I.
Listen to four short conversations TWICE, then write the correct answer for each question:
(1.0pt)
1. What does Kim think is the best way to improve English pronunciation?
_____________________________________________________________________________
Listening to foreign Watching English- Practicing speaking English Reading books
music. speaking movies. with native speakers. written in English.
2. Where is the notebook? __________________________________________________________
In Susan’s bag. In Susan’s classroom. On Susan’s bed. In Susan’s room.
3. Where is Jack living? ____________________________________________________________
In the United In Vietnam. In England. In the United States
Kingdom. of America.
4. How much does it cost to attend the course for 3 months? _______________________________
It costs 20 dollars. It costs 50 dollars. It costs 15 dollars. It costs 180 dollars.
II. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank. (2.0pts)
5. You will make a lot of mistakes ____________________ you are careful.
but if unless or
6. _______________________, ao dai is for both Vietnamese women and men.
Tradition Untraditionally Traditionally Traditional
7. A _____________________ is a building at a college or university where students live.
dormitory campus library institute
8. They work _________________ as waiters on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
part-time sometimes full time all the time
9. When we are at home, we can wear ______________________ clothes.
formal important unimportant casual
10. It’s quite easy to get access __________________ the Internet nowadays.
in to of with
11. This is the first time I ____________________ your city.
visit will visit have visited am visiting
12. “How can we improve our intonation?” – “_____________________________________.”
Maybe in the near It’s not necessary to do Reading and writing a Practice speaking with
future that lot of essays native speakers.
III. Read the passage. Then decide which option best fits each blank. (1.5pts)
My favorite weekend activity is to go to the countryside. I usually go there with my family or my
close (13) ______________. We often (14) ______________ bicycles to get some exercise. For those
outings, we go to gardens where we can play games or do other physical things together. Last week,
we got a really good (15) ______________ to enjoy ourselves. There was a big meadow for us to have
athletic competitions. We made friends with a group (16) ______________ six other teenagers we met
there. We then made all the 15 of us into three teams of five (17) ______________. My team scored
the most (18) ______________ and we got the championship.
13. pen pal friends students neighbors
14. drive take ride go
15. garden house park parking lot
16. in on for of
17. members students children people
18. goals points mark grade
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.0pt)
19. What have fashion designers done to _________________ the ao dai? (modern)
20. This game show has been watched _________________ for two years. (wide)
21. I would like to know some __________________ about your new courses. (inform)
22. The most common ________________ structure in Vietnam is the pagoda. (religion)
VI. Arrange the words or phrases to make complete sentences. (0,5pt)
23. the shrine / walked up / of / They / the mountain / a Vietnamese hero. / to visit
=> _____________________________________________________________________________
24. she / exam. / Unless / hard, / studies / fail / Sarah / the / will
=> _____________________________________________________________________________
VII. Read the passage, then do the following tasks. (1.5pts)
English is spoken as a first language by just under 400 million people in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc. It comes after Mandarin and then Spanish as the
language with the most native speakers. However, English is learned most widely in the world as a second
or foreign language. Around a billion people all over the world use English not as their second or foreign
language. All its speakers put together, English is probably the most commonly spoken language in the
world. The question, though, is not actually the number of speakers; English is the language of commerce,
international communication and science all over the world. It is one of the official languages of the United
Nations, of the European Union, and of many other international organizations. English has now become a
key language in the world through newspapers, books the telegraph, the telephone, radio, television, and the
Internet as well as the rise of the United States as a superpower.
A/ Write True or False after each statement: (1pt)
25. Only people in the United States speak English as the first language. __________
26. English is used as a first language, a second as well as a foreign language. __________
27. English is widely used in commerce, international communication and science. __________
28. People use Spanish as the official language of the United Nations. __________
B/ Write the best answers: (0.5pt)
29. The main idea of this passage is 30. It can be inferred from the passage that
- the popularity of English. English
- the commonly spoken languages around the - is learned by most people as an official
world. language
- the people speaking English. - is only used in international organizations
- common foreign languages – English, - is spoken as much as Mandarin
Mandarin and Spanish. - is an important language of media worldwide
31._______________________________________ 32. ___________________________________
VIII. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one: (2.0pts)
31. The last time she went out with him was 3 years ago.
=> She hasn’t__________________________________________________________________________
32. Practice speaking English every day and you can improve it.
=> If_________________________________________________________________________________
33. He is sorry that he can’t speak English.
=> He wishes___________________________________________________________________________
34. The tourists were deeply impressed by the beauty of the city.
=> The beauty of the city made____________________________________________________________
