Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ĐỀ 1: PART A: LISTENING
1. Listen to a traffic report. Tick (✔) the things you can hear. There are two things that do not appear in
the report. You will listen TWICE.
______ downtown
______ accident
______ injured people
______ a mess
______ highway
______ country line
______ freeway
2. Listen to Jimmy talking about traffic. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.
You will listen TWICE.
1. Jimmy thinks the traffic is fantastic. T F
2. Driving in the city is a nightmare. T F
3. There is congestion on the radio every day. T F
4. Public transport can solve the traffic problem. T F
5. We can breathe better if we can solve the traffic problem. T F
PART D: WRITING
Question I :Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa City is about 100 kilometres.
à It is about 100 kilometres from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa City . How far is it from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa City?
2. Although Quang Hai -footballer is so young , he plays football beautifully.
àDespite a young footballer – Quang Hai, he plays football beautifully./ Despite being so young, Quang Hai
plays football beautifully
3.My father lived in a small village when he was a child.
à My father used to live in a small village when he was a child
4. What is the distance between Hung Yen and Ha Noi?
àHow far is it from Hung Yen to Hanoi?
5. We will use less electricity in the future
àLess electricity will be used in the future
II. Re-arrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. homework/tonight/ We/ do/ lot/ have/ to/ a/ of /./
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2. skillfully / plays/ Mr Long / volleyball /./
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3. did / go / Why / the / last/ Hoa/ to / dentist / week/ ?/
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4. watching / prefers / brother / books / TV / My / to reading/./
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5. like / dinner / house / Would / have / tonight / you / to / my / at /?/
à...............................................................................................................................
III. Use the words given to write a paragraph about Dung ‘s vacation in NhaTrang:
Dung/ go/NhaTrang/ family/ vacation/ last month//. She/ stay/ hotel/ side/ beach//. In the early morning/ she/
go/ sea/ swim/an hour//. Then/ she/ breakfast/ food stall/ beach/ enjoy/ fresh air/ morning//. Afternoon/ she/
take/ photos/ sights//. She/ stay/ NhaTrang/ four days/ took/ nice photos//. She/ also/ buy/ postcards/ souvenirs/
friends//. It/ be/ great vacation/ because/ she/ have/fun.
PHONETIC
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. centre b. kid c. encourage d. colour
2. a. chemistry b. school c. mechanic d. charity
3. a. tutor b. volunteer c. student d. community
4. a. graffiti b. garage c. general d. globe
5. a. provide b. donate c. program d. clothes
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D.
1. In the Samba festival, people wear ________, playing Samba music and dancing.
A. dresses B. costumes C. glasses D. hats
2. This photograph is of________when I was a baby.
A. me B. my C. mine D. I
3. My mother goes to work________a bus every morning.
A. on B. by C. in D. at
4. If people________the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
5. The film was so________. However, my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
6. I’m tired of________nothing to do at home
A. to have B. having C. have D. had
7. ________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although
8. Use ________when crossing the street.
A. pavement B. zebra C. zebra crossing D. crossing
9. ________festival do you choose? – I choose Elephant Race festival.
A. Which B. What C. How D. When
10. You live in the countryside, ________?
A. do you B. don’t you C. are you D. aren’t you
II. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses:
1. You (meet) your former teachers at 9 a.m tomorrow morning?
=.> ……………….……………………………………………
2. I hope someone (invent) a machine to do homework for me.
=> ……………………………………………………………..
3. Yesterday Hoa and Lan (cycle) round West Lake.
=> ……………………………………………………………..
4. It (be) the hottest in London for 35 years.
=> ……………………………………………………………..
5. Laura should (improve) her English writing.
=> ……………………………………………………………..
PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks.
Mid- Autumn Festival is very (1)________in many Asian countries, including Viet Nam. It is held in (2)
________. It is a seasonal festival. Traditionally, it was held to celebrate the summer harvest’s end. Nowadays,
it is the time for families to light the lanterns and (3) ________a special type of food. The food is called Moon
Cake, because it is round, like the moon. In Viet Nam, most (4) ________buy Moon Cake from shops, while
some other families make the cakes by themselves. People often eat Moon Cakes with fruits or tea. During the
festival, people can also watch the Lion Dances by the performers (5) ________the streets. Childern like the
Mid-Autumn Festival very much because their parents usually buy them beautiful lanterns.
1__________2__________3__________4__________5__________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
Sometimes it is necessary to (1) ________our habits. Saving energy is one illustration. If we can (2)
________more energy, such as water and electricity, we can help keep the natural enviroment safe. Saving
water, for example, helps preserve our rivers and reservoirs. If we usually take 10- minute showers, in this
case should try to take shorter showers. When we go out, we (3)________remember to shut off electronic
devices such as televisions and computers. Turning (4) ________ the light is another example of saving
electricity. In short, remembering to help the enviroment, such as by saving energy, is one of our most (5)
________responsibilities.
1. A. exchange B.turn C.change D.make
2. A. help B.save C. cut D. saving
3. A. must B. may C. had D. should
4. A. on B. in C. without D. off
5. A. important B. basic C. necessary D. main
When you are in Hong Kong, you can go about by taxi, by tram, by bus or (1)………… underground. I myself
prefer the underground (2)……….. it is fast, easy anh cheap. There are (3) …….. trams and buses in Hong
Kong, and one can not drive along the road (4) ……… and without many stops. The underground is therefore
usually quiker (5) ……… taxis or buses.
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
The world population (1)…. five-billion mark in 1987 and it is increasing (2) ……….. about 1.7% a year. At
this rate of growth, the number of people in the world will double every 41 years. This rapid increase has been
called the (3)……….. explosion. Noone knows how many people the Earth can (4)………… Many scientists
believe that the world will soon become (5)…………, that is, it will have more people than it can support.
1. A. passed B. pass C. past D. passing
2. A. to B. by C. in D. of
3. A. pollution B. polluted C. population D. populated
4. A. be supported B. supports C. supporting D. support
5. A. polluted B. overpopulated C. populated D. overpopulation
III. Read the passage and do the following tasks below
The two children have been in London. They were surprised at the crowd everywhere. They decided to travel on the
tube railway. They found that they had to be quick and get on the train or it would go off without them.
Oneday they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Gardens in bright autumn sunshine.
This was diffirent from the crowded streets, and Mary said that it was like being back home. The leaves of the great trees
were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were flying about, there were lots of flowers and ducks swimming about on the
Round Pond. Only the noise from the street in the distance reminded them of the Town
A. Write (T) for True or (F) for false statement