PART ONE: LISTENING (2pts)

Question 1. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with ONE suitable words or number. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks by choosing the best option among A, B, C and D. (1,0 pt)

Over the last two decades a new means of spoken (1) ........................ has emerged: the mobile phone.When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. People could talk to each other over great (2) ......................... Now telephone is used to take (3) ........................, access to the (4)....................... or watch video clips.

1.   A. communication       B. languages                C. voice                       D. accents

2.   A. speeds                     B. distances                 C. ways                       D. transmissions

3.   A. pictures                   B. images                    C. sounds                    D. photographs

4.   A. networks                 B. wifis                        C. Internet                   D. media

Question 2. Listen again and choose A, B, C or D for the sentence (1pt)

5. The real first mobile phone call was made in ..................?

A. 1986                      B. 1987               C. 1973                         D. 1876

6. After discovering the mobile phone, Dr. Martin tested it by calling ..................

A. a policeman            B. a friend          C. his mother                D. a rival scientist

7. Within .................... mobile phones became available to the public                                               

A. a year                      B. 10 years        C. two decades               D. two years

8. At that time, mobile phone was called ‘yuppie’- a symbol of ........................

A. hippy                      B. the poor         C. the young                 D. urban professionals

A. LISTENING I. Listen to the tape and circle the answer.1.The writer had a mobile phone when he was ..................years old.A.eighteenB.eightC.eightyD.seventeen2.The writer does lots of things with his mobiphone such as.................A.playing gamesB. listeningto music and the radio C.sending and receivingmessagesD. All are correct3.Textingfriends is a lot ........................ than calling themA.cheaperB.more expensiveC.more interesting D.more boring4.I’ve told my friends to come to my house .........................A.in the eveningB.in the morningC.after schoolD.at nightII. Listen again andwrite the missing word .Playing games on mobile phone has also many disadvantages . Firstly , Itcan (1)...............................eye’s problems. Secondly , mobile phone can change their way to some unwanted things. Thirdly , using many functions on mobile phone can make students to be (2)......................... They don’t care about time for study and family. (3)........................., radiation from mobile phones can lead brain damage and cause bad health (4)............................ For these reasons, parents should be considered before buying a mobile phone for your school children . B. USE OF LANGUAGE I. Find the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.1. A. braveB. fableC. dragonD. tale2. A. celebratedB. bookedC. practicedD. missedII. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.1. A. collectionB. selectionC. questionD. historian2. A. electricianB. educationC. applicationD.participation

A. LISTENING I. Listen to the tape and circle the answer.1.The writer had a mobile phone when he was ..................years old.A.eighteenB.eightC.eightyD.seventeen2.The writer does lots of things with his mobiphone such as.................A.playing gamesB. listeningto music and the radio C.sending and receivingmessagesD. All are correct3.Textingfriends is a lot ........................ than calling themA.cheaperB.more expensiveC.more interesting D.more boring4.I’ve told my friends to come to my house .........................A.in the eveningB.in the morningC.after schoolD.at nightII. Listen again andwrite the missing word .Playing games on mobile phone has also many disadvantages . Firstly , Itcan (1)...............................eye’s problems. Secondly , mobile phone can change their way to some unwanted things. Thirdly , using many functions on mobile phone can make students to be (2)......................... They don’t care about time for study and family. (3)........................., radiation from mobile phones can lead brain damage and cause bad health (4)............................ For these reasons, parents should be considered before buying a mobile phone for your school children . B. USE OF LANGUAGE I. Find the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.1. A. braveB. fableC. dragonD. tale2. A. celebratedB. bookedC. practicedD. missedII. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.1. A. collectionB. selectionC. questionD. historian2. A. electricianB. educationC. applicationD.participation

I. Listen to the tape and circle the answer.

1.       The writer had a mobile phone when he  was ………………years old.

A.     eighteen                       B.eight             C.eighty                       D.seventeen

2.       The writer does lots of things with his mobiphone such as……………..

A.     playing games                                      B. listening to music and the radio

C.      sending and receiving messages            D. All are correct

3.       Texting friends is a lot …………………… than calling them

A.cheaper              B.more expensive         C.more interesting                    D.more boring

4.       I’ve told my friends to come to my house …………………….

A.     in the evening   B.in the morning           C.after school               D.at night

Ex 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

1. Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.

A. listen – hang B. to listen – to hang

C. listening – hang D. listening – hanging

2. Don’t worry. It is ............... to travel to that village even at night.

A. safe B. unsafe C. difficult D. inconvenient

3. Life in a small town is ............... than that in a big city.

A. peaceful B. much peaceful

C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful

4. The boys often help their parents to ............... water from the village well.

A. gather B. collect C. absorb D. give

5. ............... month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?

A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often

6. Vietnamese people have many ............... customs and crafts.

A. tradition B. traditional C. culture D. cultural

7. It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy

8. The English test was ....................... than I thought it would be.

A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier

9. English is thought to be ....................... than Math.

A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest

10. My house is ....................... hers.

A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than

11. Her office is ....................... away than mine.

A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer

12. Tom is ....................... than David.

A. handsome B. the more handsome

C. more handsome D. the most handsome

13. He did the test ....................... I did.

A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than

14. A boat is ....................... than a plane.

A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower

15. My new sofa is ....................... than the old one.

A. more comfortable B. comfortably

C. more comfortabler D. comfortable

16. My sister dances ....................... than me.

A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good

17. This road is ....................... than that road.

A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more narrower

18. He drives ....................... his brother.

A. more careful than B. more carefully

C. more carefully than D. as careful as

19. It was ....................... day of the year.

A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder

20. She is ....................... student in my class.

A. most hard-working B. more hard-working

C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working

Ex 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

1. Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.

A. listen – hang B. to listen – to hang

C. listening – hang D. listening – hanging

2. Don’t worry. It is ............... to travel to that village even at night.

A. safe B. unsafe C. difficult D. inconvenient

3. Life in a small town is ............... than that in a big city.

A. peaceful B. much peaceful

C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful

4. The boys often help their parents to ............... water from the village well.

A. gather B. collect C. absorb D. give

5. ............... month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?

A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often

6. Vietnamese people have many ............... customs and crafts.

A. tradition B. traditional C. culture D. cultural

7. It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy

8. The English test was ....................... than I thought it would be.

A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier

9. English is thought to be ....................... than Math.

A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest

10. My house is ....................... hers.

A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than

11. Her office is ....................... away than mine.

A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer

12. Tom is ....................... than David.

A. handsome B. the more handsome

C. more handsome D. the most handsome

13. He did the test ....................... I did.

A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than

14. A boat is ....................... than a plane.

A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower

15. My new sofa is ....................... than the old one.

A. more comfortable B. comfortably

C. more comfortabler D. comfortable

16. My sister dances ....................... than me.

A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good

17. This road is ....................... than that road.

A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more narrower

18. He drives ....................... his brother.

A. more careful than B. more carefully

C. more carefully than D. as careful as

19. It was ....................... day of the year.

A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder

20. She is ....................... student in my class.

A. most hard-working B. more hard-working

C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working

II. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

3. Students enjoy __________to music and ___________ out with friends.

1 điểm

A. listen- hang

B. to listen- to hang

C. listening-hang

D. listening-hanging

4. ________ month is Mid-Autumn festival held in?

1 điểm

A. When .

B. Which

C. How many

D. How often

5. My father often has______________ sandwich and _____________ apple for breakfast.

1 điểm

A. an- a

B. an- an

C. the-a

D. a - an

6. They love ___________ with their friends.

1 điểm

A. eat out

B. ate out

C . eating out

D. to eating out

7. The ___________ in the village are very friendly.

1 điểm

A. minority

B. majorities

C. ethnic minorities

D. ethnic cultures

A.   LISTENING

Question I: Listen and fill in the time for the schedule of events (1.0 point)

   1. Arrive at Puzzling World : (1)____                            

   2. Leave Puzzling World : (2)____

   3. Meet up at Lake Wanaka : (3)_____  

   4. Bus leaves: (4)_____

Question II: Listen and choose the right answer A, B , or C.(1,0 point)

1.The first thing you see in Puzzling World is  ________________.

A. Lake Wanaka               B. the Leaning Tower                C. the spacious café

2._______ is possibly the most photographed attraction in New Zealand.

A.The Leaning Tower       B. The illusion Room                   C. Puzzling World

3.Lake Wanaka is called  ________________.

A. a natural attraction      B. a natural paradise                       C. a beauty spot

4.At Lake Wanaka you can ________________.

A. bike and walk               B. drive                                          C. climb a mountain

B.USE OF LANGUAGE

Question 1: (15 points) Choose the best answer in A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence.

1.     Britain’s most common____ activities are watching TV and films and listening to the radio.

A. free                         B. leisure                    C. good                       D. popular

2.     ………………… long or short?

A. Does Mai have hair B. Is Mai’s hair          C. Does Mai’s hair have   D. Is hair of Mai

3.     That is _______ book I've ever read.

A.   the borest              B. the most bored       C. the boring               D. the most boring

4.     In the afternoon, students usually _____many interesting clubs.

A. join                         B. play                        C. do                           D. read

5.     Nam can wait hours for his friends without getting angry. He is a ___________boy.

A. hard-working         B. free                         C. patient                    D. active

6.     What is your favorite food?         _____________

A. My favorite food is orange juice.              B. I like coffee and lemonlade.

C. Orange juice is my favorite food.             D. I like chicken and fried fish.

7.     _________ are you going to stay here?                     - For a week

A. How often              B. How long                C. How many              D. How far

8.        ________ to a native speaker of English, Nhung?

A.  Have you ever talked                                B. Do you ever talk   

C. Did you ever talk                                       D. Are you ever talking

9.     I don’t want much ice in my lemonade. Just _______ please.

A. little                       B. a little                     C. few                         D. a few

10.  Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?

A.     Because we don’t like film                     C.  That’s a good idea

B.     You are right                                           D. Thank you very much

11.   Phong:"Can you pick up the ball, please?"     - Ba: “________”

A. "I play football on Tuesdays"                    B. “Yes, of course I do"

C. " Yes, here you are"                                   D. " No, thanks"

12.    I _______ Da Lat three times in all.

A. visit                                    B. am visiting             C. visited                    D. have visited

     13. _____ is a very healthy drink. It has no sugar, no color and no taste.

            A. Apple juice            B. Mineral water        C. Coffee                    D. Tea

     14. - Would you like a cup of tea? - ______

            A. Yes, please.            B. No, I don’t.             C. Yes, can.                 D. No, thanks you.

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