IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False: (1pt) My friend and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I love lying in the sun, drinking ice-cold beer and reading a good book. But my friend likes visiting museums and galleries. She hates sunbathing because she always goes, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece.

19. We had a problem about our holiday one year ago. _________

20. I wanted to relax. _________

21. I am not fond of lying in the sun. ._________

22. My friend hates visiting museums and galleries. _________

Giup mi nha cac bn

Thansssssssssssssssssssss

. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

  My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked  busy cultural holidays. He liked visiting art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do,  we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

27. Why did the author want to have a lazy seaside holiday?

A. She liked a busy holiday        

B. She was tired and needed to relax          

C. She always went red, not brown                               

28. The author liked  _____ .                                           

A.  sunbathing                             B. visiting museum’s                                  C. art galleries

29. What does the word ‘island’ in line 5 mean?

A. a piece of land with water all around it          

B. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain                  

C. a big area of salty water

30. Which of the following is not true?

A. Robert liked lazy seaside holidays

B. Robert wanted to stay in Athens    

C. Robert’s wife loved to sail to a quiet island             

31. Kos is _____ .

A. a city in Greece                      B. an island                        C. a place which has many island

32. What is the passage written about?

A. a problem about the holiday  B. a trip to Greece              C. a busy cultural holiday 

. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

  My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked  busy cultural holidays. He liked visiting art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do,  we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

27. Why did the author want to have a lazy seaside holiday?

A. She liked a busy holiday        

B. She was tired and needed to relax          

C. She always went red, not brown                               

28. The author liked  _____ .                                           

A.  sunbathing                             B. visiting museum’s                                  C. art galleries

29. What does the word ‘island’ in line 5 mean?

A. a piece of land with water all around it          

B. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain                  

C. a big area of salty water

30. Which of the following is not true?

A. Robert liked lazy seaside holidays

B. Robert wanted to stay in Athens    

C. Robert’s wife loved to sail to a quiet island             

31. Kos is _____ .

A. a city in Greece                      B. an island                        C. a place which has many island

32. What is the passage written about?

A. a problem about the holiday  B. a trip to Greece              C. a busy cultural holiday 

Read this legend, then answer the following questions.. Kitchen Gods Once upon a time, there was a childless couple. The wife was faithful and loved the husband passionately while the husband was treated his wife badly. One day he beat the poor wife with a stick and dismissed her from home. The women had come to another place. She then got married with a kind man, and they lived in harmony. One afternoon when her husband had gone for hunting, a beggar came and a some food. The woman was kind; filled the poor beggar's bag and recognized that the beggar was her former husband. The man also recognized his wife then. She felt sorry for the man when hearing that from the day he dismissed ber, he was deeply sad and regretful. So he decided to go away to find her until he spent all money and became a beggar. After being offered a big meal, the man was drunk so the woman had to drag him out and hid him in a stack of straw because it was time for her recent husband to come back from the forest. After a while, there was a knock at the door, the hunter appeared with a deer on his back. He then happily asked the woman to go to the market to prepare for the dinner. When the women came back, she found that the stack of straw, where her drunk former husband was sleeping, had been burned with a deer roasted. She cried painfully, and then jumped into the fire. The hunter didn't know what had happened and what to do but jumped into the fire to die beside his wife. At that moment, God was in the heaven, he was moved by the story so he turned three of them into three parts of the earthen tripod so that they could live side foreverand conferred them with the title of Kitchen God to oversee all the cooking of people. Every year, they all together came back to the heaven on the 23"of the 12 lunar month to report to God.

1. Why did the wife have to leave for another place?

2. What did the former husband do after dismissing his wife from home?

3. Why did the wife jump into the fire?

4. What did the hunter do then?

5.Why did God turn them into three parts of the earthen tripod?

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as given, so that it contains an expression with have
1 I really enjoyed my holiday last year.
= I.............................................
2, david crashed his car while he was driving to Spain.
=David..................................
3, When we left, Maria wished us a safe journey.
= ^ goodbye ^, said Maria, and .................
4 Most of the people on the beach were wearing very little.
= Most of the people on the beach .....................
5.We could not decide about our holiday but then Sue thought of something.
= We could not decide about our holiday until Sue.................................
6 There was a party at Martin house last night.
= Martin......................
7.Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was very busy.
= Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was .......................
8. LAn did not how to water-ski, but she gave it a try.
= LAn did not how to water-ski but she......................
9. LAura suspected that the hotel food was going to be bad.
= LAura

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.

1. A. holidays B. programs C. pants D. festivals

2. A. drip B. bill C. pipe D. fix

II. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.

1. The Robinsons __________ to Ireland for their holiday last year.

A. went B. have gone C. gone D. go

2. They ___________ a holiday for ten years.

A. aren't having B. haven't had C. don't have D. didn't had

3. I asked Mary if she _________ learning French.

A. has liked B. likes C. liked D. like

4. We intend to go for a picnic ______________ October 20^th.

A. in B. on C. at D. between

5. Ba wishes he _________ stay in Hue for a few days.

A. ought B. will C. could D. can

6. She asked me _______ I could speak other languages .

A. if B. that C. this D. what

7. John is _______ in learning Vietnamese.

A. interested B. keen C. fond D. pleased

8. My family had a __________ to Linh's home village last weekend.

A. two-day trips B. two-days trips C. two-days trip D. two-day trip

III. Find one mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.

1. The school year in Vietnam is divided to two terms.

----------A----------------------B-----------C------D

2. She has learnt English for she went to Australia.

-------A--------------------B------C-----D

3. John asked me if I want to buy any second-hand books.

----------A--------B----C------------D

4. You will be ill if you eating so much.

---------A------B---------C----------D

IV. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each of the following questions. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.

Last year, we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month. I had been to the seaside several times before, but this was the first time for my friend Naturally, it was a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by car We reached the seaside at 12 o'clock. We spent many hours on the beach. We enjoyed making castles and channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we could stay longer, so much the better.

l. How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?

A. A week. B. A few weeks. C. A month D. A few mont

2. Who went to the seaside the first time?

A. The writer B. The writer's friend C. The writer's famil D. The writer and his friend

3. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?

A. It was bad B. It was rainy C. It was good C. It was snowy.

4. How did they travel to the seaside?

A. By car B. By train C. By bus. D. By air.

5. When did they reach the seaside?

A. In the morning. B. At noon C. In the afternoon D. At sunris

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. Because there were obstacles, the building didn't go along as planned.

Because of ...............................................................................................

2. I last saw her five years ago.

I have not .........................................

3. I don't have a computer.

I wish .....................................................

4. It was raining, so we decided to postpone our trip.

Because it ..................................................................

5. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick.

Because of ...........................................................................

6. She went to bed early because she felt tired.

Because of .........................................................

7. The train came late because it was foggy.

Because of ............................................................

Fill up the spaces in each of the following sentences by inserting a verb + up, or a verb + up + preposition combination.

1. It is ...... factory owners to provide fire-fighting equip­ment in their factories. (No verb is required here.) 2. Unfortunately he was ...... by his parents to believe that money was the only thing that mattered. 3. The party didn't ...... till 3 a.m. and the guests left very noisily.

4. I ran after him and soon ......... him. Then we went on together. 5. Mother to child: "Your clothes are covered with mud; what have you .........?" 6. If you buy the paint I'll ......this room for you. 7. He ......a list of conditions and we all agreed to them. 8. If you want a new passport you must ...... this form. 9. He......at 8 a.m. and went to bed at 11 p.m. 10. I tried three times to start the car and then ... it ... and went by bus. 11. If I ...... alcohol I'd be much healthier, but life wouldn't be so much fun. 12. I saw a policeman so I ......... him and asked him the way.

13. Most girls expect to get married when they....... 14. Cashiers carrying money to the bank are sometimes ...... by gunmen. 15. He couldn't ......... me as I ran much faster than he did

and soon left him behind. 16. I ...... a 20p piece that I saw lying on the ground. 17. He wasted two weeks and tried to ......... it by working madly the last day. 18. She said that she was going to educate her children her­self, for if they went to school they'd only......bad habits. 19. Before you go on holiday you should ...... the house and ask the police to keep an eye on it. 20. The car......suddenly with screaming brakes. 21. English people have to.........English weather. 22. The thieves ...... (bound) the housekeeper and ransacked the house. 23. I've stupidly ...... your books and mine and now I don't know which is which. 24. He is a dangerous criminal. He ought to be....... 25. I want to ... him ... . Would you please ...... his telephone number? 26. I ...... at the meeting-place but the others didn't come. 27. He wanted something to do in his spare time so he ...... carpentry. 28. The police......a notice saying, "No Parking". 29. "Tell me at the end of the week how many hours you have worked and I'll ......with you then", his employer said. 30. It's probably true. No one would......such a stupid story. 31. She sat down in front of the mirror and began to ...... her face. 32. If only we had a dish-washer, we wouldn't need to ...... after every meal. 33 My father said it was all my fault but my mother ......... (defended) me and said that it wasn't. 34 He ...... his speech by calling for a vote of thanks for last year's president.

III. Read the passage and do the exercise below

When Mr. Finch retired, he bought a small cottage in a seaside village. The cottage was built in 1588, but was in good condition. Mr. Finch was looking forward to a quiet life, but in the summer holiday, he got a shock.
Hundreds of tourists came to the seaside village and many of the tourists came to see it. From the morning till night, there were tourists outside the cottage. They kept looking through windows and many of them even went into Mr. Finch’s garden. This was too much for Mr Finch

A. Write True or False

1. .......... Mr Finch had bought the cottage before he tired.

2. .......... Mr Finch wanted a noisy life.

3. .......... A lot of tourists wanted to see the cottage.

B. Answer the questions

1. When did Mr Finch by the cottage?

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2. Was Mr Finch's cottage interesting?

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3. Did Mr Fich like the tourists to see his cottage?

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 9:

A. like

B. as

C. same

D. similar