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PART I: READING COMPREHENSION

1 Instructions: Fill in esch blank with ONE suitable word or phrase taken from the box.

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how

besides

enough

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either make what

as if neither

such used to

no longer

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1 When I was a boy, I .visit my uncle Henry nearly every week.

2 It was a bad day that we decided to stay home.

3 .her illness, she is not able to finish her assignment in time.

4 My boss is interested my proposal.

5 He just failed the exam and hasn't decided to do next.

6 She always tries to improve her skills to .progress.

7 .Peter nor Alice has been to Vietnam before.

8 He talks he were a millionaire!

9 hard work, you must be intelligent to secure this job.

10 I commute to work by train these days I have bought a car.

11 I can't concentrate what I am doing It is noisy outside.

12.He doesn't know.

13 I'm learning Spanish .I am able to speak it.

14 She is very crazy now I can't put up .her behaviours any longer.

15 She knows .English to work as a receptionist

2 Instructions: Give a complete answer to each of the qaestions given after having read each of the foar pussages.

Passage 1: lt takes a long time and a lot of money to develop a modern farm Don has been farming

on his own ever since his father died twenty years ago He had to borrow the money to buy new machinery, new fertilizers, and new feeds At last he is beginning to make money, and he hopes in

a few years to pay off all his loans Don likes his life on the farm He wouldn't trade it for any other.

1 How much does it take to develop a modern farm?

2 What has Don been doing since his father died twenty years ago?

3 What did he have to borow the money for?

4 Is he beginning to make money at last?

5 What does he hope?

Passage 2: Most customers who go to a supermarket buy from a shopping list They know exactly what they need to buy Many customers feel pleased and relaxed when they reach the check-out counter because the task of shopping is finished An important fact in helping a customer choose what to buy, is where a product is placed on a shelf A product which is easy to see sells best The comfort and convenience of shopping centers is another factor which makes them popular with customers, and many supermarkets stay open until very late at night

1 Who buys things from a shopping list?

2 Why do many customers feel pleased and relaxed when they reach the check-out counter?

3 What is an important fact in helping a customer choose what to buy?.

4 Does a product which is easy to see sell best?

5 What is another factor which makes supermarkets popular with customers? .

Passage 3: A 3O-year study in New Zealand has revealed that a person who gets up early is less Iikely to survive the day than the one who lies in bed till after I or 9 o'clock A research team

studying a group of 500 people found a significant link between early rising and heart disease

We don't fully undertand the link,'said Dr Prudence White, 'bui we know that the risk of a heart attack is highest in the early morning Perhaps if you're llng in bed you stand more chance of surviving an attack.'

Another possibility is that people who get up early in the morning are more likely to eat a traditional cholesterol-rich breaKast of sausages, eggs, and bacon So it seems we no longer need an excuse for lying in bed longer Good neWs at last!

1 What has the 30-vear studv in New Zealand revealed?

2 How many people were involved in the study?

3 What did the research team find?

4 What is another possibility?

5 What does it seem?

Passage 4: Plants supply man with food, clothing, and shelter - his most important needs Many of our most useful medicines are also made from plants In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives Most people enjoy the smell of flowers, the sight of afield of waving grain, and the quiet

of a forest Not all plants are helpful to man Some species grow in fields and gardens as weeds that choke off useful plants Tiny bits of pollen from certain plants cause such diseases as asthma and hay fever Other plants destroy millions of dollars worth of crops yeaily

l What do plants supply man wifh?

2 What are many of our most useful medicines made from?

3 How can plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives?

4 What kind of plant chokes off useful plants?

5 Which illnesses can tiny bits of pollen from certain plants cause?

3 Instuctions: Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word

Every year students in many counhies learn English Some (1) these students axe yormg children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some leam at school, others study by (2)

A few learn English just (3) hearing the language in films, on

television, in the office or among their friends But not many are lucky (4) to do that Most people must work hard to leam another (5)

Many boys and girls learn English at schooi because it is (6) of tleir subjects They study their own language, and mathematics and English In England, America" or Australia, many boys and girls studi (7) own laaguage, which is English, and mathematics and anotler language, perhaps French, or German or Spanish

Mmry adults leam English because it is usefiri (8) their work Teenagers often leam English for their higher studies, because some of their books (9) i:: English at the college or university Other peopie learn English because th"y want to (10)

newspapers or magazines in English

PARTII WRITING

1 Instructions: Ma ke all the changes and adilitions necessary to produce complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases

Example: | / live / this house / five years + I have been living in this house for five years

1 My father / look forward / hear / about it

2 You / will / able I f:-;rrd / job / easily

3 Dress I too / difi, lher / wear.

4 Brother / born / Ho Chi Minh Citv / 1982.

5 How long / you / know I eaeh other?

6 You / mind / lend / me / monev?

7.I /want I rent/ motorblke /two days / travel / ciW.

8 I / prefer I play chess / watch TV

9 Smoking / not / allow / class.

10 Ann / not / cook / well / Jane I do.

2 Insfuuctions: R ewrite the following sentences asing clue words at the beginning of each sentence

so thql the second sentence has the same meaning as the Jirst

Example: Lan is too young to see the film -+ Lan is so young that she cannot see the film

1 We spent five hours getting to l,ondon

It 1ook

2 The play was so dull that he fell asleep

It was

3 The storm blew the roof offthe house

The roof

4 As I get older, I want to tavel less

The older

5 The city that we were bom in is very famous

The city in

6 Remember to learn bv heart this lesson.

Don't

7 Walking in the rain gives him pleaswe.

He enjoys

8 We couldn't sleep because of the noise.

The noise

9.Lan could not move the piano It was too heavy.

The piano was too

10 " Don't put your feet on the desk ", the teacher said to the sfudents

The teacher told

3 Translation

A Instructions: Translate the following sentences into English:

1 Helen bio chfrne tdi ld c0 ta dd mua v6 r6i ,

2 Xem tivi ld mQt hinh thric gidi tri kh6ng dit tiOn, hcm nfia, d6 le mQt chchhqc ti6ng Anh t6t

4 Ban dd bao gio d6n C6ng vi€n Dam Sen & thenh pnO UO Chi Minh chua?

5 NOu t6i nay tivi c6 chuong fiinh hay thi chring tdi sd 6 nhe xem.

B lrstructions: Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese:

1 The first gold coins were used in Turkey in 670 BC.

2 The Lrternet has rapidly developed and become part of our everyday life .

3 Dayclasses areheld five days aweek and evening classes are held fromMondayto Thursday

4 Although he tried hard, he was not successfirl

5 Mary returned the book to the library for she has one at home

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