Reading.

1. Choose the word ( A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces

     We ....(5).... to Thai land for our summer vacation last year. I was our first ....(6)....to Asia. We loved it. We went to the floating market very early one morning. We didn't buy anything there , we just looke. Another day, we went to Wat phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was really ....(7)....Then we saw two more temple nearby. We also went on a river ....(8).... somewhere outside Bangkok. The best thing ....(9).... the trip was the food. The next time we have friends over for dinner, I ....(10).... Thai food.

 5/ A. go              B. went            C. are going        D. will go

 6/ A. vacation     B. holiday       C. trip                 D. A&B

 7/ A. interested   B. interesting  C. bored              D. boring

 8/ A. trip             B. walk           C. travel              D. bank

 9/ A. in               B. on               C. of                    D. about

 10/ A. cook        B. cooked        C. am cooking     D. am going to cook

2. Complete the passage with the most suitable word

          The festival was held in the communal house yard  about one kilometer away from a(1).   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  There were three competitions: water-fetching fire-making and rice-cooking.  The festival.  (2)…………. …… .  one day. 

          In the water-fetching.  (3)……….….  one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water .  In the fire making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way.  They tried to rub(4)………………...  .  of bamboo together to make the fire.  Six people from each team took part in the (5)………….  contest. They had to separate the rice(6)………………….…the husk and then cook the rice.  After the(7)………….  .  contests, all the (8)………….  were added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize.  The festival was wonderful.

3. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

 Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar.

It’s officially.(1)................as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet. It begins. (2)....................January twenty -first and February nineteen. The exacts day changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New year's Eve, people sit up to midnight  to see the New year in , then they put on new .(3)....................and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet last ten days. The first three days are the most (4)........... Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible. 

  Part1/ choose the correct words to fill in the gaps 

    1/      a/ knows                b/ knew                 c/ know                 d/ known

    2/      a/ between             b/ in                       c/ at                       d/ after

3/      a/ friends               b/ clothes               c/ shoes                 d/ shirt

  4/      a/ happy                b/ nice                    c/ important           d/ popular  

 part2  Answer the questions

   5/ What is Vietnam's New Year known as?

…………………………………………………………………………

   6/ What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet ?

……………………………………………………………………

   7/ Which days of Tet do you think the most important ?

…………………………………………………………………………

   8/ Do you like the New year's Eve ? When is it ? 

……………………………………………………………………

4. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

When people talk Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa province, they often think of a tropical paradise.Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort. It has a long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches

  In the morning and in the afternoon, tourist can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. Snorkeling and diving are both interesting sport, as swimmer may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Besides, tourist can also take boat trip to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu Island, where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks.

   True/False Statements:

1.At Tri Nguyen aquarium, visitors can enjoy watching a few sharks only……

2.Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort……

3.In the morning, tourist can take part in various fascinating….

4.Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1990……

5. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites.Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General  Tran Hung Dao hid wooden  stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

1.     Whom is Ha Long popular with?

……………………………………………………………………

2.     What is one of the  attractions of Ha Long ?

……………………………………………………………………

3.What is the Bay’s water like ?

………………………………………………………………

4.Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long ?

……………………………………………………………

6. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn T (True) hay F (False).

 Uyen had a day to remember last week. She had a Math exam last Friday, so she had to stay up late before to do her exercises. She got up late the next morning. She realized that her alarm clock didn’t go off. As she was leaving home, it started to rain heavily. Uyen tried to run as fast as she could. Suddenly she stumbled over a rock and fell down. Her schoolbag dropped into a pool and everything got wet. The rain stopped as she got to her classroom. Luckily, Uyen had enough time to finish her exam.

* T/F statements:...….....1. Uyen finished her Math exam.

………2. She was late for her classroom.

………3. As she got to her classroom, it still rained heavily.

………4. Everything in her schoolbag got wet.

………5. She got up early and went to her classroom

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We got up early in the morning. We (35) _____ prepared our food boxes to take with us. We left the house and had to drive (36)____through the town traffic. However in the countryside we drove (37) ____. After an hour we reached the foot of the mountain. We climbed the first part easily, but when we were nearly at the top we naturally slowed down (38) ___it was difficult. We tried (39)___to reach the top and when we did, Dad said we had done (40) ____.

 35. A. care              B. careless           C. careful                       D. carefully

 36. A. slow            B. slowly              C. lovely                        D. lately

 37. A. fast               B. fastly                C. quick                         D. slow

 38. A. but               B. however           C. because                  D. for example

 39. A. hard             B. hardly              C. best                           D. most

 40. A. good             B. well                 C. fine                           D. bad

IV. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

17. Jack, (A) not close the door! We (B) keep it (C) open for (D) the cat! 

18. (A) Last summer I (B) went to Nha Trang and (C) buy a lot of (D) souvenirs.

19. I (A) like this game show (B) very much. It (C) is really (D) entertainment.
20. Children now (A) spend (B) much time (C) on the internet than (D) watching television.

21. (A) Please, (B) take these old (C) newspapers to the (D) recycled bin.

22. If robots (A) will (B) do all of our work, we (C) will have (D) nothing to do.

I. Choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces.

All men should study, we have to study to ......(1)....... our knowledge and develop our intelligence. An uneducated man can only utilize his ......(2)....... strength to work and live. An educated man, ......(3)....... this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This intelligence  and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly ......(4)....... cleverly.

In a same profession or work, the educated man differs ......(5)....... the uneducated considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but ......(6)....... workers must also ......(7)....... an education.

In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. ......(8)....... must spend seven or eight years to study. From ploughmen  to labourers in these ......(9)....... , no one is ......(10)....... to read a book or a paper fluently.

1.      A- wide                      B- widely                   C-widen                     D- broad

2.      A- body                      B- bodily                   C- power                    D- brain

3.      A- with                       B- without                 C- no                          D- none

4.      A- and                                    B- but                         C- yet                         D- or

5.      A- than                       B- with                       C- from                      D- apart

6.      A- simple                   B- easy                       C- hard                       D- manual

7.      A- learn                      B- study                     C- acquire                  D- know

8.      A- Man                       B- One                        C- Human                  D- Mankind

9.      A- parts                      B- regions                  C- fields                     D- nations

10. A- able                       B- unable                   C- not                         D- never

I.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We live in the suburbs, and it‟s just too (1)                       ! There aren‟t (2)                                       shops, and there are certainly (3)        clubs or theaters. (4)                                                              a lot of parks, good schools, and very (5)                                      crime: but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (6)            

       downtown.

(suburb (n) : ngoại thành)

II.     Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.

1.   What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?

A.   close to something                                     B. beautiful

C. far from other places                                  D. noisy

2.   What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?

A.   the author‟s neighborhood                         B. shopping center

C. bus station                                                  D. downtown

3.   It‟s easy to             .

A.   find a place to park      B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4.   The author             .

A.   likes to live in the suburbs

B.   thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

C.   thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D.   feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.   Which of the following is true?

A.   The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.

B.   The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.

C.   It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D.   Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

III.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (1)                , I‟m your new (2)    , Jack. I just moved in.

Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes?

James: I‟m looking for a grocery store. Are there (3)                  around here?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (4)                        Pine Street.

James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here?

Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there‟s one across from the shopping center. James:    (5)      

Mrs. Jones: By the way, there‟s a barber shop in the shopping center, (6)                         

James: A barber shop?

(laundromat (n): hiệu giặt tự động            barber shop (n): hiệu cắt tóc)

I.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We live in the suburbs, and it‟s just too (1)          ! There aren‟t (2)       shops, and there are certainly (3)        clubs or theaters. (4)            a lot of parks, good schools, and very (5)         crime: but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (6)        downtown.    

       downtown.

(suburb (n) : ngoại thành)

II.     Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.

1.   What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?

A.   close to something                                     B. beautiful

C. far from other places                                  D. noisy

2.   What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?

A.   the author‟s neighborhood                         B. shopping center

C. bus station                                                  D. downtown

3.   It‟s easy to             .

A.   find a place to park      B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4.   The author             .

A.   likes to live in the suburbs

B.   thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

C.   thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D.   feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.   Which of the following is true?

A.   The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.

B.   The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.

C.   It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D.   Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

III.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (1)                , I‟m your new (2)    , Jack. I just moved in.

Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes?

James: I‟m looking for a grocery store. Are there (3)                  around here?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (4)                        Pine Street.

James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here?

Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there‟s one across from the shopping center. James:    (5)      

Mrs. Jones: By the way, there‟s a barber shop in the shopping center, (6)                         

James: A barber shop?

(laundromat (n): hiệu giặt tự động            barber shop (n): hiệu cắt tóc)

I.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We live in the suburbs, and it‟s just too (1)          ! There aren‟t (2)       shops, and there are certainly (3)        clubs or theaters. (4)            a lot of parks, good schools, and very (5)         crime: but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (6)        downtown.    

       downtown.

(suburb (n) : ngoại thành)

II.     Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.

1.   What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?

A.   close to something                                     B. beautiful

C. far from other places                                  D. noisy

2.   What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?

A.   the author‟s neighborhood                         B. shopping center

C. bus station                                                  D. downtown

3.   It‟s easy to             .

A.   find a place to park      B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4.   The author             .

A.   likes to live in the suburbs

B.   thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

C.   thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D.   feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.   Which of the following is true?

A.   The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.

B.   The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.

C.   It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D.   Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

III.   Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (1)                , I‟m your new (2)    , Jack. I just moved in.

Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes?

James: I‟m looking for a grocery store. Are there (3)                  around here?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (4)                        Pine Street.

James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here?

Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there‟s one across from the shopping center. James:    (5)      

Mrs. Jones: By the way, there‟s a barber shop in the shopping center, (6)                         

James: A barber shop?

(laundromat (n): hiệu giặt tự động            barber shop (n): hiệu cắt tóc)

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. I _________________ eat meat, but now I’m a vegetarian. A. used to B. use to C. didn’t use to D. never used to 2. It was cold and wet outside so we _________________ home. A. changed into B. looked at C. stayed for D. stayed at 3. He _________________ his son during the day. A. looks after B. looks like C. loop up D. look for 4. We had an arrangement that he would _____________ the house and I would _______dinner. A. tell / light B. light / tell C. cook / clean D. clean / cook 5. You're going skiing with three friends. That _________________ like fun. A. listens B. sounds C. smells D. tastes 6. The hospital has some of the _________________ equipment in the country. A. injured B. dangerous C. cruel D. modern 7. My mom _________________ me with new schoolbag and bicycle before I went to school. A. decided B. changed C. equipped D. brought 8. The Vietnamese women are wearing _________________ dress called Ao dai at Tet. A. commercial B. unfortunate C. cruel D. traditional 9. People _________________ the house with candles for the dinner party. A. broke B. lit C. grazed D. tied 10. He's been single for so long now, I don't think he'll _________________. A. marry B. married C. drop D. dropped 11. She has a _________________ so she can't do heavy work. A. beautiful clothes B. strong buffalo C. broken heart D. black stripe 12. When he started he was just a ____________boy from the slums, now he's a millionaire. [slums: khu ổ chuột] A. traditional B. golden C. rich D. poor 13. We planted the seeds two weeks ago and little green shoots started to _______shoots.: chồi non A. drop B. marry C. cook D. appear 14. We really ought to leave _______ because it must have a heavy rain. A. immediate B. immediately C. lucky D. luckily 15. She's terribly _______________ because her father passed away last week. A. happy B. magical C. upset D. excited 16. He _______________ with a young German girl studying in the same class. A. fell in love B. fall in love C. fell on the ice D. fall off my bike 17. What time does the mail usually ___________ ? A. escape B. escaped C. arrived D. arrive 18. She has _______________ to do all her work for her. A. masters B. servants C. bosses D. tigers 19. She left China at the age of 15 and has never _______________ . A. decided B. returned C. escaped D. burned 20. With careful training, a dog will obey its _______________ completely. [obey: vâng lời] A. fairy B. farmer C. master D. buffalo