Fill each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage below (2pts)

Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don’t have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashions, news… People who can not read get the news from television or radio easily.

True            False

1. There are only two ways of getting the news .....

2. Television and radio get the news faster than other ways .....

3. Television stations broadcast the news several times each day .....

4. People can not choose the TV programmes that they like .....

5. Television can bring the news to people who can not read .....

Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) (2pts)

1. ………….the spring, I love all the flowers

            A. I like                      B. I’d like                   C. I need                     D. I’d want

2. There are ……………..girls in his class

            A. not                         B. no                           C. none                       D. any

3. ………..she plays the piano!

            A. How beautiful      B. How beautifully   C. What good                        D. What well

4. “What are the people there …………..?” “They are very friendly”

            A. love                                   B. liking                     C. like                         D. look

5. Hanoi is …………….exciting than Viet Tri City

            A. much                     B. much more                        C. more much                        D. only more

6. The meeting is very important, so you ………….be late

            A. must                       B. mustn’t                  C. should                   D. shouldn’t

7. You can have the meaning of a new word by looking it ……………in a dictionary

            A. in                            B. up                           C. on                           D. at

8. I first ………… Ho Chi Minh City in 2013

A. go               B. went                       C. visited                   D. been to

9. What are you going to do …….. Sunday morning?

A. in                B. on              C. on the                    D.in the

10. ………. eat too much salt. Is’t not good for you

A. Don’t                     B. Do                          C. Please                    D. Can’t

I. Find the word which has a different sound (1pt)

1.         A. polluted                B. prepared                C. recycled                D. watered

2.         A. clothing                 B. brother                  C. thick                      D. there

3.         A. what                       B. walk                       C. water                      D. wall

4.         A. clean                      B. hear                        C. area                        D. heavy

5.         A. president               B. sea                         C. reuse                       D. design

Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about what you like OR dislike about life in the countryside. You may use the ideas in the table below.

Hoi An Ancient Town is situated 30 km south of Da Nang and ___(28)___ as a Faifoo to early Western traders. Hoi An was one of the major trading centers in Southeast Asia in the 16th - 17th centuries. Hoi An was also an^. important port of call for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesia __(29)__ other merchant vessels in the Far East. In the town, there are one or two streets whose __(30)__ structures remain almost intact. All the houses were made of rare wood and were decorated with horizontal lacquered board and vertical panels engraved with Chinese characters. Hoi An is highly attractive __(31)__ historical, geographic, artistic, architectural^.... aspects. In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. In 1999, it was __(32)__ by UNESCO as a World Cultural  Heritage.

Question 28.    A.  to know                  B.  knowing                 C.  know                      D.  known                             

Question 29.    A.  or                           B.  and                         C.  yet                          D.  but

Question 30.    A.  originally                B.  originate                 C.  original                   D.  origin

Question 31.    A.  for                          B.  with                        C.  from                       D.  to

Question 32.    A.  located             B.  certified             C.  identified                D.awarded