A.LISTENING (2,0pts)
I. Listen to the talk and decide which statement is true (T) or false (F). (1,0pt)
Statements
T
F
1. Vy live in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh city
2. There isn’t a big market near her house
3. The streets are wide
4. The air is very dirty
5. The streets are not noisy and crowded
II. Listen to the passage about Janet and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1pt)
1. Janet's favourite teacher is her_______teacher.
A. maths B. science C. English D. literature
2. Today Janet ________ her uniform.
A. is wearing B.isn’t wearing C. wearing D. wear
3. Janet studies__________ for two hours a week.
A. English B. Vietnamese C. Chinese D. Japanese
4. Janet usually does her homework__________.
A. in the garden B. at home C. in the library D. in the park
5. Her class is going to have a biology lesson___________.
A. in the gym B. in the classroom C. in the city D. on a farm
PART B: LANGUAGE (2.0pts)
I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0.4pt)
1. A. plays B. talks C. remembers D. listens
2. A. peaceful B. clean C. beach D. great
II. Choose the word that does not belong to the group of the other three. (0.4pt)
1. A. building B. island C. waterfall D. river
2. A. better B. farmer C. bigger D. smaller
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. (1.2 pts)
1. There is a table _________ to the armchair.
A. in front of B. behind C. next D. to the left
2. Children in Viet Nam always _________ lucky money from their parents or relatives at Tet.
A. get B. take C. bring D. give
3. The cave is very dark, you should bring the _________ with you.
A. torch B. compass C. sleeping bag D. hat
4. James and his brother _________ soccer at the moment.
A. is playing B. play C. plays D. are playing
5. The town has many motorbikes. It’s very _________.
A. boring B. peaceful C. quiet D. busy
6. “Excuse me. Could you tell me us the way to the cinema?” – “_________________.”
A. Don’t do that. B. I’m sorry I don’t like films.
C. Sure. Go straight ahead. Then turn right. D. I have a class.
PART C: READING (2.0pts)
I. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.0pt)
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
I live in a city (1) ______ the North of Vietnam. It is called Hanoi and is the (2) ______ of Vietnam. It is a large and populous city. The city is beside Red River. The city center is expensive and (3) ______. It is also busy and crowded all day and night. People are always running and brushing for their jobs, schools and other work. Traffic is bad too. Therefore I do not like this area. (4) ______ there is something I like about my neighborhood. My neighborhood has many great (5) ______, such as Quan Thanh temple, Bach Ma Temple as well as some pagodas and cathedral. Many people also travel to this city for its beautiful places.
1. A. in B. on C. to D. for
2. A. city B. country C. town D. capital
3. A. boring B. quiet C. noisy D. peaceful
4. A. So B. But C. And D. Because
5. A. squares B. cathedrals C. temples D. railway stations
II.Read the text and answer questions. (1.0pt)
My name is Nam. I live in a house near the sea. It is an old house, about 20 years old, and it is not very large. There are two bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fireplace. There is a garden goes down to the beach and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere. I live alone with my dog, Boxer but we have many visitors. Many of my friends work in the city, so they often stay with me because they want to relax. I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in winter.
1. Where is Nam’s house?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. How old is the house?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. How many bedrooms are there upstairs?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Why does the owner of the house have so many visitors?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Why does Nam love his house?
___________________________________________________________________________
D. WRITING (2.0 pts)
I. Find one mistake in each sentence. (0.4 pt)
1. His sister always is late for school because she lives far from school.
A. always is B. for C. his D. lives
2. There are some furniture in the living room.
A. furrniture B. are C. in D. living room
II. Reorder the words to make sentences (0.6 pt)
1. forty-five/ class/ students/ There/ my/ are/ in.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. does/ look /mother/ your/ What/ like?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. decorate/ before / We / our / should /Tet / house.
___________________________________________________________________________
III. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that the meaning of the original one does not change. (0.4pt)
1. How about going to Times Square to welcome the New Year?
=> Let’s ___________________________________________________________________
2. Mai is taller than Nga.
=> Nga is __________________________________________________________________
IV. Use the given words to make meaningful sentences. (0.6pt)
1. Vietnamese people/ often/ clean/ decorate/ houses/ Tet.
=> ________________________________________________________________________
2. It/ very/ interesting/ take/ boat trip/ the Perfume River.
=> ________________________________________________________________________
3. The air / the city / polluted / than / the air / the countryside.
=> ________________________________________________________________________