Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Viet is a student and he lives in a bed-sit on the suburb of Hanoi. It’s a part ________ (6) an old house. He ________ (7) one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is ________ (8) armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a bookshelf ________ (9) above the bed there is a clock. He has a TV and a Wi-Fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is ________ (10) the cooker. There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it’s ok. Viet like his room very much.

There is ________ (8) armchair beside the bed.

Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B, C, D) best fits each space. 

The principle of first aid is immediate action, but quick action mustn't cause panic. Any action taken needs to be careful and the first aider must remain calm at all times. It is equally important to understand the situation quickly, to appreciate the limitations of your own actions, and to seek expert assistance such as calling for an ambulance, fire brigade, or police as soon as possible. The priority is to yourself and others – protect the scene after understanding risk, and think before you act (there may be gas – the risk of explosion; electricity- the pool of water around the faulty washing machine may be live; fire – opening a hot door may be the last thing you do; assault –  the assailant with knife or gun may be behind the door awaiting their next victim or a hostage; blood- avoid unnecessary contact with fluids by wearing gloves).

What do you think the word “expert” means?

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions:
Hi, my name is David and my favorite activity is watching television. I often watch cartoon on Disney channel. My grandmother and mother enjoy watching craft programs. My daddy and brother love watching football matches on the sport channel. I usually spend about 2 hours a day watching TV. In the evening, all the family gather and watch the news and weather forecast. Today, the weatherman announces that it will rain tomorrow. I think you should bring along a raincoat before going out.

Who love watching football matches?

Choose the best answer: 
According to legend, King Hung wanted to choose one son as a successor to his throne. He (1)________ all of his sons, and told them that whoever could bring him the most precious offering to the altar of the ancestors, would be awarded the throne.

All of the princes traveled throughout the country in search of the tastiest and most exotic foods to offer their father, (2)________ Lang Lieu, the 18th prince. Being the poorest prince, he could not afford such luxurious foods and had no idea where to begin looking. One night, he dreamed of a genie (3)________ told him “There is nothing greater than the sky or the earth. And the rice grain is the most precious thing (4)________ the world. Now, use glutinous rice to make Chung Cake, a green and square cake, (5)________ the earth*. Then use ground glutinous rice to make Day Cake, a white, (6)________ cake, symbolizing the sky.” When he awoke, Lang Lieu was very happy and prepared the two kinds of cakes described by the genie.

When the day of the contest came, Hung King was impressed by the favors and the meaning of Lang Lieu’s cakes. (7)________, he chose him as the successor to the throne. Since then, Chung Cake and Day Cake became the (8)________ food for the Tet holidays.
5.

Choose the best answer: 
According to Irish folklore a man named Jack, well known for his drunkenness and quick temper, got very drunk at a local pub on All Hallows

Eve. He met the Devil outside the pub because the Devil wanted his soul. Jack asked him one more drink but he didn’t have the money to pay. So he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin and Jack put it into his wallet that had a silver cross that catched the Devil. Jack agreed to free the Devil under one condition: he should let him live for another year. The Devil accepted.

The following year the Devil reappeared and asked Jack to accompany him. Jack told the Devil to take an apple from a tree; when the Devil climbed up, Jack carved a cross on the tree and the Devil was trapped again. This time Jack asked the Devil ten more years of life in exchange for his freedom; again the Devil had to accept.

Soon after, Jack died. God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil kept his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”

The Irish used to carve turnips or beets as Jack’s lanterns and place them into windows or near doors to frighten away evil spirits on Halloween night. When they emigrated to the USA, they brought their traditions with them. They couldn’t find turnips in America but they found a lot of pumpkins which were suitable substitutes to make a JackO’Lantern; since then, pumpkins are an essential part of Halloween celebrations.
4. What did the Devil have to do before he could come down from the tree?

Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD

When I think of my neighborhood I get (26) ________. For one thing it is in a crowded street (27) ________ many tall storeyed building on both (28) ________. One can't see the (29) ________ or sunset when one lives in this street. It is always crowded and (30) ________ but for the small hours of the night. All (31) ________ of vehicles move about the streets, especially in the morning and (32)______ office hours. These vehicles raise continuing loud, unpleasant noise. (33) ________ the road is well tarred there is no dust.

There is a school  and a department store (34) ________. The school children add to the crowd and noise of the place. Very often they encroach upon the road for there is no proper playground for them.

Having lived in this neighborhood (35) ________ quite a long time, I long for the rural atmosphere which the poets have sung so much about.

Question 26...................

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Ethnic Groups

Vietnam is a multi – nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority groups, totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas (covering two – thirds of the country’s territory) spreading from the North to the South.

Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung… with a population of around 1 million each, while the least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each.

A number of ethnic minorities had mastered some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in swamped paddy fields and carried out irrigation. Others went hunting, fishing, collecting and lived a semi-nomadic life. Each group has its own culture, diverse and special. Beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups were also disparate from each other.

Why Vietnam is a multi-nationality country?

Choose the best answer: 
According to legend, King Hung wanted to choose one son as a successor to his throne. He (1)________ all of his sons, and told them that whoever could bring him the most precious offering to the altar of the ancestors, would be awarded the throne.

All of the princes traveled throughout the country in search of the tastiest and most exotic foods to offer their father, (2)________ Lang Lieu, the 18th prince. Being the poorest prince, he could not afford such luxurious foods and had no idea where to begin looking. One night, he dreamed of a genie (3)________ told him “There is nothing greater than the sky or the earth. And the rice grain is the most precious thing (4)________ the world. Now, use glutinous rice to make Chung Cake, a green and square cake, (5)________ the earth*. Then use ground glutinous rice to make Day Cake, a white, (6)________ cake, symbolizing the sky.” When he awoke, Lang Lieu was very happy and prepared the two kinds of cakes described by the genie.

When the day of the contest came, Hung King was impressed by the favors and the meaning of Lang Lieu’s cakes. (7)________, he chose him as the successor to the throne. Since then, Chung Cake and Day Cake became the (8)________ food for the Tet holidays.
7.

Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.

A collection has to be cared for and stored, and those tasks train a child to be (23) _______ and orderly. The entertainment value of a growing collection (24) _______immeasurable because sorting and admiring a collection is a source (25) _______ great pleasure for a child. One day he arranges them (26) _______ color; another day he sorts them by type.

Labeling or arranging the items in a collection requires research and critical thinking. Once a collection reaches (27) _______ certain size, jumbling all of the items in a shoe box is not practical. A true collection should be showcased in some way – album, display boxes, or card files. Choosing (28) _______to arrange a collection is good for a child’s (29) _______skills.

Collections (30) _______ actually foster healthy relationships. When your child knows how (31) _______ collect a certain object, family and friends help the collection along by bringing back small gifts (32) _______ their own travels. The new item in his collection them becomes a reminder of that special friend or family member who was so thoughtful towards him.

Question 32...................

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Let me introduce you to Steven. He is a newcomer. He lives next-door to me in the same apartment building. He wants me to show him around the neighborhood. “There is everything in our area. Over there is a supermarket and a restaurant to the left of the building. There is a post office opposite the restaurant and there is a park between the supermarket and the parking lot. The supermarket sells a lot of things. If you want to look for a place of recreation, let’s go to the pub next to the park. Don’t worry about the price. It’s as comfortable as your home but only as cheap as a convenient store. There is a hospital only 3 kilometers from here.”

There is a post office between the restaurant and the park.

Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D to complete each blank.

Hue Festival

Hue Festival is a big cultural event of Hue City that is held every two years. It is the (27) _______ to honor cultural and historical values of that Vietnam’s former capital city. The first Hue Festival (28) _______place in 2000.

At the beginning of Hue Festival, visitors can enjoy (29) _______ colorful and grand opening ceremony with unique (30) _______ of several art groups from Vietnam and other countries. During the festival, there is a variety (31) _______ cultural events such as Hue Poetry Festival, Massive Street Arts Performances, Art Exhibitions, the Week of Vietnam’s historical films. (32) _______, visitors can come and explore some traditional values of Vietnam at Gastronomy Quarters, Traditional  Kite Flying Festival (33) _______ watch “Ao dai” Grand Show, “Oriental night” Show, and sporting activities (34) _______ boat race, human chess, etc. Especially, many ancient scenery of Nguyen Dynasty are also reproduced (35) _______ provide tourists an insight into Vietnam’s feudal era.

Hue Festival is well-known as an (36) _______ festival where cultures of many countries converge together as well as where Vietnamese traditional and cultural values are widely presented to the world.

Question 35................

Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D to complete each blank.

The British generally (31) _________ a lot of attention to good table manners. Even young children are expected to eat properly with knife and fork. We eat most of our food with (32) _________. The foods we do not eat with a knife, fork or spoon include sandwiches, crisps, corn on the cob, (33) _________ fruit.

If you cannot eat a certain type of food or have some special needs, tell your host several days before the dinner party. If you are a guest, it is polite to wait until your host starts eating or indicates you (34) _________ do so. It shows consideration. Always chew and swallow all the food in your mouth (35) _________ taking more or taking a drink. Always say thank you when served something. It shows appreciation.

Question 34.................

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.

     Every year, the average temperature of the Earth’s surface gets a little bit warmer. This gradual trend is called global warming. Warmer weather may sound nice, but global warming is something to be very concerned about.

    Scientists are worried that continued warmer temperatures could damage the environment in many devastating ways. Rising temperatures might cause plants and animals to become extinct. They could melt enough polar ice to cause the levels of the sea to rise. Weather patterns could also change. There might be more droughts or serious storms with flooding. In some areas, human diseases could spread.

     What is causing global warming? Humans are mostly to blame. Pollution from factories and cars adds toxic gases to the air. These gases rise to the Earth’s atmosphere. As the sun’s rays warm the Earth, the gases work much like the glass in a greenhouse. They help trap the heat in the atmosphere and make the Earth grow warmer. That is why they are nicknamed “greenhouse gases.”

    It is our responsibility to take care of our planet. Global warming is a serious problem with serious consequences. If we want future generations to enjoy their time on Earth, we must act now!

This passage is mostly about _________.

Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D to complete each blank.

Hue Festival

Hue Festival is a big cultural event of Hue City that is held every two years. It is the (27) _______ to honor cultural and historical values of that Vietnam’s former capital city. The first Hue Festival (28) _______place in 2000.

At the beginning of Hue Festival, visitors can enjoy (29) _______ colorful and grand opening ceremony with unique (30) _______ of several art groups from Vietnam and other countries. During the festival, there is a variety (31) _______ cultural events such as Hue Poetry Festival, Massive Street Arts Performances, Art Exhibitions, the Week of Vietnam’s historical films. (32) _______, visitors can come and explore some traditional values of Vietnam at Gastronomy Quarters, Traditional  Kite Flying Festival (33) _______ watch “Ao dai” Grand Show, “Oriental night” Show, and sporting activities (34) _______ boat race, human chess, etc. Especially, many ancient scenery of Nguyen Dynasty are also reproduced (35) _______ provide tourists an insight into Vietnam’s feudal era.

Hue Festival is well-known as an (36) _______ festival where cultures of many countries converge together as well as where Vietnamese traditional and cultural values are widely presented to the world.

Question 29.....................

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it’s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I’d like to live in the suburbs.

Which of the following is true?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
THE NEWS MEDIA

            News media are the means or method by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media.  Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices and public places. Print media are divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listened to. In the United States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is the one that you not only listen but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of news media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.

How many groups can the media be arranged?

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it’s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I’d like to live in the suburbs.

It’s easy to ______.

Choose correct answer to complete sentens in the passage.

Nam is a student and he lives in a bed-sit on the suburb of Hanoi. It’s a part ________ (1) an old house. He ________ (2) one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is ________ (3) armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a bookshelf ________ (4) above the bed there is a clock. He has a TV and a Wi-Fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is ________ (5) the cooker. There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it’s ok. Viet like his room very much

There is ________ (3) armchair beside the bed.

Read ans answer following questions

My name is David and my favorite activity is watching television. I often watch cartoon on Disney channel. My grandmother and mother enjoy watching craft programs. My daddy and brother love watching football matches on the sport channel. I usually spend about 2 hours a day watching TV. In the evening, all the family gather and watch the news and weather forecast. Today, the weatherman announces that it will rain tomorrow. I think you should bring along a raincoat before going out.

Who love watching football matches?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Living in the country is something (1)………….  people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and (2)……………..  .

There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First of all, you can enjoy (3)…………. and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less (4)…………., so it is safer for young children.

However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there are (5)……… people, you are (6)…………… to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, (7)…………….. in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find (8)……………… .

In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (9)…………… suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children. In (10)……………., young people who have a career are better provided for in the city.

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