I. Listen and fill in each blank with no more than three words or numbers.

1. The speaker mentions ________ questions at the beginning of the listening.

2. The Earth looks so beautiful from space with _____________.

3. __________ is just a red, hot ball, pretty much the same as Mars.

4. The speaker used to learn that __________ was a planet.

5. There are now only __________ planets in our solar system.

II. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.

6. A. prehistoric          B. economic                C. linguistic                 D. optimistic

7. A. government        B. celebrate                 C. nominee                  D. popular

8. A. imbecile              B. impossible               C. uncommon                         D. unhappy

III. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.

9. A. tool                     B. moon                      C. soon                        D. cook

10. A. crossed                         B. followed                 C. fluttered                 D. happened

11. A. tear                   B. bear                         C. hear                        D. fear

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

Question 12. Some documents say that people __________ the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.

A. celebrated               B. were celebrating                 C. have celebrated                  D. celebrate

13. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.

A. arrives                     B. is arriving                            C. has arrived                       D. will arrive

14. - How is your holiday in New Zealand? - __________.

A. Really                     B. Awesome                           C. Absolutely right                 D. Sure

15. All the villages ___________ to safe areas before midnight last night.

A. evacuated               B. were evacuated                  C. had evacuated                    D. had been evacuated

16. I'd be over the moon if I ___________ a chance to go to Disneyland in California.

A. have                        B. had                                     C. will have                       D. would have

17. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge __________ not be suitable for your family.

A. can                          B. may                                     C. need                                   D. ought

18. She doesn’t have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) ________ with him.

A. ticket                      B. appointment                       C. lunch set                             D. seat

19. The 21st century has already seen considerable ___________ in computer technology.

A. progress                  B. progressing                         C. progresses                           D. process

20. What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.

A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.

B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.

C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.

D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer.

V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

21. The first experiment was __________, so we need to do another one. (SUCCEED)

22. The __________ between Vietnam and America is good. (FRIEND)

23. A lot of _________ to people and assets was left after a hurricane. (DAMAGE)

VI. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.

24. It is reported that six people trapped in collapsed buildings have freed so far.

25. Everyone should be extreme worried about the hole in the ozone layer.

VII. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

New Zealand is a small country in the southern Pacific Ocean. There are two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, as (26) _______ as many smaller islands. New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size as the United Kingdom.

There are four main cities. Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a population (27) _______ over one million people. Auckland's population includes many different nationalities. For example, there are large groups of European, Maori, Pacific Island, Chinese and Indian people. Together with other smaller groups, they make Auckland an interesting and (28) _______ place to live.

Although Wellington is the capital, the centre of government, it is smaller and (29) _______ than Auckland with a population of 350,000. The main cities in the South Island are Christchurch, known as the Garden City, and Dunedin, which is often (30) _______ to a small Scottish city.

26. A. good                             B. well                         C. better                      D. same

27. A. of                                 B. with                        C. to                            D. from

28. A. excitement                    B. excited                    C. exciting                  D. excite

29. A. more quiet                    B. quietly                    C. most quiet              D. quieter

30. A. compared                       B. to compare              C. been compared       D. comparing

VIII. Read the following passage about tornadoes and choose the best answer.

Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices.

What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call.

Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult's hand.

Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!

31. What is a landline telephone?

A. a telephone that can be carried around in your pocket and used anywhere

B. a telephone that can be used in a public place

C. a telephone that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones

D. a telephone that can be used to check e-mail and go on the Internet

32. The article describes an example of a landline. What is an example of a landline?

A. a pay phone                        B. a smart phone                 C. a cell phone    D. a mobile phone

33. Pay phones are probably not used as much today as they were in the past. What piece of evidence supports this conclusion?

A. Many people today carry cell phones, which can be used almost anywhere.

B. Payphones are landlines that can be found in public places.

C. People could not take landlines with them when they left their homes.

D. People put coins into a slot in the pay phone to make a call.

34. What might be a reason that cell phones were invented?

A. People wanted to be able to make calls from their homes or offices.

B. People wanted to be able to make calls away from home without finding a pay phone.

C. People wanted to be able to speak to one another when they were apart.

D. People wanted to be able to speak and see each other from far distance.

35. What is the main idea of this article?

A. Telephones are used to keep people apart as much as possible.

B. Cell phones are much less useful than landlines and pay phones.

C. Landlines and pay phones still play an important part in the world nowadays.

D. Telephones have been used for many years, and they have changed a lot over time.

IX. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets.

36. They will widen the gate to let the cars run into the yard easily.

=> The gate ____________________________________________________________________________

37. I can't come because I have to help my dad with something.

=> If I _________________________________________________________________________________

38. As soon as we got on the plane, the pilot told us to get off again.

=> We had just __________________________________________________________________________

39. We wanted to know how they had returned to Earth.

=> “How _____________________________________________________________?” we asked.

40. Don't miss seeing the Opera House when you are in Sydney. (forget)

=>________________________________________________________________________________

I. Listen to a conversation between Long and his mother about her school days. Fill each of the gaps in the notes with NO MORE THAN THREE words and/or a number. You will listen TWICE. Mum's School Time - In school from (1)…………..to (2)……………….. - School: close to a (3) ………………..; one-story building; large yard - Subjects: no (4) ……………………. class; started learning English in Grade 6. - Only learnt half a day, either in the (5)……………… Or (6)………………………….. - Meals: no (7)…………………………….at school. - After school: not much (8)……………………; did housework to help family. II. VOCABULARY- GRAMMAR ( 2.5pts) Choose the word whose main stress is marked differently from that of the others (0.5pt) 9. A. dogsled B. worthwhile C. vendor D. barber 10. A. generation B. entertainment C. seniority D. illiterate Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 11. Remember to _________ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house. A. put off B. turn off C. take off D. give up 12. I used to __________ a teddy bear, but I don't have one now. A. having B. have C. has D. had 13. Jane can’t swim fast. She wishes she __________ faster. A. can swim B. swam C. would swim D. could swim 14. They suggested that she _________ her parents about her problems. A. told B. should tell C. tells D. telling 15. He told me he _________ leave the city the next day. A. has to B. had to C. would have to D. will have to 16. Hoi An is ____ for it old, small and tile-roofed houses. A. well-dressed B. well-organized C. well-known D. well-done 17. She will get good marks if she _________ hard A. studies B. studied C. study D. studying 18. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by different craft villages. A. collect B. collection C. collector D. Collecting III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Living in a city has a (19)________of drawbacks. Firstly, there are many problems of traffic jams and traffic accidents. The increase in population and the increasing number of vehicles have caused many accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air pollution negatively affects people’s health, and it also has a bad influence (20)____ the enviroment. More and more city dwellers (21)________ from coughing or breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at night. Noise (22)______ comes from the traffic and from construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked down and rebuilt. These factors contribute to making city life more difficult for its residents. 19. A. lots B. numbers C. number D. numerous 20. A. on B. at C. by D. for 21. A. suffer B. differ C. recover D. flew 22. A. polluting B. polluted C. pollution D. pollute IV.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Traditionally, rural villages in Vietnam produced handicrafts when they were not busy with planting or harvesting crops. Over time, many villages developed the expertise to make specialised products and so particular villages became famous for such things as weaving, woodwork, lacquer work and metal products. With industrialisation many villagers moved to the cities but maintained their craft skills and networks to produce products for the city market, for example craft villages make furniture, grow flowers or make utensils for the urban population. Other villages changed from making traditional crafts to producing different products desired by an industrialised society. For example, the villagers of Trieu Khuc changed from traditional paper making to recycling plastic. There are now many craft villages in Vietnam based on recycling plastic, paper or metal. 23. When do rural villages in Vietnam produced handicrafts traditionally? A. When they were not busy with planting or harvesting crops. B. When they were busy with planting or harvesting crops. C. After they finish harvesting crops. D. Before they finish harvesting crops. 24. What do many villages developed over time? A. They developed the expertise to make daily products. B. They developed the expertise to make specialised products. C. They developed the expertise to make their own furniture. D. They developed their old furniture. 25. What does the word “maintained” in line 5 refer to? A. ignored B. made C. conserved D. improved 26. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Rural villages produced handicrafts in their free time. B. Some villages were popular with weaving, woodwork, lacquer work and metal products. C. Many craft villages based on farming. D. Some villages make furniture, grow flowers or make utensils. V. WRITING Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words. 27. It/ important/ you / say/what/you/think. A. It is important for you to say what you are thinking. B. It is important of you to say what you thinking. C. It was important of you to saying what you are thinking. D. It is very important of you to say what you were thinking 28. Mrs Hoa/ suggest/ that /should / turn off / lights / before /go /out/. A. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turning off the lights before going out. B. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turn off the lights before to go out. C. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turn off the lights before go out. D. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should turn off the lights before going out. II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. 29. My father can’t give up smoking. A. I wish my father can give up smoking. B. I wish my father could gave up smoking. C. I wish my father couldn’t give up smoking. D. I wish my father could give up smoking. 30. They say that John is the brightest student in class. A. John is said that he is the brightest student in class. B. It was said that John is the brightest student in class. C. It is said that John is the brightest student in class. D. John was said that he is the brightest student in class. 31. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. A. In spite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. B. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. C. In spite his leg broken, he managed to get out of the car. D. In spite of his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. 32. "If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy. A. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy. B. Tom suggested not taking a break. C. Tom advised Daisy to take a break. D. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 33 . I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at that time. A. right B. correct C. exact D. suitable 34. Have you found out how much all this is going to cost? Is it expensive? A. got information about B. found by chance C. talked to someone about D. met someone and asked Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 35. They would never admit that they made a serious mistake during the experiment. A. refuse B. argue C. deny D. calculate 36. . Someone who can think fast and make decisions easily is said to be brilliant A. smart B. cheerful C. stupid D. successful. 37. - “Mum, I’ve won the girl’s long jump.” - “_______” A. It’s nothing. B. All right. C. Congratulations! D. Don’t be proud! 38. - “Hello. Can I speak to Ms. Thinh, please?” - “_______” A. Talking. B. Saying. C. Answering. D. Speaking. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 39.A. appeared B. decorated C. destroyed D. entertained 40 .A. celebrate B. bulb C. blanket D. plumber

2. Listen to the following interview with Lana Russel, a social worker in India. Fill each of the gaps in the notes with NO MORE THAN THREE words and/or a number. You will listen TWICE.

 THE WORLD’S SLUMS
- Slums = overcrowded sections of a city where people live in or near (1) _____________
- 2012: 33% of (2) _____________ live in slums
- Biggest slum in the world: Neza-Chalco-Itza in (3) _____________: 4 million people
- Biggest slum in Asia: Dharavi in India: (4) _____________ people
- A major cause of slums: (5) _____________ immigration.

Listen to Mark talking about the solar system. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words.

1. Many of the planets in our solar system have ___________.

2. The four mner planets are quite small and have __________.

3. The asteroid belt has millions of rocky ___________.

4. The outer planets are _________ and mostly made up of gas.

5. These cuter planets all have thick layers of clouds and __________ around them.

Listen to a talk about hovercrafts and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN three words.

A hovercraft is a unique kind of vehicle which has got the ₁________ over any kind of terrain land, water, mud, or ice. It has got special engines that blow air below the

vehicle. The pressure of this air is ₂_______ than the pressure in the atmosphere and the ³________ in the pressure lifts the hovercraft above the surface so that it can travel over small obstacles ⁴________ making it one of the most ⁵________ vehicles in the world.

The hovercraft was first designed in Britain in the 1950s. Today, these vehicles are used all over the world. They are particularly ⁶________  during disasters, because they can get to places that a boat or a helicopter can't reach.

The manufacturers have created hovercraft ⁷________. The smaller models are easy to drive and their designers always have ⁸________ in mind.

2 Read the passage and fill in the blank with no more than three words
City life is full of advantages and disadvantages. There are a lot of advantages of living in a city. The people who live in cities enjoy some special facilities and comforts unlike the village people. Their houses are modern, streets are well-lighted. They can go shopping and buy everything they need. In case of sickness they can avail the treatment of best doctors. Moreover, they can recevice education in schools, colleges and universities of high standard. They can also visit libraties, parks, museums and so on to stimulate their minds. But city life has some drawbacks too. The city life is very fast. Everybody is rushing for a better life, a better luck and a better opportunity. In city area people usually use vehicles run by fossil fuesl which causes havey smoke. Those smoke causes air pollution. Thus, people living in urban areas take the soup of chemicals. We don't see the harmful gasses but we inhale it. The fast life, the foul and smoky weather and dirty atmosphere cause health problem. Last but not least city life is more or less artificial and monotonous. It has no touch with nature whatsoever
1 People in the cities live in modern houses, receive____ education and get well treatments
2 The air in the cities is polluted by___from vehicles
3 The city life has more artificial but less___features