VII. Read the conversation and fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions of time.

Mark: I'm sorry I was out when you called yesterday afternoon, Alice. Look, I'm free (1) _______ the fifteenth of March. Can we meet then?

Alice: I'm busy next week, I'm afraid. So, I can't see you (2) _______ Friday.

Mark: I'd like to have a meeting this month if possible because I'll be very busy (3) _______ April.

Alice: I'm going away (4) _______ Easter, so how about the week after? Shall we meet (5) _______ the twenty-seventh? That's a Wednesday.

Mark: OK. Let's meet (6) _______ Wednesday afternoon (7) _______ half past two.

VIII. Complete the passage with the words in the box.

Last year, we had a visit to Thao Dien Lower Secondary School for blind students. Before the (1) ______________, we spent time learning about what outdoor (2) ______________ the students do there.

During our visit, we were surprised to see that the (3) ______________ could interact with us easily. They enjoyed (4) _______ with us while painting, drawing, some of making fruits using clay, and making paper art. They even (5) ______________ some of the English words for fruit.

Although it was a short visit, we had a good (6) ______________ working with the blind students in our community

8.Read the passage and fill in the gaps with prepositions of time or place ( Đọc đoạn văn sau vào điền vào chỗ trống giới từ cho thời gian và nơi chốn)

Tom is a student ................(1) a private school in the suburbs of Manchester. He lives with his parents ................(2) a small house near his school. He usually studies at school.................... (3) the mornings................. (4) Monday and Thursday afternoons, he joins different outdoor activities with his schoolmates. He sings.................. (5) the Little Bees' Club on Tuesdays and Fridays. He goes to the cinema with his friends ..................(6) the weekend. He finds his studies and outdoor activities enjoyable.

IV. Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-3) with appropriate words A-F from the box to obtain a
grammatically and lexically correct text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate letters. There are three
extra words that do not match any of the gaps.

A. invented

B. designed

C. discovered

D. planned

E. first

F. early

CALENDARS
These days, everybody uses calendars to note important dates like birthdays, but when did we start
measuring time?
Until recently, experts believed that people in the Near East made the 1) ………………..……. calendar
5,000 years ago. However, they then 2) ………………..……. an ancient site in Scotland from over
10,000 years ago. At the site, there were 12 holes in the ground. Scientists think that people
3) ………………..……. them to track the movement of the Moon and measure time. It’s an exciting discovery because it shows that people had calendars many centuries ago.

3. Fill in the text with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

My birthday is (1) _________ the 30^th of July. Last year I had a great day. I got up (2) _________ 8 o'clock (3) _________ the morning and tidied the house. Then (4) _________ the afternoon I went into town with my friend to buy food for the party. The party started (5) _________ 7 o'clock (6) _________ the evening and didn't stop until very late (7) _________ night! (8) _________ the 31^st of July I was very tired, so I went to bed early (9) _________ the evening.

4. Fill in the blank with a correct preposition.

1. I looked at the bookcase and saw an interesting story book _________ the top shelf.

2. _________ sunny days we usually go on a picnic.

3. I usually listen _________ pop music, because I'm interested _________ it.

4. Mary was born _________ 20^th March _________ 1982.

5. We had to work every day _________ last summer.

6 _________ Christmas I'd like to visit my relatives.

7. I last saw him _________ last March.

8. Section 5 is _________ the first floor of the Prep School.

9. You mustn't smoke _________ a bus.

10. Ahmet's grandmother died _________ 1990 _________ the age of 81.

11. Were there many people _________ the concert?

12. He speaks quite good French. He studied _________ Paris for a year.

Exercise 5 a. Fill in the text with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

My birthday is (1) _________ the 30^th of July. Last year I had a great day. I got up (2) _________ 8 o'clock (3) _________ the morning and tidied the house. Then (4) _________ the afternoon I went into town with my friend to buy food for the party. The party started (5) _________ 7 o'clock (6) _________ the evening and didn't stop until very late (7) _________ night! (8) _________ the 31^st of July I was very tired, so I went to bed early (9) _________ the evening.

Exercise 5 b. Fill in the text with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

I'm going to have a party! I hope you can come!!

It's going to start (1) _________ 5 o'clock (2) _________ the afternoon (3) _________ the second Saturday (4) _________ August. We're going to have it in Tom's house on Wilton Avenue. There's a big garden and we're going to have the party in the garden.

Did you know that my birthday is (5) _________ the eighth? But as you can see, the party is going to be (6) _________ the tenth. Why? Parties are better (7) _________ the weekend!

Exercise 5 a. Fill in the text with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

My birthday is (1) _________ the 30^th of July. Last year I had a great day. I got up (2) _________ 8 o'clock (3) _________ the morning and tidied the house. Then (4) _________ the afternoon I went into town with my friend to buy food for the party. The party started (5) _________ 7 o'clock (6) _________ the evening and didn't stop until very late (7) _________ night! (8) _________ the 31^st of July I was very tired, so I went to bed early (9) _________ the evening.

Exercise 5 b. Fill in the text with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

I'm going to have a party! I hope you can come!!

It's going to start (1) _________ 5 o'clock (2) _________ the afternoon (3) _________ the second Saturday (4) _________ August. We're going to have it in Tom's house on Wilton Avenue. There's a big garden and we're going to have the party in the garden.

Did you know that my birthday is (5) _________ the eighth? But as you can see, the party is going to be (6) _________ the tenth. Why? Parties are better (7) _________ the weekend!

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

Exercise 4. Fill in the black with prepositions of time "at / in / on".

1. We always go on holiday _________ summer.

2. My mother usually goes shopping _________ Friday morning.

3. I always do my homework _________ the evening.

4. The circus usually comes to our town _________ spring.

5. Sophia's birthday is _________ May 16^th.

6. I usually get up _________ seven o'clock.

7. My favorite television programme begins _________ 6:30 _________ the evening.

8. Sometimes it snows _________ winter.

9. My friend's birthday is _________ June.

10. Some birds and animals come out _________ night.

Exercise 3. Fill in the gaps with the correct word 1. Our train leaves from _____ seven in ten minutes. 2. I waited at the _______ for ten minutes, and then two buses arrived at the same time. 3. I couldn’t get on the first bus because it was ____. 4. After we took off, the _____ told us a bit about the plane and the journey. 5. Buses are not very ___. Sometimes they come every 5 minutes, then other times you have to wait for 40 minutes. 6. When I got to the bus stop there was a long ___ of people. 7. The flight was fine but we had a terrible _______ from the airport to our hotel. 8. I think the next train is __ to arrive in about 10 minutes.