When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (23) _________ the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. (24) _________ the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we (25) _________ use Bell’s invention for taking photographs, (26) _________ the Internet or watching video clips rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new (27) _________ of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.

      23. A. invented                  B. is invented               C. invented                  D. was invented

      24. A. As                           B. By                           C. For                           D. Since

      25. A. increase                   B. increased                 C. increasing                D. increasingly

      26. A. accessing                 B. contacting                C. entering                   D. searching

      27. A. aids                         B. means                      C. tools                        D. ways

21. From my point of view, parental divorce can cause lasting negative consequences for children.

            A. beginning of a marriage                                B. the situation of not marrying

            C. single person                                                D. ending of a marriage

      22. It is important to create a daily routine so as to improve your work-life balance today.

            A. a situation in which two or more things are not treated the same

            B. a state that things are of equal weight or force

            C. a state that things are of importance

            D. a situation that things change frequently in amount

14. Lam and his friends often go to the cinema to enjoy the new films.

                             A      B                C                 D

      15. They were walking through Nguyen Hue Avenue when an accident happened.

                                    A                                    B                   C                D

      16. Tourists can’t enter the War Remnants Museum after 10pm.

                  A        B       C                                D

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

      14. Lam and his friends often go to the cinema to enjoy the new films.

                             A      B                C                 D

      15. They were walking through Nguyen Hue Avenue when an accident happened.

                                    A                                    B                   C                D

      16. Tourists can’t enter the War Remnants Museum after 10pm.

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

      5.   Linh can’t go out with us to see a movie now because she’s _________ a meal.

            A. preparing                 B. making                    C. arranging                 D. keeping

      6.   I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works _________.

            A. lately                       B. early                        C. later                         D. late

      7.   I usually _________ my younger sisters when my parents are away on business.

            A. pick up                    B. take care of              C. look for                   D. take charge of

      8.   Ms. Mai asked me how she could _________ household chores equally in her family.

            A. make                       B. divide                      C. give                         D. contribute

      9.   In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the _________ lifting.

            A. strong                      B. hard                         C. heavy                      D. huge

      10. Her husband is very kind. He always cares _________ her and never puts on of the housework _________ her.

            A. about-in                   B. for-in                       C. about-on                  D. with-on

      11. Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household _________.

            A. financial                  B. financially               C. finances                   D. financier

      12. We take _________ in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers.

            A. turn                         B. out                           C. around                     D. turns

      13. _________ is a person who work at home and take care of the house and family.

            A. Breadwinner            B. Homemaker             C. Servant                    D. Houseman

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IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 points)

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along
the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China.

1. Where is the Great Wall?
……………………………………………………………………

2. When was it built?
……………………………………………………………………

3. What is it made of?
……………………………………………………………………

4. What was it built for?
……………………………………………………………………

III. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. (2 points)

1. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
-> The poem……………………………………………………

2. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.
-> The children said ....................................................................

3. Roses can't possibly grow in such poor ground.
-> It is impossible .......................................................................

4. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
->I haven't....................................................................................

II. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 point)

1. Stop, Nam! It's........................to be near the stove. (danger)

2 .The glass pieces are dried.......................................... . (complete)

3. My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the...................... exam to the university. (enter)

4. Please confirm your........................... date and time if you want to come with us. (arrive)

I.Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

1 .Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year.
A. is sent               B. are sent               C. send               D. are sending

2. I don't know how_________ this game.
A. play                 B. played               C. to play               D. playing

3. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school.
A. on                    B. in                   C. to                 D. for

4. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier.
A. see              B. seeing              C. saw             D. be seeing

5. He had his father_________ his watch.
A. fixed             B. to fix              C. fix            D. fixing

6. Luckily, Peter had _________ to finish his final exam.
A. many time            B. enough time              C. time enough             D. some time

7. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
A. burnt                B. was burning              C. burn              D. is burning

8. I must go now. I promised _________ late.
A. not being             B. not to be            C. to not be                D. not be no

9. Would you mind if I_________ a photo?
A. take             B. took            C. taking            D. will take

10. I _________ Cuba in 1990.
A. visit          B. visited             C. have visited               D. was visiting

11. It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town.
A. difficult               B. difficultly            C. difficulty             D. differ

12. _________you ever_________ to America yet?
A. Have …been           B. Were …being              C. Were … been             D. Are … been