Part 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. I think there will be no language _______in the future. People will speak a common language.
A. use B. development C. skill D. barrier
2. The first camera phone appeared ______ May 1999 in Japan.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
3. Mary alwayss has luch with ________ friends.
A. she B. hers C. her D. its
4. Nam said Mai _________ takke part in an online course to iimprove her speaking.
A. will B. would C. can D. may
5. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
A. generous B. glassware C. gallery D. sugar
6. Find the word which has a different stress pattern in the part underlined.
A. yesterday B. optional C. natural D. prediction
III. READING (2 MS)
Part 1: Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to complete it. (1 m)
A Survey on Future Communication
In a recent survey, TechNews asked young people to (7).…. how they will talk to each other in 30 years'
time. The results are not surprising. Only 10% of the respondents think people will still send letters and
postcards to each other (8) … 2050. About 30% think holography and telepathy technologies will allow them
to communicate in (9) ….. time with their friends. Most people say that they will connect through super
smart devices instead of in person. Meanwhile, more than half of the respondents express their (10) ….. about
future communication. They say that if children spend most of their time interacting on the Internet, they may
also not be able to communicate face to face very well in 30 years.
7. A. expect B. predict C. check D. practices
8. A. on B. from C. for D. by
9. A. personal B. private C. real D. device
10. A. concerns B. feelings C. gratitude D. moods
Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:
information by invented However working
Nowadays a lot of important inventions are carried out by scientists (11)_______ _______for
large industrial firm. (12)______________ ,there are still opportunities for other people to
invent various things. In Britain, there is a weekly television program which attempts to show
all the various devices which people have recently (13)___________ . The people organizing
the program receive (14)______________about 700 inventions a year. New ideas can still be
developed (15) _________ private inventors. However, it is important to consider these
questions. Will it be wanted? Is it new?
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage
What is the sky? Where is it? How high is it? They aren’t easy to (16)_________, are they?
Is the sky blue? The sky has no color. Is the sky full of air? We know that there is air around
the (17)__________. When planes fly, they need air. Planes can’t fly very quickly because
when they go higher the air gets (18)__________. If we go far away from the Earth, we
(19)__________ there is no air.
Maybe we can answer some of our questions now. What’s the sky? (20)__________, where is
it? It’s all around the world. They sky is a space. In this space, there is nothing besides the
Sun, the Moon and all the stars.
16. A. answer B. ask C. think D. know
17. A. sun B. moon C. earth D. star
18. A. bigger B. heavier C. thinner D. smaller
19. A. know B. feel C. smell D. touch
20. A. But B. Even C. Or D. And
V. WRITING
Part 1. Find and correct ONE mistake in the following sentences. (0.5m)
21. That’s not yours book. It’s mine.
……………….. ..……………………..
22. Let’s meet for coffee by Wednesday afternoon. I’ll be busy in the morning.
………………… ……………………….
Part 2. Rewrite each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence above. (1m)
23. Can I borrow a pencil of yours?
Can I borrow ...………………………………………………………………………………………….……….
24. Nam said, “I go to this club today.”
→ Nam ……... ……………………………………………………………………………………………
25. “We will use a machine to work tomorrow.” the teacher said
The teacher said ...………………………………………………………………………………………….……
26. “How often do you visit your grandparents?” Hai asked Hoa
Hai asked Hoa ...………………………………………………………………………………………….………
Part 3. Use the words or phrases given to make the meaningful sentences. (0.5m)
27. It / take/ the/ 6 years / build / this/ new computer / and / it/ work/. /
→…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
28. Nick/ ask/ the professor/ why/ humans/ not/ live/ Mars. /
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………