1/ In winter, heating __________ for 50 percent of our electricity bill.

A. accounts B. costs C. occupies D. takes

2/ To save money, we should __________ the amount of energy used in our homes.

A. increase B. leave C. reduce D. stop

3/ He fell and hurt himself __________ he was playing volleyball.

A. while B. if C. because D. when

4/ I suggest you shoild __________ the windows to let the sunshine into the house.

A. to open B. opened C. open D. opening

5/She hasn’t gone to school _______ she has been sick since Sunday.

A. because B. since C. if D. unless
6/ It’s raining _________ we can’t go out.

A. so B. because C. but D. however

7/ It is possible to store solar energy _________ a number of days .

A. in B. of C. for D. from

8/ They were bitterlydisappointed __________ the result of the game.

A. at B. with C. in D. for

9/ When you leave the room, remember to turn all lights and fans ________ .

A.on B. up C. down D. off

10/ I suggest fixing the dripping faucet. –“ _______________ .”

A. Yes, please. B. Good idea. C. We will. D. I’m afraid not

1/ I don’t like using the internet because it has some __________ .

A. benefits B. limitations C. advantages D. conveniences

2/ You should watch the news every day. It’s very __________ .

A. costly B. boring C. informative D. violent

3/ How much time do you spent __________ the web every day .

A. using B. posting C. responding D. surfing

4/ It __________ every day so far this week.

A. rains B. has been rained C. is raining D. has rained

5/ Nobody understands what he says, ___________?

A. do they B. don’t they C. does it D. doesn’t it

6/ Many people think chatting on the internet is _________ .

A. time-consumed B. consumed- time C. consuming- time D. time-consuming

7/ It is easy for everyone to get access _________the internet .

A. earthquake B. tornadoes C. UFO D. volcanoes

8/ They differ __________ each other so much.

A. on B. in C. to D. for

9/ people ________ all ages can watch this film.

A. from B. of C. with D. in

10/ You like watching sports, don’t you? – “ ________________ .”

A. I’m the opposite. B. I think so. C. Yes, I like. D. No, I

(1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ Although I am very busy, I try to find time to __________ to my grandparents every weekend. A.take a break B. pay a visit C. look after D. take care 2/ It takes me about three hours __________ the report. A. to suffer B. to succeed C. to complete D. to invent 3/ Most people are interested in the ________ of photographs taken by disabled students. A. population B. environment C. popularity D. exhibition 4/ The deaf and dumb use sign language to __________ . A. speak B. control C. communicate D. speaks 5/ _____ farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since 6/ Choose the best response: “ Who’s Sam? – “ ___________ .” A. The handsome guy near the door B. I’m afraid I missed him C. I want to see it D. He really likes it 7/ We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) _________ subject. A. optional B. compulsory C. international D. national 8/ What is the __________ of your country? – About over 80 million people. A. separation B. introduction C. impression D. population 9/ The advertisement said Academy of language had many ________ and native English teachers.. A. information B. well-qualified C. experience D. time-consuming 10/ Nobody can deny the __________ of the internet in our life. A. benefits B. inspiration C. information D. reputation

Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____ 7/ _____ 8/ _____ 9/ _____ 10/ _____

(11-12) Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting: 11/ His mother is one which taught him the first lesson on kindness. A B C D 12/ My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer. A B C D Answer: 11/ _____ 12/ _____

(13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ She suggests we __________ by bikes instead of by motorbikes to save energy. (travel) 14/ When it began to rain, the children ____________ in the yard. ( play) 15/ My father __________ for the telephone company twenty years ago. ( work) 16/ We used ___________ in Da Lat, but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City. (live) Answer:
1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____

17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ The crowd shouted ___________ when Zidane scored the first goal for the French team. ( excite) 18/ Huy Dat was _________ in finding his lost bicycle, so he decided to buy a new one ( succeed) 19/ His new car __________ a lot of fuel. ( consumer) 20/ Tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons are natural ________ . (disastrous) 21/ Their aim was ti free women from domestic _________ . ( slave) 22/ It would be more _________ to turn off the air-conditioner before leaving . ( economy) Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____




(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made fromoil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (23)___________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or late, most of it is thrown away. A high (24) ________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (25) ___________ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (26) ________ is growing fast. The plastic itself has extremely rich energy. It also has higher calorific ( 27) _________ than coal and one (28) __________ of “ recovery” strongly favored by plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.

23/ A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign 24/ A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount 25/ A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirements 26/ A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 27/ A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 28/ A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method Answer: 1/ _____ 2/ _____ 3/ _____ 4/ _____ 5/ _____ 6/ _____


(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet: At high school Sally Ride became interested in science. At the university she studied English and Physics. After completing her study at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher. In 1977 she was one of 1000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program. She was 25. She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training she learned to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband , Hawley, is also an astronaut.
They do not plan to have any children yet. When NASA decided to put a woman into space, none of Sally’s friends were surprised that they choose Sally. She has always been a person who wanted to go further. So when the space suttle Challenger carries her on her first mission into space, Sally did what she had often done before: she left the world behind. ____ 29/ She was the first American woman to go into space. ____ 30/ Sally was the jet pilot before she entered the space program. ____ 31/ More men entered the space program. ____ 32/ Sally and her husband want to have children soon. (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.

Because of _________________________________________________________

34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.

 Despite ____________________________________________________________

35/ His father used to tell him what to do.

 He used to _________________________________________________________

36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.

 Gia Hy ____________________________________________________________

From the point of view of recycling, paper has two advantages over minerals and oil
in that firstly it comes from a resource which is ........ (1) ........ and secondly, it is less threatening to our environment when we throw it away because it is ....... (2) ...... Although Australia’s record in the re-use of waste paper is good, it is still necessary to use a combination of recycled fibre and ........ (3) ........ to make new paper. The paper industry has contributed positively and people have also been encouraged by .........(4) ......... to collect their waste on a regular basis. One major difficulty is the removal of ink from used paper but ......... (5) ......... are being made in this area. However, we need to learn to accept paper which is generally of a lower ......... (6) ......... than before and to sort our waste paper by removing ......... (7) ........ before discarding it for collection.

1 Travelling in big cities is becoming more (trouble)_______ every day.

2 Less publictransport is now available because of te (short) _____ of staff.

Choose the word or phrase in the box which has the same meaning as the underlined word/phrase in each of the following sentences
Coffee stone tortoises Da Nang Ha Noi Sai Gon educational institution
Viet Nam
1, The Vietnamese are aspecially proud of their historic capital city. The old quarter of Ha Noi dates backs to the 11th century
2, Ha Noi's peaceful'Van Mieu', or Temple of Literature, is Viet Nam's oldest educational institution. The Confucius inspired university was established for the education of mandarins
3, Around the central courtyard of Van Mieu stand 82 stone tortoises. These beautiful ancient scuptures were built to honour the men who received doctorates in triennial examinations
4, While most tourists neglect Viet Nam's fourth-largest city in favour of nearby Hue and Hoi An, it has considerable charm in its own right
5, Another tourists' favourite is Sai Gon which was renamed Ho Chi Minh City following its fall in 1975. However, the old name is still used by both Vietnamese and foreigners, especially when referring to the most central part of the city
6, The Vietnamese love a good cup of coffee. In the central market of Sai Gon, many small shops offer samples of the favourite beverage, individually brewed with a small metal French drip filter, and served with condensed milk

I, Chose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently
1, A, ordinary B, pollution C, doctor D, alcohol
2, A, gather B, there C, ethnic D, although
3, A, accompany B, fascinating C, discriminate D, scoreboard
4, A, mutual B, initiate C, picture D, question
5, A, sufferings B, disasters C, species D, moniments

1 I don't know where my wallet is. I wish I ......where my wallet was (know).

2 Michael is in the park playing with the older boys. I wish Michael.....with them (play).

3 Things are not good in the country. I hope everything ......better(get).

4 I am tired of hearing your screaming. It is time you ......screaming in my ear! ( stop).

5 I can't go to the pool with my friends because I can't swim. Oh, I wish I ......(swim).

6 Veronica doesn't like calling boys. I really wish she .....me. I want to go out with her(call).

7 David and Christian are at the cinema right now. I hope they ....themselves (enjoy).

8 You are a great guy Jimmy, but I don't love you. I wish I .....you (love).

9 This party is so boring and Gina is not coming. It is time I ......I'm tired of being here(leave).

10 Tommy is a great piano player. I wish I .....the piano just like him (play).

.Using " Wish "

1 He is very short. He ....... he......taller.

2 They don't have a car. They ...... they .....a car.

3 He doesn't have any children. He .....he .......a child.

4 He is overweight. He ......he......thinner.

5 I can't play the piano. I ......I......play the piano.