XII: Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the text. (10pts)

Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to (76)………… of the important matches. Young and old people shout and cheer (77)…………one side of the other. Nearly every school (78)……….. its football team and every boy in Britain (79)………… much about games. He can tell you the name of the (80) ………… in most important teams. He has a picture of (81)………. and knows the results of many matches.

In Britain the football season (82) ……….. in the middle of August, usually (83)………… the second saturday in April. At the beginning of the (84)………. all the school teams and the professional teams (85) ………. very hard. They want to win their matches.

XI: Read and answer (5pts)

Mumbai, which is located on the western coast of India, is the capital of Maharashtra state. It is home to Bollyhood, the center of Hindu movie industry, and the film “Slumdog Millionaire” was based there. Poor people have to live in slums. In the slum, they have to live with many problems. They have to go to the toilets in the streets and there are open sewers. Children play among sewage wastes and doctors deal with 4000 cases of death a day because of lack hygiene. Next to the open sewers are water pipes which can crack and take in sewage. There are toxic wastes in the slum including hugely dangerous heavy metals. Dhara is made of 12 different neighborhoods and there are no maps or road signs. The further you walk into Dhara from the edge, the more crowded the area becomes. People live in very small slums, often with many members of their extended families.

71. What is Mumbai’s function in Maharashtra state?

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72. What is the setting for the film “Slumdog Millionaire”?

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73. Where are the toilets in the slum?

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74. What is the effect of open sewers?

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75. What happens when you go further into the slum?

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X: Complete each blank with one suitable word. (5 pts)

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating .It consists of far more than just making noises . To talk and also to (66)____ by other people, we have to speak a language ,that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very( 67)___. The basic voca

bulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well But the more idea you can (68)____ the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (69)____thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (70)_......whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

66.A. be spoken B. be examined C. be understood D. be talked

67.A. easy B. important C. simple D. expensive

68.A. need B. grow C. express D. pass

69.A. main B. certain C. full D. most

70.A. show B. ask C. understand D. know

IX. Rearrange the conversation between Nam and Phuong in the correct order. Write numbers from 61 – 65. The first (0) is done for you. (5pts)
A. In the Vietnamese culture, strong members in a family have to help me the weaker and less fortunate members of the family.

B.I think the woman follows her career and she also supports the family.

C. The man, or husband, serves as the head of the family. He takes care of money matters and is responsible for providing for the family.

D. The same in Viet Nam, Nick. We try to get every achievement for our family.

E. The husband and children share the housework, and they have a happy relationship in their home, I think.

F. It is an extended family, including three generations living in the same house, typically including parents, children, grandparents, and sometimes, unmarried uncles and aunts.

G. From a very young age, children are taught to take care of their parents when they become old.

H. The woman is in charge of the home and raising the children.

Nick: Can you tell me about the typical kind of family in Viet Nam? A nuclear family or an extended one, Mai?
Mai: (61)________________________________________________________________
Nick: Yeah, I see. What is the role of the man or the father in the family?
Mai: (62)________________________________________________________________
Nick: How about the role of the woman?
Mai: (63)________________________________________________________________
Nick: I think the society in Vietnam has changed a lot. Is there any change in family life?
Mai: (64)________________________________________________________________
Nick: How to deal with the housework?
Mai: (65)________________________________________________________________
Nick: Yeah, the same situation in England now, Mai. Are there any family traditions in Viet Nam?

Mai: (6)________________________________________________________________
Nick: In other Asian countries, every member of family tries to do good actions so that their family will have good fame, and the parents feel happier.
Mai: (7)________________________________________________________________
Nick: Are there any traditions or customs for children in Viet Nam?
Mai: (8)________________________________________________________________
Nick: They are lucky, because in England many parents have to go to a nursing home when they get very old.
Mai: We think we owe our parents so much. One of the most well-known Vietnamese proverbs is, “The debt we owe our father is as great as Mount Thai Son; the debt we owe our mother is as inexhaustible as water flowing from its source.”

VIII. Correct mistakes (10pts)

21. There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning.

A B C D

22. Hundred of houses were destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.

A B C D

23. Many people injured in the storm because they hadn’t been prepared for the disaster.

A B C D

24. Our grandmother used to be telling us fairy tales when we were small.

A B C D

25. Of the millions of stars in the galaxy, how much are suitable for life?

A B C D

56. When there are low sales, companies often decide developing new products.

A B C D

57. I had something eating and then I began to feel better.

A B C D

58. Some people believe that humans will never use away all the natural resources of earth.

A B C D

59. Something is seeming different- Are you wearing a new skirt?

A B C D

60. My parents are always think that I am not old enough to do what I wanted.

A B C

VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets. ( 10 pts)

48. Nothing could …………………him (satisfaction)

49. Burning coal and oil releases other gases …………………..to humans (harm)

50. In electronics they learn to repair ……………….appliances (house)

VI. Circle best optionA, B, C, or D to complete the sentences below. (5 pts)

31. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.

32. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.

33. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.

34. Have you got a car ________ ?

35. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.

36. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.

37. How is you holiday in New Zealand?

A. Really B. Awesome C. Absolutely right D. Sure

38. ‘I have a terible headache” – “I...................you an aspirin”

A. have got B. will get C.get D. would get

39. My brother had never been abroad ....................he joined the army.

A. since B. until C. during D. while

40. Before the meeting finifhed, they had aranged when ................next

A. they met B. They to meet C. to meet D. meeting

V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (10 pts)

21. If there (be)…………………..more trees in this area, the air would be fresher.

22. Do you think snail mail still (use)………………….in 2050?

23. Chau has decided (study)………………….archeology at the university.

24 + 25. The researchers say that they (work)……………..hard (find)………………a vaccine for the Ebola virus disease.

26. I didn’t interrupt Phuong because she (speak)……………………. to the teacher.

27. Sinbad and his men (leave)………………….the cave while the giant (sleep)………………..in his lair.

28. My brother detests (surf)……………………the Net.

29. It (get) …………………..hotter and hotter in June.

30. He (allow)………………(open)…………………..a new restaurant on the main road by the city council.

III. Choose the underlined part is pronounced differently from of the others.(5 pts)

· A. knife B. socket C. desk D. bookshelf

IV. Choose the words whose stress pattern isn’t the same as that of the others. (5pts)

II.Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences .( 1.0 points)

1. this time tomorrow/ English / They/ will be learning/.

à ………………………….………………………………………………………………..…

2. Solar energy/ in the world/ by many countries/ will be used/.

à …………………… ……………………………..…………………………………………

3. to another/ How/ you travel from / will/ one place/?

=> …………………… ……………………………..…………………………………………

4. to save/ will reduce/ our energy/ the use of electricity/ We/.

=> …………………… ……………………………..…………………………………………