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I Listening : ( 1.5 ms )

Listen and fill in the blanks

New York is probably the most (1)

……… city in the world People have written (2)……… about it You’ve seen it in many (3)

……… and TV programmes Think of (4)

……….and you think of the Big (5)

……….-New York The centre of New York is the island of Manhattan Today the island is (6)……… of skyscrapers

II Complete the sentences by circling a, b, c or d : ( 3ms )

1 I opened my book in ……… to read

a as b so c order d.of

2 It’s difficult ……… all the instructions at the same time

a remember b to remember c remembered d remembering

3 Would you mind ……… for a few minutes ?

a wait b to wait c waiting d waited

4 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are among the ……… of the world

a wonders b temples c churches d pagodas

5 Sydney Opera House ……… in 1973

a complete b completed c is completed d was completed

6 She asked me whether many tourists ……… My Son every day

a visit b to visit c visited d visiting

7 She doesn’t know ……….from HCM City to Ha Noi

a how go b how to go c what to go d what going

8 What is Santa Claus ……… on ?

a made b saw c looked d based

9 It is a ……… Contest

a cooking rice b rice- cooking c rice cook d cook rice

10 A ……… is a person who repairs water pipes

a plumber b driver c painter d worker

11 She told me that she ……… English well

a speak b spoke c speaks d to speak

12 It started ………

a rain b rains c rained d to rain

III Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets : ( 1,5 ms )

1 When I came , she ……… dinner yesterday ( cook )

2 I ……… in Da Lat for six years ( live )

3 An English speaking contest ……… at

my school next week ( hold )

IV Read the passage and do the tasks below : ( 2,5 ms )

Viet Nam is located in the eastern part of the southeast Asia It is bordered by China to the north , Laos and Cambodia to the west The eastern part is washed by the sea.With an area of about 330.0000 square kilometres, Viet Nam has a population of around 70 million people Viet Nam is a very beautiful country

Viet Nam is shaped like a letter S It is divided into three parts in terms of climate and weather: North, Central and South The capital city is Ha Noi It

is located in the north and is home to nearly three million people The largest city in Viet Nam is Ho Chi Minh City with a population of more than five million people It is located in the South

* True (T) or False (F) :

………… 1 Viet Nam is shaped like a letter L

……… 2 Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Viet Nam

* Questions :

1 Where is Viet Nam situated ?

………

………

2 Which countries are its neighbors ?

………

………

3 Is Ha Noi the largest city in Viet nam ?

………

………

V Write sentences from the following sets of words and phrases : ( 1.5ms )

1 mother / usually / get / 5 o’ clock

………

………

2 I / learn / English / since 2004

………

………

3 We / go / Ha Long Bay / next summer

………

………

The end

ĐÁP ÁN

I

1 famous 2 songs 3 films

4 America 5 Apple 6 full

II

1.c 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.c 7.b 8.d 9.b 10.a 11.b 12.d III

1 was cooking

2 have lived

3 will be held

IV

* 1 F 2.T

* 1 Viet nam is situated in the eastern part of the southeast Asia

2 Its neighbors are China, Laos and Cambodia

3 No, it isn’t

V

1 My mother usually gets up at 5 o’ clock

2 I have learned English since 2004

3 We will go to Ha Long Bay next summer