SECTION 1: PHONETICS (1,0 POINT)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling
the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (0.5 pt)
1. A. window B. flow C. how D. show
2. A. hungry B. thirsty C. finally D. recycle
3. A. chest B. lunch C. bench D. toothache
4. A. plays B. says C. days D. stays
5. A. station B. intersection C. question D. invitation
YOUR ANSWERS:
1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.B
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. Identify
your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (0.5 pt)
6.A.literature B.newspapers C.documentary D.teenager
7.A.college B institute C.dormitory D.university
8.A comprise B.divide C.primary D.religion
9.A fashionable B.convenient C.traditional D.minority
10.A.primary B.official C.tropical D.language
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SECTION 2: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (6.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your
answers in the table below. (2pts)
1. George wasn’t working but Janet........
A. was B. is C. were D. did
2. Do you give each other present.......Christmas?
A. in B. for C. on D. at
3." How are you today? " " I’m very......,thanks "
A. hurry B. exciting C. happy D. boring
4. Don’t worry about Tom and me. We can look after.......
A. myself B. himself C. ourselves D. themselves
5. Hoa didn’t ..........to look after her younger brother.
A. used B. using C. uses D. use
6. I haven’t met Lan..........
A. since B. just C. already D. yet
7. She is very good........... speaking English.
A. at B. on C. for D. with
8. Have you ...........seen a ghost?
A. even B. never C. ever D. event
9. He has been out of work .............a long time.
A. during B. since C. for D. through
10. ..............you run quickly you are likely to be late.
A. When B. Unless C. Since D. Because
9. I had my younger brother……..the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. send B. sent C. to send D. sending
Trang |1
10. …………..on a small salary when one has a large family is not easy.
A. Having livedB. Having to live C. Have to live D. To have to live
11. Remember to come at eight, ………..you?
A. won’t B. don’t C. aren’t D. haven’t
12. When I was a boy, we had no…………..in the village.
A. electric B. electrical C. electricity D. electrify
13. The number of the cars……………risen.
A. is B. are C.have D.has
14. I slept badly last night. The noise of the traffic kept me……………..
A. awake B. wake C. waken D. awaken
15. We hire our bicycle……………………
A. by hours B. by an hour C. by the hour D. for hours
16. The room was full of people and……………were speaking.
A. neither of them B. none of them C. each of them D. all of them
17. It……………..as we drove slowly along the road.
A. was snowingB. snowed C. had snowed D. is snowing
18. Mr Pike …………..history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. taught D. has been teaching
19. It’s not easy to learn a foreign language all by………………
A. itself B. oneself C. himself D. herself
20. He used to…………. his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels
A. earn B. gain C. get D. make
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
II. Complete the following sentences from 33 to 37 with the correct preposition
33. The problem is becoming serious. We have to do something __on___ it.
34. I prefer this chair __to______ the other one. It’s more comfortable.
35. The river divides the city ___into_______ two parts.
36. What have you done with the money you had? What did you spend it __for_______?
37. Don’t ask me to decide. I’m not very good ___at_______ making decisions.
III. Complete the sentences from 38 to 42 with the right from of the verb given in brackets.
38. The window-cleaner (come) ____will come_______ at eight tomorrow.
39. I have reminded you once; I (not do) ___don’t do ________ it again.
40. If you (not change) ___don’t change________ your wet clothes, you may catch a cold.
41. You shouldn’t get John (type) ___type______ this report, he’s a careless man.
42. London (have) ___has_________ an underground train system since the nineteenth century.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1.wil 2.don’t 3.don’ 4.typ 5.ha
l do t e s
come change
III. Give the correct form of the words in capital to complete the sentences. (2.0 pts)
1. He is interested in the ……preserving……… of old building ( Preserve) .
2. Don't depend on him; he's a very …unreliable………….. person. (rely) .
Trang |2
3. Rob was dismissed after being told by his……employer…that he must leave in a month's time. ( employ)
4. He's quite an……energycial… person. He plays lots of sport and goes running everyday (energy)
5. English is a………comparatively……easy language for Swedes to learn.
(compare)
6. I think it's very…unreasonable……of him to expect us to work over time every night this week. (reason )
7. His boss told him off because he had behaved ……irresponsible…….. (responsible)
8. She left school with good ……quaility……. (qualify)
9. She has one of the biggest ……collector…… in Britain (collect)
10. Sorry about the mistakes, I ……not understand……. the instructions you gave me . (understand)

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
IV. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the mistake in each sentence. (1.0 pt)
76. The exercises were such difficult that we couldn’t do them.
A B C D
77. I wish you can help me with that difficult problem.
A B C D
78. She was so lazy that she punished by her teacher.
A B C D
79. In the afternoon we went to boat in the river.
A B C D
80. I got up late this morning, that I didn’t have time for breakfast.
A B C D
81. Uncle John said that he would go to Nha Trang tomorrow.
A B C D
82. A stranger asked me how far was it from my house to the school.
A B C D
83. The mother asked her son what did he want for his birthday.
A B C D
84. Barbara never listens to music on the radio, doesn’t she?
A B C D
85. Would you like reading the story about the invention of the telephone?
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (8 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage, then answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 pt)
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to . They often
seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school.
This is a normal development at this age , though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It
is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up .
Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real
interest and not because people are trying to check up on them .

Trang |3
 Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school work and future
plant but should not push them to talk if they don't want to . Parents should also watch for the
danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol,
or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behaviour which may be connected
with these and get help if necessarry.
1..This passage is taken from a
A. handbook for parents B. school timetable
C. teenage magazine. C. book for children
2. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to.
A. because most teenagers are quiet
B. because teenagers don't want to talk to other people.
C. because teenagers think adults are not honest
D. because most teenagers hate adults.
3. When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual.
A. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them.
B. When adults give them a lot money to spend.
C. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.
D. When adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs.
4. Some teenagers experiment with drinking bad smoking because
A. cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere.
B. cigarettes and alcohol are cheap
C. women like smoking and drinking men
D. they regard them as a mark of eduthood
5. The word BEHAVIOUR in the passage most nearly means
A. feeling B. manners C.activities D. reaction.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space. Use only one word in each
space. Write your answers in the table below. (2.0pts)
We move into our new house ( 46)…… a warm September day. It is not really a new
house; it was a hundred and four years ( 47)……………, but it was new to us. The house had
running
( 48)…………….., gas and electricity, but for ( 49)………….reasons there was no electric light
in the kitchen. We had not noticed this shortage ( 50)……….. we had first looked over the house.
It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but ( 51 )……….a kitchen light. It
was especially puzzling because our ( 52)………….was a large room, perhaps (53)……lagest in
the house. I telephoned for an ( 54)……………… He came and fixed it for us. And he charged
$85 for (55)………………… the job.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space. (1.0pts)

Trang |4
An increasing number of people are now going on....(1)....... to Egypt. Last year, for example,
about one and a half million.....(2)........visited Egypt. The ......(3)........of Egypt is about fifty
million and the.....(4)..........is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people.
Although the.........(5)............is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average......
(6).......from October to March is not too high. The most.....(7)...........sights are the pyramids at
Giza. However, it is also pleasant to...........(8)...........Alexandria, Port Said and several other
places and do as much........(9)..........as possible in the time available. A......(10).........to Luxor is
an unforgettable experience.
1. A. visit B. holiday C. trip D. excursion
2. A. tourists B. passengers C. voyagers D. explorers
3. A. people B. citizenship C. nation D. population
4. A. town B. head C. state D. capital
5. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position
6. A. weather B. measurement C. temperature D. climate
7. A. famous B. known C. visited D. requested
8. A. search B. inspect C. examine D. visit
9. A. sightseeing B. looking C. inspecting D. viewing
10. A. pinic B. trip C. guide D. entertainment

YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
IV. Complete each space with one of the words given in the list. Remember that there are more
words than needed. Write your answers in the table below (2.0pt)
not get back take decide find hire dive
do arrive get up not be stop go
Dear Ha,
Hi, I’m on holiday in Nha Trang with the Robinsons. We ………………(1) last Saturday.
The first day the weather …………(2) very nice, so we ……………….(3) some sightseeing. I
…………….(4) lost of photographs. On Monday we ……………(5) a car and ……….........(6)
out into the country. We ………………(7) for lunch at a lovely little village and then in the
afternoon we ………………….(8) a beautiful beach. Last night we ………………(9) to the
cinema. We ………………(10) till about 11p.m., so we………………(11) late this morning and
we ………………..(12) to have a relaxing day by the hotel swimming pool. So that’s where I am
now.
Love,
An
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided (2.0pts)
Van , a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the

Trang |5
USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio.
He will stay there till (1).......... beginning of October.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his (2).........., while Mrs. Parker works part- time (3).......... a grocery
store in a nearby town. They (4).......... two sons. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is still in
primary (5)...........
Since Van arrived, he has been learning a (6).......... about life on a farm. In the afternoon, as
(7).......... as he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and (8).......... their eggs. On
weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three (9) .......... help him on the farm.
On Saturday afternoons, Peter plays baseball. The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot
dogs while they watch Peter play. The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a (10) .......... of their
family.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION 4: WRITING (5 POINTS)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2.0pts)
1.If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out
Unless…………………………………………………………………………………………..…
2.Inspite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr Anderson decided t0 settle Hanoi
Although……………………………………………………………………………………………
3.People don’t do enough exercise, so there are a lot of heart diseases
If people………………………………………………………………………………………….…
4.They are building a new museum in the city centre
A new museum…………………………………………………………………………………..…
5.I now regret spending too much money on clothes
I wish………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I said to Mrs. Hoa, "What sports do you often play?"
I asked Mrs. Hoa ..............................................................................................................................
7. I last met him two months ago.
I haven't ...........................................................................................................................................
8. The poor farmer was tired but he kept working.
In spite ...............................................................................................................................................
9. A lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals because of the cold climate.
 Because………………………………………………………………………
10. Van keeps forgetting his homework.
-> Van is ...............................................................................................................................
II. Write a paragraph (130-150 words) about benefits of playing sport. (3.0pts)
Bài viết phải đảm bảo có được những phần và chi tiết sau:
1. Opening: -say when you arrived and who met you at the bus stop, trainstation,airport…. (0,5
pt)

Trang |6
 2. Body: - talk about what you have done ,places you have visited ,people you have met,food
you have tried,things you have bought….( 2,0 pts)
3. Conclusion:- tell how you feel,say what interests you most,mention when you return home.
(0,5pt)
Bài viết đảm bảo ba phần:
1. Mở bài: Nêu được chủ đề của bài viết. ( 0,5đ)
2. Thân bài: Nêu it nhất được ba ý: ( 2đ)
+ encourages them feel proud of the traditions and customs.
+ makes them more beautiful, charming.
+ is practical.
3. Kết luận: Tóm tắt, khẳng định lại lý do đã trình bày ở phần thân bài. ( 0,5đ)
EXTRA EXERCISES
Question VII: Use the given words to make complete sentences.
1. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
...............................................................................................................................................
2. We/ very interested/ play/ soccer/ when/ live/ countryside.
...............................................................................................................................................
3. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
4. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ go/ have/ party.
...............................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................
5. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
...............................................................................................................................................
. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
A. in B. with C. on D. for
2. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? "
A. to B. in C. about D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard
4. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
A. between B. from C. since D. for
5. This school..........in 1997
A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
A. the tallest B. the most tallest C. taller D. more taller
7. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
8. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got B. brought C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp………….
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection
11. It is very dangerous ………….. in the polluted environment.
A. to live B. lives C. living D. live
12. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.

Trang |7
 A. nature B. natural C. naturing D. naturally
13. His car is the same color …………. my uncle’s.
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
14. This ruler …………….. of plastic.
A. make B. made C. is making D. is made
15. I take part ………….. most youth activities of my school.
A. in B. of C. on D. at
IV. Put the words in brackets into correct forms
1. Ha Long Bay is in………………… VietNam (north).
2. The wild animals are being…………………..(appear).
3. I couldn’t find any………………. between the tow picture (different).
4. She is a ……………… she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower).
5. Long put…………… on that towel to stop the bleeding (press).
6. The question isn’t good. It’s ………….. to ask (import).
7. His father soon died of a ……………… heart (break).
8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s……………. (wind).
9. I am going to have a……………… check-up next Monday (medicine).
10. The knife is ……………… it can cut everything (use).
3. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People .............................................................................................................................................................................
4. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
The coffee is too ..........................................................................................................................................................
5. Somebody repaired his car yesterday.
He had.............................................................................................................................................................................
6. It was thought that the painting had been destroyed.
The painting …………………………………………......................................................................................................
7. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm.
We are …………………………………………..................................................................................................................
8. I can’t buy the tickets. They are too expensive.
The tickets …………………………………......................................................................................................................
9. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.
It ........................................................................................................................................................................................
10. Leave now or you will miss the train.
Unless …………………………………………....................................................................................................................
56. The garage is going to repair our car next week.
We are going ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
57. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
Although …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
58. You must see the headmaster.
You’ve ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
59.Remember to check your flight numbers.
Don’t ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................

Trang |8