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A. On the days of Tet everyone (1) …………….. to be nice and polite to each other. People (2)
…………. that what they do on the first day of the year will (3) …………. their
luck during the whole year. Thus , only positive (4) ………… should be made. People visit (5)
………… family members or friends , and they exchange New Year’s wishes.
Children receive their “lucky money” inside red (6) …………... Many people go to the (7)
………….. to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take
part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals (8)
……………. the country.
Tanni Grey Thompson is one of the fastest wheelchair racers in the world. She can’t use her legs,
but she is the most ……………… woman on wheels.
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Her best year was 2000 when she won four gold ………………. in the International Paralympics
Games, coming first in the 100 metre, 200 metre, 400 metre and 800 metre races. In that year, she was
the …………… of six world records. In the UK , the BBC …………… her as one of three “ Sports
People of the Year”, and The Times newspaper named her as “Sports Woman of the Year”.
Tanni was born with a ………………. called spinabifida. By the age of eight, she needed a
wheelchair. But she was full of life and energy, and she loved ……….and sports. She tried horse-
riding,archery, basketball, ……………and tennis, but her favourite activity was athletics.
She is very serious about her sport, and so she trains hard. She does 150 kilometres every week
and uses weights to …………… her arms.
When Mark Twain was eleven years old, his father died leaving …………….. to his wife and four
children. Mark Twain had to leave school and look for a work. His elder was ……………… as a printer
and he helped the boy to learn printing. For some years, he ……………. as a printer for the town
newspaper and later for his brother, who at that time had started a small newspaper. The two young men
……………………it themselves. Mark Twain wrote short ……………stories and printed them for their
………………………. In 1853, Mark Twain decided to leave home. He went to New York, and then to
Philadelphia, where he worked as a printer. When he was a boy, he ………………………becoming a
sailor. At 20, he found a job on a boat traveling up and down the Mississipi, but he had to pay 100 dollars
to get the job. On that boat he …………… the work of a sailor.
E.. flowers - returned – canceled- sitting- to buy -wrong –leaving- red rose
A man stopped at a flower shop to order some …………….to be wired to his mother who lived hundred
miles away .as he got out of his car ,he noticed a young girl on the curb sobbing .He asked her what was
………………and she replied,” I wanted a ………………for my mother but I only have seventy-five
cents ,and a rose costs two dollars “,.the man smiled and said ,”Come with me .I’ll buy you a rose.” He
bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers.
As they were ………………… ,he offered the girl a ride home .She said ,”Yes, please! You can take me
to my mother “She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave .The man
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……………..to the flower shop, …………. the wire order ,picked up a bouquet and drove the two
hundred miles to his mother’s house
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
2. During the previous week, I _____________________ (go) to the gym every morning.
3. By the time I ____________ (get) back to the bathroom, the bath ____________ (overflow).
4. The boy told me that he ____________ (lose) his train ticket and _________ (not/ know) how he
would get home.
5. I was just about to leave when I ____________(remember) my briefcase.
6. She ________ (walk) into the station only to find that the train ____________ (leave).
7. At the conference, scientists reported that they ____________ (find) a cure for Malaria.
8. On my last visit to Wixton I ____________ (find) that the village ____________ (not change)
much.
9. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister ____________ (resign) last night.
10. Jane didn't want any dinner. She ____________ (eat) already.
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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I. 8 . 0,25 = 2 points
1. broke - was playing
2. to go down
3 has done
4. would be
6. to be examined
7. gets
II . 4. 0,25= 1 points
1. disappointment
2. attractively
3. contest
4. complaints
4. If Nancy hadn’t left late/ had left early, she wouldn’t have missed the bus / would have caught the
bus.
2. believe
3. influence
4. comments
5. other
6. envelopes
7. pagoda
8. throughout
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V. 6.0,5 = 3 points
1. Why is Tanni famous? She is famous because she is one of the fastest wheelchair racers in the
world.
2. How many world records did she hold in her best year? Six
3. Why can’t she use her legs? She can’t use her legs because she has spinabifida / she was born
with a disease called spinabifida.
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3. Collect foreign stamps is one of my hobbies .
A B C D
4. Have you got any difficulty with learning about these answers?
A B C D
B. Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions: (1,5 p)
1. As she was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident. (using a participle)
=>……………………………………………………………………………………..……………
2.'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks so much’, Mike said.
=> Mike.....………………………………………………………………………………….
3. He gave me a lift to the station and I didn’t miss the train.
= > If.......................................................................................................................................
IV. Reading:
A. Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to fill in each blank: (1,25 p)
Have you ever wanted to do something different? Five years ago, Will Slade read __ (1)_ an
organization called Earthwatch. Earthwatch finds volunteers for expeditions to study and explore
different_ (2 ) of the world.
Will Slades decided to join an expedition to study elephants in Africa. “I wasn’t sure about it before I
went,” said Will. “But in fact, I really enjoyed __ (3)__ minute of the expedition. We slept in tents and
we cooked our own food, but it was great to see the elephants __ (4)__ all the other animals there”. “I’ve
had all the expeditions, and I’ve seen many fantastic places. How many people have slept on a beach,
climbed a mountain, or see a whale? This world is such a beautiful place, but it’s disappearing fast. We
have to __ (5)__more about it if we’re going to save it.”
1. A. about B. on C. at D. in
2. A. parts B. countries C. places D. areas
3. A. some B. any C. every D. many
4. A. so B. but C. or D. and
5. A. give B. do C. learn D. tell
B. Read the passage then choose the best option: (1,25p)
Many organizations are trying to find a solution to the problem of world hunger. Two of them are
CARE and OXFARM. They both provide food to hungry people. However, they both believe that it is
more important to help people produce their own food. Because of this belief, both organizations have
programmes to help people improve their lives.
CARE: It was organized in 1945. Today it has development programs in 37 countries. CARE gives
equipment and teaches people how to build water systems, roads, schools, houses and health centers. It
also teaches people how to increase productivity on their farms, and how to start small village industries.
Besides, it provides health care for the people. It teaches people how to improve their health. It trains
people and provides simple medical care.
CARE also provides food for about 30 million people each year, most of them are children. It gives
special help when there is a flood, an earthquake, a drought or a war.
OXFARM: In the 1960s, it started working on long-term development in many countries. It wanted to
attack the causes of hunger, poverty and diseases. It wanted to prevent the problems instead of trying to
solve them. However, it continues to provide food to the hungry, the sick and the homeless.
Both organizations are international. They help people of any race, colour or religion. They meet with
the people to decide on program together. OXFARM and CARE help to provide the necessities of life to
less developed countries.
1. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. Organizations in the world. B. Some international organizations with good purposes.
C. Organizations in the United States. D. Two international organizations with good purposes.
2. The author mentions all of the following as ways to help people in less developed countries
EXCEPT… A. building water systems B. providing health care
C. doing businesses D. improving health
3. What is the common feature of both international organizations?
A. They both teach people a foreign language. B. They both teach people to produce medicine.
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C. They both provide help to people in less developed countries.
D. They both create money to help people in developed countries.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that…….
A. People all over the world who are in need are helped to overcome difficulty in life.
B. People in Africa who are in need are helped to overcome difficulty in life.
C. People in some parts of the rich world who are in need are helped to overcome difficulty in life.
D. People all over the world who are on business are helped to overcome economy difficulty.
5. The word necessities (line 16- paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to……
A. what people need B. what people like
C. what people do not need D. what people do not like.
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3. Have you got any difficulty with learning about these answers?
A B C D
4. The number of participants in the competition have increased to 360 .
A B C D
B. Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions: (1,5p)
1. He gave me a lift to the station and I didn’t miss the train.
= > If.......................................................................................................................................
2. As she was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.(using a participle)
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………
3.'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much’, Mike said.
=> Mike.....…………………………………………………………………………..….
-End of the test-
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