. (BECAUSE)

=>We missed the bus because we were so late 

3. I was watching Da Nang Fireworks Festival on TV, and at that time the power went out (WHILE) =>The power went out while I was watching Da Nang Fireworks Festival on TV

4. Peter really loves to hang out with friends (ENJOYS)

=>Peter enjoys hanging out with friends