PART A.

LISTENING
1. Listen to Professor Galton talking about the advantages and
disadvantages of solar energy. Fill each of the gaps in the notes with ONE
word. You will listen TWICE.

Advantages Disadvantages
1. Solar energy is ______ and 4. Solar power can only be used in
inexhaustible. ______ weather or on daytime.
2. Solar power does not cause ______. 5. The ______ cost is high.
3. Solar energy can be used to create
_________ in remote areas.

2. Listen to a member of the Green Club talking about their new

programme. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.
You will listen TWICE.

1. The speaker is from Green Club. T F

2. One of the programmes is called “Your Carbon Footprints”. T F
3. The survey questions check how big students’ footprints are. T F
4. Only 10% of the students are really environmentally friendly. T F
5. This programme helps students respect more the world around. T F

PART B. LANGUAGE FOCUS

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 the box in each of the
numbered blanks.
players - becomes - around - try -
part
Nowadays, football (1)______________ one of the world’s most popular
games. Millions of people play and watch it all ( 2)______________ the world.
A football match often has two parts. Each part is forty-five minutes. The first
(3)______________ is the half and the second part is the second half. There is
a fifteen-minute break beteen the two halves. There are two teams in a football
soccer match. Each football team has eleven (4)______________ , including a
goal-keeper. The players on the ground (5)______________ to kick the ball
into the other’s goal. The team which scores more goals wins the match.
1._____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4.______________
(5)__________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C, or D for each gap to complete the
following passage.
Energy is one of the problems that many people are (1) ……………………..
in. It is not an unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is
close (2) ……………......... everyone’s daily life. You (3)
……………………….. on a lamp and it is energy that gives you light. You turn
on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound. You ride a
motorcycle and it is energy that gives you movement. You cook your meals and
it is (4) ………………….. that gives you heat to boil rice.
The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of
energy is getting higher and higher. The supply of energy on earth is limited. It
can not provide us forever. The (5) …………………. of energy in the future is
inevitable. Therefore, saving energy is a must if we want to continue to live in a
safe and sound world.
1 A. fond B. interested C. keen D. addicted
.
2 A. with B. for C. on D. to
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3 A. turn B. like C. make D. light
.
4 A. thing B. energy C. itemn D. word
.
5 A. rich B. available C. shortage D. movement
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III. Read the passage and do the following tasks below
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of
Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August
and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world.
They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this
time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the
morning until late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the
streets.
Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays
and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five
hundred performances with actors from more than forties countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to
see your favorite star in Edinburgh than it is London. So come to Edinburgh
next summer!
A. Write (T) for True or (F) for false statement

Statement Tru Fals

e e
1. A thousand people come to attend the Edinburgh Festival
every year
2. The Edinburgh Festival lasts for three weeks every August
and September.
B. Answer the following questions
1. What can you see artists doing on the streets?
=> ……………………………………………………………..
2. How many performances can people see this year?
=> ……………………………………………………………..
3. Are the tickets for these performances expensive?
=> ……………………………………………………………..
PART D. WRITING
I. Re-arrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. It/ not/ is/ far/ to/ very/ go/ to/ the/ railway station.
……………………………………………………………..
2. February/ takes/ in/ usually/ Carnival/ place.
……………………………………………………………..
3. we/ riding/ time/ school/ This/ bicycles/ be/ to/ will/ tomorrow.
……………………………………………………………..
4. bike/ is/ belongs/ The/ mine/ the/ and/ Minh/ green/ other/ to.
……………………………………………………………..
5. Lan/ pop music/ likes/, and/ do/ I/ so.
……………………………………………………………..
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence
before:
1. They will use biogas for cooking soon.
=> Biogas …………………………………………………………….
2. How about cycling to school with me tomorrow?
=> Let’s….. . . .. ..…………………………………………………….
3. Linh walked to school some years ago.
=>Linh used to………………………………………………………..
4. Students in America have more days off than Vietnamese students
=>Vietnamese students have…………………………………………
5. Walking in the rain gives my sister pleasure.
=>My sister enjoys……………………………………………………
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
1. This / most boring/ film/ I/ ever/ watch
……………………………………………………………..
2. In spite/ have/ good/ critics, / this film/ make/ me/ disappointed.
……………………………………………………………..
3. Halloween/ important festival/ North/ America.
……………………………………………………………..
4. Mickey Mouse/ my/ favorite character/ cartoons.
……………………………………………………………..
5. Trung/ drive/ his bike/ school/ every day.
……………………………………………………………..