Read the following passage and choose the item a, b, c, or d that best answers each of the questions about it.. In the South of the United States, people eat black-eyed peas on New Year’
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A Multiple choice :
1) At 7 o'clock yesterday we television
2) Why don't you come for dinner ?
3) It is a picture a country village
4) My mother was listening to music while my father
5) We were having dinner when the phone
6) The heads of 4 American presidents are carved the rock on Mount Rushmore
7) Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding
8) It was to see my friends in Ha Noi
9) Would you like _ and stay with us ?
10) Pleiku is on the highlands
11) The fire is made matches or lighters It is made in the traditional way
12) is a religious song that people sing at Christmas
13) Millions of Christmas cards all over the world every year
14) A contest in which participants have to make fire is called a
A) fire - making contestB) make – fire contest C) fire – make contest D) make – firing contest
15) Santa Claus is based the description of Saint Nicholas
16) He to me that he was a plumber
17) English in many schools in the country
18) A new church here next month
19) An English speaking contest at Nguyen Hue school last week
20) They tried to make fire by pieces of bamboo together
21) The poem “ A visit from by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823
22) Thanks for inviting me to the rice- cooking _
23) It was a difficult exercise, so I decided my mother to help me
24) I don't know how this game
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26) Lan her brother, Minh whether he could play that game
27) She asked us if we free
A) were/ tonight B) are / that night C) was / tonight D) were / that night 28) The Pyramid of Cheop is one of the seven of the world
29) Angkor Wat is one of the largest in the world
30) Cool the burns immediately so as to tissue damage
31) He is working very hard get poor mark
32) the patient's feet, or lower his / her head below the level of the heart
33) I forgot to thank them helping me
34) The farmers look for other work get more money for their family
35) the door, please?
A) Are you shutting B) Are you going to shut C) Will you shut D) Do you shut
36) Would you mind I borrowed your dictionary?
37) Would you mind the door?
38) We lots of photos on vacation
39) Would you mind if I the phone?
40) Do you mind if I ?
41) We couldn't find a book in Russia
42) The boy to Mr Minh in front of the classroom is Nam
43) The flowers in plastic are very expensive
44) Ha Long Bay is recognized by UNESCO as a
A) county Heritage Site B) world Heritage Site C) world beautiful Site D) world seaside resort 45) Glass is broken up, melted and made into new _
46) Is the rubbish _ everyday?
47) It is not easy _ good teaching materials in this field
48) A milk bottle can thirty times
49) We are happy all the exams
50) In the world, millions of old papers _ away everyday
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51) Farmers collect household and garden waste to make _
52) The ruler _ of plastic is Lan's
53) Tim _ rice paddies before
54) They are traveling to the airport _ a bus
55) I _ a friend while I _ the shopping
A) was meeting / did B) met / was doing C) was meeting / was doing D) met/ did 56) You _ TV You should do something more active
57) Many years ago , Christmas songs _ for people in town and villages
A) have performed B) performed C) were performing D) were performed 58) Trung asked Minh _ he lived In Quang Nam
59) Lam's family decided _ their next summer vacation in Hoi An
60) Liz said that she _ me some information about her school
61) The Brown haven't visited Ha Long Bay _
62) The information _ on a computer
63) Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
c) wonder connect compile carol
e) require printer install skeptical
g) a ccess adjust freshman disagree
h) computer printer entertain concern
B WRITING :
I Write the story based on the words given.
1 Last year, our class / have / terrible experience.
2 One weekend, we / go / picnic / Green Park
3 When / we / arrive / at the Green Park/ it / start / rain heavily.
4 We / have to / wait for 3 hours / bus until / rain / stop.
5 We / get out / of the bus / have lunch.
6 After lunch we/ begin to explore / park / groups of 4 or 5 students.
7 Unfortunately, it / begin/ rain /again.
8 Everybody/ get / wet/ when we could / back / bus.
9 We decide / leave park / without / watch / anything.
II Write the instructions, using : first, next, then
1 Plug / printer / turn on / power button.
2 Remove / old paper / load / new paper / input tray.
3 Wait / power button / flash.
4 Have / pages / appear / computer screen.
5 Click / icon / the screen / wait / a few seconds.
6 printed paper / come out / output path / a minute.
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1 Dear …
2 I/ have / wonderful time here / Hawaii.
3 weather / nice/ windy.
4 I/ stay / hotel / with my parents It / about / half / kilometer / the beach.
5 Yesterday/ we / spend / a day / sunbathe / explore / island.
6 I buy / a lot of / souvenirs / you / my sister.
7 Tomorrow / we / visit / Golden Gate
8 See/ you / soon.
C READING:
I Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Different cultures have different ways of celebrating the new year Most of these customs are observed to bring good luck.
On New Year’s Eve in Mexico, people wait for the clocks to strike midnight At the first sound of the bells, people begin to eat grapes They must eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times.
In the South of the United States, people eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day Some people think you have to eat 365 peas to have good luck every day of the new year.
In Greece, people throw old things such as plates, glasses, and even furniture out of the window on New Year’s Day.
* observe (v) tiến hành
1 What do they do on New Year’s Day in Mexico?
a They wait for the clocks to strike midnight.
b They eat grapes.
c They try to eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times.
d no information
2 What do they do on New Year’s Day in the South of the United States?
a They eat black-eyed peas.
b They eat grapes.
c They throw old things out of the window.
d no information
3 What does the word ‘they’ in line 5 refer to?
a The American b The Greek c The Mexican d The Vietnamese
4 What does ‘such as’ in line 9 mean?
a however b for example c instead of d as soon as
5 Which of the following is not true?
a Different cultures have the same way of celebrating the new year.
b People believe that the customs will bring good luck.
c On New Year’s Eve, the Mexican begin to eat grapes at 12 p.m.
d In the South of the United States, people try to eat 365 black-eyed
peas on New Year’s Day.
II Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
The Seven Wonders of the World is a widely known list of seven popular sites of classical antiquity.
The earliest known version of the list was compiled in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon It only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim where sightseers could typically travel safely.
Of these wonders, the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed
by natural disasters.
1 Which of the following could replace the word ‘popular’ in line 2?
a famous b wonderful c amazing d interesting
2 What is the passage written about?
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c The Great Pyramid of Giza
d The existence of the Hanging Gardens
3 The earliest version of the list of the seven wonders of the world
a was compiled in the 2nd century BC
b was compiled by Antipater of Sidon
c only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim
d all are correct
4 Today we can see _.
a all of the seven wonders of the world
b only the Great Pyramid of Giza
c the Hanging Gardens
d five of the seven wonders of the world
5 Which of the following is true?
a The seven wonders of the world were destroyed by natural disasters.
b The Hanging Gardens has survived to the present day.
c The existence of five of the seven wonders of the world has not been definitively proven.
d The Seven Wonders of the World is a famous list.
III Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
- Place your computer on a flat table or desk.
- Make sure your chair is a comfortable height.
- Use a screen to protect you from dangerous X-rays.
- Not place it near a fire or the central heating.
- Not leave your computer in the sun.
- Not put liquids on the computer; they may get inside.
- Not eat while you’re working; food can fall into the keyboard.
- Clean the computer and dust it regularly.
- Keep the floppy disks clean and in their box.
- Always switch off the computer and the screen when you finish.
1 Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
a How to Use the Printer b How to Set up the Computer
c How to Protect the Monitor Screen d all are correct
2 You place your computer on a flat table or desk.
a should b ought to c must d all are correct
3 What does the word ‘protect’ in line 3 mean?
a keep somebody safe b help somebody do something
c give somebody something d cover
4 You _ eat while you are working
a shouldn’t b don’t have to c needn’t to d all are correct
5 You mustn’t put liquids on the computer they may get inside.
a because b so c or d a & c
IV Read the passage and answer questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people Tet is a festival whish happens in late January or early February Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday
* Answer the questions:
a) What is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people ?
b) Does Tet happen in early January ?
c) What do people do before Tet ?
d) What do they buy at the market?
e) What do people do on the second day of New Year?