. Listen and fill in the missing words Tim and Ba have been pen pals for (1) ______________ years. Last year Tim was invited to visit Vietnam. It was the (2)______________ time Tim went to Vietnam with his (3)__________ . When the plane landed at the airport, the weather was (4)______________ and there were a lot of people there. They (5) ______________ a taxi to a small hotel in the centre of the city. After (6) ______________ in, they went to their room on the (7) ______________ floor. Tim was eager to see the sight of the (8) ______________. II. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D 9. Would you mind if I _________ TV? A. watch B. watched C. watching D. watches 10. The man _________ next to me is very nervous. A. is sitting B. sits C. sitting D. sat 11. I _________ a friend while I _________ the shopping. A. met - was doing B. met - did C. was meeting – did C. was meeting - was doing 12. Vietnam is a(n)_________. A. rice exporting country B. rice - export country C. exporting - rice country D. rice - exporting country 13. She told me _________ speak English well. A. to how B. how to C. what to D. so as to 14. _________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. A. Fortunately B. Unfortunate C. Unfortunately D. Lucky 15. In the _________ festival, the fire is made in the traditional way. A. rice - cutting B. boat - sailing C. bull - fighting D. rice - cooking 16. We are looking forward _________ you in May. A. to seeing B. to see C. seeing D. to be seen Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 17. A. tribe B. limestone C. minimize D. participate 18. A. emergency B. sugar C. gallery D. degree III. Read the text and answer the questions below Mai and Lan met each other ten years ago when they were both sixteen years old. They met each other in an evening English class when they had a comprehension lesson. Lan didn’t understand a word, so she asked Mai to help her and then they became close friends. They were together nearly everyday. They left school 2 years later. Then Lan went to the university but Mai didn’t. She married to a rich businessman and had two children. Lan continued to study for 4 years because she wanted to be a teacher. She had a lot of new friends but Mai is still one of her close friends. Now Lan is married and has a baby. She lives near Mai, so they meet very week. They often go for a walk in the park and talk about past things. * Questions: 19. How old were Mai and Lan when they met each other? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20. Where did they meet each other? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 21. Did Mai go to the university? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 22. Why did Lan continue to study for 4 years? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23. Are Lan and Mai close friends? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 24. Do you have any close friends? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. IV. Write a story, using the following suggested words 25. Last week/ my class/ have/ day/ remember. 26. On the weekend/ we/ decide/ visit/ Con Son Pagoda. 27. When/ we/ come there, it/ start to rain/ heavily. 28. We/ have/ wait/ 5 hours/ before/ the rain/ stop. 29. Everyone/ be/ very hungry, so/ we/ have lunch. 30. After lunch/ we/ begin/ to visit/ pagoda. 31. Unfortunately/ it/ begin to rain/ heavily again. 32. When/ the rain/ stop, it/ be/ 5pm. 33. Everybody/ get/ really wet/ cold. 34. We/ decide/ leave/ pagoda/ without/ watch anything.