I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5m) 

II. Choose the best answer (2ms).

1. 1. This machine                 used since last week.

1. 2. If he                 hard, he will pass his math test next week.

1. 3. My brother got wet                   he didn‘t bring the umbrella with him.

1. 4. They say that solar energy doesn‘t cause                     .

1. 5. Peter fell over while he              _ basketball.

1. 6. The people                 live in England speak English.

1. 7. Be                ! He is looking at you.

1. 8. Jane speaks English                 than you do.

1. 9. Let‘s go out for a walk,                      ?

1. 10. Nam: ―Congratulations on your success!‖   Hoa: ―                       _.‖

III. Complete the sentences by writing the correct tense of the verbs in blankets(1,0m).

1. My brother                                           (buy) this house 10 years ago.
2. My friend always                                    _ (get) up at 5 a.m.
3. Marry _                                    (clean) the room when I arrived yesterday.
4. John                                       (use) this motorbike since 2002.
5. If he                                                  (not come) soon, we will miss the train.

IV. Find the word(s) (marked A, B, C or D) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences(0,5m)

1. Although she doesn‘t trust weather forecasts, but she likes watching them.

A                        B         C                                    D

2. I suggested to help elderly people with their chores.

    A                        B       C               D

3. She has worked in this company since I am a child.

     A                        B                       C       D

4. Mrs. Phuong, whom sings very well, is my English teacher.

A                    B       C                         D

5. My brother went to Japan for two months ago.

A                 B                      C              D

V. Write the correct form of the word in each blank.(1.0)

1. We often take part in many                                           activities at school. (culture)
2. The village fair is open for                                      . (entertain)
3. Their                                  has lasted a lifetime. (friend)
4. She is poor but she lives in                                      . (happy)
5. My children are very                                       . about their summer vacation. (excite)

VI. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank(1.0).

Almost a hundred thousand people were killed (1)                   half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon (2)                                                                                people were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves (3)                                       overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. It was impossible (4)       _fire fighting equipment. Consequently, over  ninety percent (5)                                         the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.

VII. Read the passage and then answer the questions below(2.0).

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and

―Mark Twain‖ was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.

When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat.

Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel

―The Adventure of Tom Sawyer‖ was published in 1876.

1. Who was Mark Twain?

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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5m) 

II. Choose the best answer (2ms).

2. 1. This machine                 used since last week.

1. 2. If he                 hard, he will pass his math test next week.

1. 3. My brother got wet                   he didn‘t bring the umbrella with him.

1. 4. They say that solar energy doesn‘t cause                     .

1. 5. Peter fell over while he              _ basketball.

1. 6. The people                 live in England speak English.

1. 7. Be                ! He is looking at you.

1. 8. Jane speaks English                 than you do.

1. 9. Let‘s go out for a walk,                      ?

1. 10. Nam: ―Congratulations on your success!‖   Hoa: ―                       _.‖

III. Complete the sentences by writing the correct tense of the verbs in blankets(1,0m).

1. My brother                                           (buy) this house 10 years ago.
2. My friend always                                    _ (get) up at 5 a.m.
3. Marry _                                    (clean) the room when I arrived yesterday.
4. John                                       (use) this motorbike since 2002.
5. If he                                                  (not come) soon, we will miss the train.

IV. Find the word(s) (marked A, B, C or D) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences(0,5m)

1. Although she doesn‘t trust weather forecasts, but she likes watching them.

A                         B           C                                 D

2. I suggested to help elderly people with their chores.

A                 B         C               D

3. She has worked in this company since I am a child.

                       A                       B                        C       D

4. Mrs. Phuong, whom sings very well, is my English teacher.

         A                    B       C                           D

5. My brother went to Japan for two months ago.

               A                    B                      C              D

V. Write the correct form of the word in each blank.(1.0)

1. We often take part in many                                           activities at school. (culture)
2. The village fair is open for                                      . (entertain)
3. Their                                  has lasted a lifetime. (friend)
4. She is poor but she lives in                                      . (happy)
5. My children are very                                       . about their summer vacation. (excite)

VI. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank(1.0).

Almost a hundred thousand people were killed (1)                   half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon (2)                                                                                people were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves (3)                                       overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. It was impossible (4)       _fire fighting equipment. Consequently, over  ninety percent (5)                                         the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.

VII. Read the passage and then answer the questions below(2.0).

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and

―Mark Twain‖ was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.

When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat.

Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel

―The Adventure of Tom Sawyer‖ was published in 1876.

1. Who was Mark Twain?

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