I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentences. (5 points) 1. They haven’t seen each other, but they write to each other frequently. They are __________. A. pen pals B. writers C. co-writers D. paper pals 2. English __________ widely __________ in this country nowadays. A. is / speaking B. is / spoken C. was / spoken D. is / spoke 3. My grandmother __________ the most beautiful girl in the village when she was young. A. did use to being B. use to be C. used to being D. used to be 4. We are having a good time together, I wish you __________ here with us now. A. are B. will be C. were D. would be 5. Since the economic __________ gets better, the sale of clothes increases. A. convenience B. situation C. risk D. style 6. Lan has lived here __________ 20 years. A. since B. on C. in D. for 7. This book __________ by Minh last week. A. buys B. bought C. was bought D. is bought 8. She said to me: “Where is your house?” A. She asked me where is my house. B. She asked me where my house was. C. She asked me where was my house. D. She asked me where was your house. 9. Since 1960 jeans have become more and more _________ with students. A. common B. popular C. famous D. familiar 10. They __________ this problem in many discussions. A. have mentioned B. mention C. mentioned D. mentioning III. Read the passage then answer the questions. (3 points) Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are very popular in Japan, France, Indonesia and Brazil. Rich people and poor people wear them. Young people and even some old people wear them, too. In other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are symbol of youth and independence (biểu tượng của tuổi trẻ và sự tự do). Everyone wants to be modern, young and independent. In Vietnam, old people don’t like jeans but jeans are the favorite clothes of young people, especially students. Questions: 1. What are the most popular kind of clothing in the world?  ______________________________________________________ 2. Do rich people wear them?  ______________________________________________________ 3. Where are jeans the traditional clothes?  ______________________________________________________ 4. Why do young people wear jeans in some countries?  ______________________________________________________ 5. Who like jeans the most in Vietnam?  ______________________________________________________ 6. Do old people like jeans?  ______________________________________________________ III. Complete the passage, using the cues given: (2 points) It was a beautiful day, 1. My friends / I / decide / go on a picnic. We / take / a bus / the countryside and then we / walk / 20 minutes / the picnic site next / the river. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. We / put down the blankets and / lay out the food, after meal we / play / the games “What song is it?” / “blind man’s bluff”. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Late / the afternoon we / go / fishing. We enjoy / our picnic. When we / look / at the time, it / be / nearly 6.30pm _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. We hurriedly/ gather / our things and / run / the bus stop. We / be / lucky / catch the last bus and we / arrive / home very late that evening. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________