7. A. enjoy B. provide C. divide D. expect
8. A. to B. on C. between D. with
9. A. interested B. want C. would D. ought
10. A. relax B. revive C. reset D. repeat
Your answers:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. |
II. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer: (1.0 mark)
In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations. Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed. Children receive their Li xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon dancing take place in different regions.
1. Before Tet, people usually _________.
A. are very busy with the preparations B. have great excitement and fun
C. rebuild their ancestral graves D. spend time on traveling
2. Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten during Tet?
A. candied fruit B. sausages
C. watermelon D. beef stew
3. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
A. Because they are pleasant and cheap. B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
C. Because they represent good luck. D. Because they are attractive and not very expensive.
4. On the New Year's days, _________.
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods B. everybody receives their “lucky money”.
C. only good comments can be made D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
5. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Tet is period of concord and hope. B. Tet is an occasion for a family to get together.
C. Tet is a good time to visit others. D. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
Your answers:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 marks)
TRAVELING
A hundred years ago, most people traveled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways made (1) ______ possible to travel rapidly over long distances. (2) _____ were also becoming popular, after the invention of the air - filled tire, which made cycling a lot more comfortable. Buses, trams and underground railways (3) _____ invented, and cities all over the (4) _____ already had traffic jams. There were very (5) ______ private cars and city streets were still full of horses.
What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got used (6) _____ the problem of private cars, and some cities are (7) _____ noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been banned from the city center. (8) _____ will we travel in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps by then there will be only personal helicopters. (9) ______may be no need to travel to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more (10) _____ walking and horse - riding, for pleasure and exercise.
Your answers:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. |
PART IV: WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (2.0 marks)
1. “Close the office door but do not lock it”, the manager said to me.
The manager asked ..........................................................................................
2. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Jane?”, said Mr. John.
Mr. John suggested ..........................................................................................
3. The books interest me more than the films.
I think ...............................................................................................................
4. I didn’t arrive in time to see my aunt off at the airport last night.
I wasn’t.............................................................................................................
5. You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.
If ......................................................................................................................
6. It was such hot news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates.
The news ..........................................................................................................
7. We live far from our relatives. We miss them very much.
The ...................................................................................................................
8. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes for my brother’s wedding.
What’s ............................................................................................................
9. Couldn’t you take a bus to the station?
Wasn’t ............................................................................................................?
10. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
Whenever .......................................................................................................
II. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer: (1.0 mark)
In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations. Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed. Children receive their Li xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon dancing take place in different regions.
1. Before Tet, people usually _________.
A. are very busy with the preparations B. have great excitement and fun
C. rebuild their ancestral graves D. spend time on traveling
2. Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten during Tet?
A. candied fruit B. sausages
C. watermelon D. beef stew
3. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
A. Because they are pleasant and cheap. B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
C. Because they represent good luck. D. Because they are attractive and not very expensive.
4. On the New Year's days, _________.
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods B. everybody receives their “lucky money”.
C. only good comments can be made D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
5. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Tet is period of concord and hope. B. Tet is an occasion for a family to get together.
C. Tet is a good time to visit others. D. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 marks)
TRAVELING
A hundred years ago, most people traveled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways made (1) ___it___ possible to travel rapidly over long distances. (2) ___bicycles__ were also becoming popular, after the invention of the air - filled tire, which made cycling a lot more comfortable. Buses, trams and underground railways (3) __were___ invented, and cities all over the (4) ___have__ already had traffic jams. There were very (5) _few_____ private cars and city streets were still full of horses.
What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got used (6) ___to__ the problem of private cars, and some cities are (7) __so___ noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been banned from the city center. (8) __how___ will we travel in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps by then there will be only personal helicopters. (9) __there____may be no need to travel to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more (10) _people____ walking and horse - riding, for pleasure and exercise.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART IV: WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (2.0 marks)
1. “Close the office door but do not lock it”, the manager said to me.
The manager asked .............................................. me to close the door but not to lock it............................................
2. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Jane?”, said Mr. John.
Mr. John suggested ....................................... that Jane should complain to the company...................................................
3. The books interest me more than the films.
I think ........................................ that the books are more interesting than the films ........................................................................
4. I didn’t arrive in time to see my aunt off at the airport last night.
I wasn’t...................................early enough to see my aunt off at the airport last night. ..........................................................................
5. You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.
If ........................................... you practice speaking English everyday, you can improve your English...........................................................................
6. It was such hot news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates.
The news ..................................... was so hot that I couldn't help announcing it to my classmates......................................................................
7. We live far from our relatives. We miss them very much.
The .............................. farther we live from our relatives, the more we miss them......................................................................................
8. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes for my brother’s wedding.
What’s ........................................ more, I would like to choose my own clothes for my brother's wedding.....................................................................
9. Couldn’t you take a bus to the station?
Wasn’t ............................... it possible for you to take a bus to the station this morning?.............................................................................?
10. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
Whenever ....................................... he comes to visit us, there is trouble.................................................................