Write a complete postcard Hanh sent to her friend Tuan from Nha Trang, using the words or phrases below.. 1,5pts Dear Tuan, 1 I/ have/ wonderful time/Nha Trang/ family.2 people/here/ fri[r]
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Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
I.Choose the wordwhose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other in each group.(1pt)
Example: 0 A seem B stream C meet D greet
Answer: 0 D
1.A sight B.flight C village D trible
2 A grow B open C office D.moment
3 A looked B suggested C minded D decided
4 A south B bought C found D about
II Choose the correct word (A, B,C or D)to complete each sentence (2,5 pts)
1 Would you mind if I - a photo ?
A take B took C taking D will take
2 I don’t know how - this game
A play B played C to play D playing
3 - you ever - to England ?
A Have – been B Were – being C Were-been D Are- been
4 I’m that you can come to my birthday party next week
A afraid B happy C sad D difficult
5 Do youmind the tape once more ?
A play B played C playing D to play
6 The woman a black handbag is Ha’s mother
A hold B holds C holding D held
7 The ruler of metal is mine
A make B makes C making D made
8 My sister always her clothes everywhere
A is thrown B is throwing C is to throw D has thrown
9 The topic of that discussion was very
A interests B interested C interesting D interest
10 Vietnam is a
A exporting rice country B rice- exporting country
C country exports rice D country rice exporting
III Give the correct form of the word in bracket to complete each sentence.(1pt)
1 It’s in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day.( tradition)
2 Thanh and I play for the school soccer team We are (team )
3 The villagers welcomed the visitors ( warm )
4 Generally, the countryside is less than town ( pollute)
IV Read the text and answer the following questions (2,5 pts)
Trang 2Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar It is officially known
as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet It begins between January twenty-first and February
nineteenth The exact date changes from year to year Vietnamese people usually make preparation for the holidays several weeks beforehand They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and makeofferings on the family altars On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season Tet lasts ten days The first three days are the most important Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible
1 What is Vietnam’s New Year known as ?
2 When does the Lunar New Year begin?
3 What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
4 How long does Tet last?
5 Why are the first three days the most important?
V Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first one (1,5pts)
1 Mai sent this postcard to her friend last week
This postcard
2 Loan said,”I have to go to the school library now.”
Loan sad
3 The old woman said to Nam,” Can you read the letter for me ?”
The old woman asked
4 Getting to school by bus is not convenient
It
5 They have changed the time of the meeting
The time
6 Will you post the letters for me?
Would you mind
VI Write a complete postcard Hanh sent to her friend Tuan from Nha Trang, using the words or phrases below (1,5pts)
Dear Tuan,
(1) I/ have/ wonderful time/Nha Trang/ family.(2) people/here/ friendly/helpful./weather/ fine/ sunny/almots/ every day.(3) Nha Trang/beach/very/beautiful/sea/calm
(4)Yesterday/we/visit/lots/interesting/places/such as/ Cham Temple, Hon Chong,Tri Nguyen Aquarium, (5) We/see/ sharks/dolphins/many/ different/ types/ sea fish/ Tri Nguyen Aquarium (6) We// buy/ lot/ gifts/ souvenirs shop/ the exit/ quarium
See you soon
Your friend,
Hanh
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Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
I.Choose the wordwhose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other in each group.(1pt) 0,25đ x 4 =1đ
1.C 2 C 3 A 4 B
II Choose the correct word (A, B,C or D)to complete each sentence (2,5 pts)
0,25đ X 10 = 2,5đ
1.B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 C
6 C 7 D 8 B 9 C 10 B
III Give the correct form of the word in bracket to complete each sentence.(1pt)
0,25đ X 4 = 1đ
1 traditional 2 teammates 3 warmly 4 polluted
IV Read the text and answer the following questions (2,5 pts) 0,5đ x 5 = 2,5đ
1 Vietnam’s New Year is known as Tet Nguyen Dan
2 The Lunar New Year (It) begins between January twenty- first and February
nineteenth
3 They usually tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars
4 Tet lasts ten days
5 Because Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will
influence the whole year
V Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first one.(1,5pts) 0,25đ x 6 = 1,5đ
1 This postcard was sent to Mai’s friend last week.
( This postcard was sent to her friend by Mai last week.)
2 Loan said (that) she had to go to the school library then
3 The old woman asked Nam if (whether) he could read the letter for her
4.It is not convenient to get to school by bus
5 The time of the meeting has been changed
6 W ould you mind posting the letters for me ?
VI Write a complete postcard Hanh sent to her friend Tuan from Nha Trang, using the words or phrases below (1,5pts) 0,25đ x 6 = 1,5đ
Dear Tuan,
(1) I am having a wonderful time in Nha Trang with my family (2) The people here are very friendly and helpful The weather has been fine and sunny almost every day (3) The Nha Trang beach is very beautiful and the sea is calm.(4) Yesterday, we visited lots of interesting places such as Cham Temple, Hon Chong, Tri Nguyen Aquarium,
Trang 4(5) We saw sharks, dolphins and many different types of sea fish at Tri Nguyen Aquarium (6) We bought a lot of gifts in a souvenir shop at the exit of the aquarium See you soon
Your friend,
Hanh