Read the following email and fill in each blank with a suitable word/phrase from the box. There are two words/phrases that you don't need.

                        experience      sample       excited       interesting

                      walking tour      performance          sightseeing

Hi Amy,

My family and I are going to Edinburgh next month and I'm really __________. We are traveling on Friday. I've made some plans. In the morning, we are talking a ___________ around Edinburgh. It's a good way to learn about the city. In the afternoon, we are visiting Edinburgh Castle. That will be an amazing ___________ for sure. Then we are going to have dinner àn enjoy live ___________ in a really nice restaurant. If we have time, we will visit Royal Botanic Garden. It's very popular with tourists. There's also a local market near the garden. People can ___________ traditional cakes and chocolate, or buy local art and jewelry for souvenirs. I think we will have a terrific time

I. Fill in each gap  with one suitable word (10 points).

MY HOBBY

            My hobby is reading. I …1…this hobby when I was 5 years old. I still remember the first …2… I read, which was …3… a lazy rabbit. I was so excited when I read that book, …4… I kept reading.

            I enjoy reading …5… it develops my imagination. It also widens my knowledge. I can understand …6…a nation has its name or what causes natural disasters. Moreover,  …7…helps me connect with …8... students because …9… is a book club at my school. We gather once a week to share …10… we have read.

III. Read the passage fill in each numbered gap with a suitable given word. (1,25 marks).

      Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys singing very much. When her brother (1) .  .  .  .  .  a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (2) .  .  .  .  . songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (3) .  .  .  .  . the karaoke discs. She is singing in the karaoke (4) .  .  .  .  .  organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going (5) .  .  .  .  . to support her.

IV. Rewrite the sentences so that its meaning stays the same (1,0 mark).

1. People make many famous films in Hollywood.

➜ Many .……………………………………………………………………..

2. Football is more exciting than volleyball.

➜ Volleyball isn’t ……………………………………………………………

3. I like orange juice best.

➜ My favourite ………………………………………………………………

4. My school is the same as my sister’s.

➜ My sister’s school isn’t…………………………………………………….

5. I didn’t go to school because I was sick.

➜ I was sick, so …………………………………………………………………….

6. It will be good if you eat less meat and more vegetables.

➜ You should ………………………………………………………………………

III. Fill in each gap with a suitable word beginning with a letter given.

  1. N____________ sources of energy include coal, oil and natural gas. 

  2. We need to look for ways to reduce our carbon f_______________.

  3. Coal is a f _____________fuel that was formed millions of years ago.

  4. Renewable energy sources will never run out because they are abundant and a_____________.

  5. B________________ can be produced by dead plants and animals as they decay.

  6. Burning fossil fuels emits a lot of pollutants that are h_____________ to the environment.

  7. Solar p_______________ are placed on the roofs of the houses and turn the sun’s ray into energy

  8. Some countries are replacing coal with natural gas because natural gas is less p___________ than coal.

  9. S_____________energy creates clean, renewable power from the sun.

  10. Sunlight can be converted into e_____________ for every house.   

Ex.8. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital.

III. Fill in each gap with one suitable word (1.0 m)

Hello! I'm an English, I live in Vietnam. This is a beautiful country, but there are a lot of _________________ problems in big cities, such as: Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City, Ha Noi Capital,… Firstly, there are too many people using the roads especially in the __________________hour when people run out to work and school or get home from those places. Then, there are too many __________________ on the road that leads to traffic jams. Another problem is that many roads are narrow and bumpy. After that, there are traffic _____________________ every day so a lot of people lose their lives or are injured. So in order to travel on the roads safely, I think we should obey the traffic rules and traffic signs as well. Moreover, carefulness is very necessary when you join the trafic

Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box

1. This is one of the best…………………that I’ve ever watched.

2. Vietnamese ………………..know a lot about different festivals in Vietnam.

3. Carrying beautiful lanterns at the Mid-Autumn Festival was a ………………..childhood experience.

4. We ……………….our house with peach blossoms to welcome Tet holiday.

5.  The elephant ……..…………get a lot of attention of the crowds in this event.

6. Do you know that elephants are considered good …………………of Vietnamese people?

7. It’s Vietnamese……………….. to burn incense when we go to the pagoda.

8. Tet is the most important ………………..in Vietnam because most Vietnamese people return home for Tet.