II. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1. In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many quit their job.

A. craftsmen B. crafts C. craftsmanship D. craft unions

2. The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods they can satisfy the varied demand for their silk.

A. so that B. in order to C. despite D. because

3. It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t

4. Weaving mats in Dinh Yen, Dong Thap used to be sold in the “ghost” markets set up at night and operate up to early morning the government built a new market five years ago.

A. after B. as soon as C. when D. until

5. Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for .

A. cooperatives B. cooperative C. cooperates D. cooperation

6. I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could me a favour.

A. make B. do C. find D. pick

7. Nowadays, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colours they can meet customers’ demands.

A. but B. in order C. so D. so that

8. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the of making Dong Ho paintings.

A. manufacture B. activity C. craft D. production

9. There was no in continuing for him the race was over.

A. value B. worth C. point D. profit

10. a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organizations have had projects to help them.

A. Even B. Although C. However D. But

11. Vietnamese traditional is done with a simple hammer and chisel.

A. sculptured feature B. sculptor

C. sculpture pieces D. sculpture

12. This cloth very thin.

A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles

13. It was only he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.

A. until B. when C. since D. then

14. a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers.

A. While B. Since C. Due to D. Despite the fact

15. Now, at the age of over 80, the artisan is leaving the craft to his descendants with the desire to this ancient craft.

A. change B. consider C. preserve D. reserve

16. For that artisans, making the paintings is a career it supports the life of many generations of the family.

A. because of B. although C. so that D. because

17. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu, in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.

A. to cast B. to be vast C. cast D. casting

18. Her business must be going rather well, by the car she drives.

A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging

19. I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s .

A. pointless B. worthless C. meaningless D. hopeless

20. He couldn’t his father that he was telling the truth.

A. admit B. confide C. trust D. convince

III. Find a word or a phrase that means.

1. think of (an idea, a plan, etc.)

_____________________________________________________________________

2. connect by phone

IV. Complete the sentences with suitable subordinators from the box.

because before although as soon as so that while

1. I go out tonight, I will have to finish this essay.

2. Phong burnt his hand he was cooking dinner.

3. Laura always gets up early every morning she’s not late for her work.

4. Mr. Harrison seems to have a lot of money he lives in a luxurious house.

5. I was waiting for the bus, I saw some foreign tourists.

6. They didn’t win the game they played very well.

7. The children are very excited they’re going to visit a craft village this weekend.

8. We will tell Alice about the trip we meet her.

9. it rained a lot, they enjoyed their holiday.

10. I bought a new pair of glasses I can see better

Insert a, an, the in each gap

Egupt, (1)............most populous country in the Arab world is home to one of (2).........world's oldest cultures. Modern day Egypt is descended from ( 3)........ ancient civilization that emerged in the \(10^{th}\) millennium BC. (4)..... stunning, colossal monuments of Ancient Egypt never fail to astonish. (5)........romantic cruise along the NIle. (6)...........world's longest river - dazzles the senses. Giza Plateau is Ancient Egypt's most famous, fascinating, and mysterious archaeological site for people to explore. No other place has (7)......magic, mystery, and pleasures of Egypt. Traval to Egypt and you will discover (8)....... world of wonder.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

A Mission to Mars

Have you ever had a dream of traveling to another planet in our solar system? If you have, there is an actual programme that is happening right now, and it hopes to send people to Mars in 2023. Known as the Mars One Mission, it will send a crew of four people on a one -way mission to colonize Mars. Those chosen people will have to be ready to say good-bye to the earth forever, as there will not be a return trip. For the people chosen, they will have to learn to do many different things. First of all, they will be living the rest of their lives with just a handful of other people, so they all must have personalities that allow them to get along. Second, the living quarters that they will have won’t be very spacious, so they will have to deal with that condition as well. If they feel homesick, they will only be able to communicate with people back on the earth via e-mail, video and audio sent back and forth. However, there won’t be any real-time communication. Even at the speed of light, communication between the earth and Mars takes about 20 minutes. Whether the Mars One Mission will actually happen is the big question that a lot of people are asking. There is an enormous skepticism in the science community, and Wired magazine gave the mission a miserable score of two out of ten on its probability scale. However, for those who dream of going to Mars, at least they can say there is a possibility that it could happen.

1, Who might like to go on this mission ?

A. People who get along with thers

B. People who get homesick easily

C. People with angry personalities

D. People who don't like to communicate

2, What will NOT happen to the people who go on the Mars One Mission ?

A. They will communicate with people on the earth

B. They will have to live with other people

C. They will live in quarters that don't have a lot of space inside

D. They will return to the earth

4. Which of the following is considered miserable ?

A. A crew on board of the Mars One Mission

B. A score of the programme on the probability scale

C. A personality of people taking part in the programme

D. A mission of astronauts to the ISS

5. How long will it take for a message to come back from Mars ?

A. Around 20 minutes

B. Only a few seconds

C. Almost immediately

D. About an hour

Sometimes you know things about people the first time you see them, for example, that you want to be friends with them or that you don't trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn't as hard to explain as it may seem. For instance, people give out body language signals all the time. The way you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides, or fold them across your chest, people will generally feel that you are being defensive. Holding your head to one side shows interest in the other, while an easy, open posture indicates that you are self-confident. All this affects the way you feel about someone.

Also, a stranger may remind you of a meeting with someone. This may be because of something as simple as the fact that he or she is physically similar to someone who treated you well or badly. Your feelings about a stranger could be influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place where you were happy as a child. Since even a single word can bring back a memory such as that, you may never realize it is happening.

1. What does the word "open" in the passage most closely mean?

A. Unrestrained. B. Relaxed. C. Confined. D. Unlimited.

2. What one feels about a stranger may be influenced by something that ________.

A. strengthens one's past behaviours B. reminds one of one's past treatment

C. revives one's past memories D. points to one's childhood

Viet lai cau sao cho nghia ko doi

1. I think it's time for you to start revising for the coming exam

\(\rightarrow\) I suggest

2. It is believed that his father died in a car accident.

\(\rightarrow\)His father

3. It's a pity I can't play the guitar well.

\(\rightarrow\)I wish

4. "I'm leaving here for Hue tomorrow" she said

\(\rightarrow\)she said

5. Although that exercise was difficult, my brother could do it quickly

\(\rightarrow\)No matter

Smog is a combination of smoke and fog It occurs when gases from bunt fuel mix with fogon the ground. When heat and sunlight get together with these gases, they form fine,dangerous particles in the air.

Smog occurs in big cities with a lot of traffic. Particularly, in the summertime, when it is veryhot, smog stays near the ground. It is dangerous to our breathing, and in smoggy areas, we can not see very well.

Smog was first discovered in Great Britain in the 19th century, during the beginning of theIndustrial Revolution. At that time, people used coal for heating and cooking. Factories alsoused coal to produce iron and steel. Smoke mixed with wet, foggy air and turned yellow. Thesmog often hung over cities for many days. It caused lung diseases and breathing problem. Thousands of people died in London every year.

Today, cities that have a large population and are located in hot, subtropical areas have thebiggest smog problems for example, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Cairo.

I. Where can smog possibly be found?

A. At a place where it is rainy

B. At a place where the traffic is heavy and the weather is foggy

C. Underground

D. In a city where many people smoke

2 In the first paragraph, the word fine is closest in meaning to

A.tiny

B.good

C. harmful

D. shiny

3. What will happen if smog stays close to the ground ?

A. It will disappear in a shot time.

B. It will make the sky cleaner.

C. It will harm our health and block our sight.

D. It will cause many storms.

4. What probably caused the smog in Britain at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

A. There were too many cars in the country.

B. The weather there was too foggy

C. Factories and people used coal as energy

D. People smoke a lot at that time.

5. In the third paragraph, the word it refers to.......

A. iron

C. steel

A/CHOOSE THE BEST WORD

1. The (check out/check in/ full board) time is 12 tomorrow

2. You can learn a lot about the local (terrotory/area/land) by talking to local people

3.It is good to have someone to (take/guide/lead) you when you are visiting a new place

4. When you (reach/get/arrive) your destination,your tour guide will meet you at the airport

5.Make sure you (put/buy/book) a hotel before you come to our island

6. It can be quite busy here during the tourist (pharse/season/period)

7. Captation Cook discovered Australia on a (vacation/cruise/voyage)to the Pacific

8. A popular time of the year for holiday is (jet lag/peak season/drawback)

9. After check (out/up/in) at the airport, we get on the bus to go to the plane

10.Someone who is away from home on holiday is a (tour guide/holidaymaker/visitor)

B/ Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences

1. He had an accident yesterday because he drove ................... (dangerous)

2. If .................. continues,there will be no forest left ten years from now in our town (forest)

3. The Lunar New Year holiday is the most important .................. for Vietnamese people (celebrate)

4. The flood made hundreds of people .................... (home)

C/ Supply the correct tense of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences

1. Daisy .......... in Japan for five months now. She enjoys her stay there very much (be)

2. Receiving many letters everyday .............. her happy (make)

D/Insert a, an, the in each gap

Egypt, (1) .......... most populous country in the Arab world, is home to one of (2) .......... world's oldest cultures. Modern day Egypt is descended from (3) ........... ancient civilisation that emerged in the 10th millennium BC . (4) .......... stunning, colossal monuments of Ancient Egypt never fail to astonish. (5) ............. romantic cruise along the Nile - (6) .......... world's longest river- dazzles the sences. Giza Plateau is Ancient Egypt's most famous, fascinating, and mysterious archaeological site for people to explore. No other place has (7) .......... magic. mystery, and pleasures of Egypt. Travel to Egypt and you will discover (8) ............ world of wonder

Chon dap an dung: ( So sanh )

1. I am ________ at music than my old sister.

A. good B. better C. goodest D. the best

2. Of the four dresses, which is _______expensive?

A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater

3. The larger the apartment, the_______ the rent.

A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive

4. The faster we walk,_______ we will get there.

A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner

5. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were _______ I could find. ”

A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest

6. Peter wanted to win the race. He ran ______.
A. so fast as he can B. fast as he could C. fast as he can D. as fast as he could

7. It is ______ to talk about a problem than to solve it.

A. more easier B. easiest C. easier D. easy

8.You have got a scholarship; you are luckier______.
A. as I do B. than I am C. than I have D. than I do

9. The longer hours you work, ______.
A. the less tired you'll be B. you'll be more tired
C. the more tired you'll be D. the most tired you'll be
10. Nowadays, young people ______.
A. don’t read as many as their parents used to

B. don’t hardly read much as their parents did
C. do more reading as their parents used to

D. don’t read as much as their parents used to
11. The more you talk about the situation, ______.
A. it seems the worse B. the worse it seems
C. it seems worse D. the worse does it seem
12. “Could you talk ______? I'm learning my lessons.”
A. more quietly B. as quietly C. most quietly D. so quietly
13. John said that no other car could go ______.
A. fastest than his car B. faster like his car.

C. so fast like his car D. as fast as his car
14. The more you study, ______.
A. you will gain more knowledge

B. the more knowledge do you gain
C. you are the more knowledgeable

D. the more knowledge you gain
15. The longer he waited, ______ impatient he got.
A. the better B. better C. the more D. more
16. The harder you try, ______ you get.
A. the best B. good C. the better D. better

Reading comprehension

IV. Read the passage and choose (A,B,C or D) to complete each of the blanks.

Phu Quoc

Emerging like a pearl in the Gulf of Thailand, Phu Quoc is Vietnam’s (1) ……….island. Spanning on an area of 590 sq km, Phu Quoc is as large as Singapore in 1960.

Crystal clear water, unspoiled beaches, peaceful rivers, picturesque waterfalls, and tropical forests are the most precious treasures of the island. These natural attractions, combines (2) ………. the fact that Phu Quoc is a deeply rural island, has made the largest island in Vietnam an ideal destination (3) ……….tourism. Having fun on the beach with some sport or just relaxing in this paradise’s wind and sun is by (4) ………. means a cliché since Phu Quoc’s beaches are exceptional. Otherwise, if you are the adventurous type, Phu Quoc is blessed with dense tropical forest and mighty waterfalls, (5) ……… suitable for your trekking excursion.

1. A. largest B. larger C. the largest D. larger than

2. A. for B. with C. off D. to

3. A. for B. with C. to D. on

4. A. many B. no C. such D. most

5. A. perfect B. terribly C. perfectly D. terrible

V. Read the passage and fill in the blank with ONE word.

My aunt went back to Ho Chi Minh city after more than 30 years. She was amazed to have (1) (in) dramatical changes in every aspect of life in Ho Chi Minh city, (2) (where) she left to join her family in the US in 1980. There are many high-rise buildings, skyscrapers, businesses, companies, corporations and hotels. People dress nicer and (3) …………… more professional. Supermarkets and convenience shops are almost everywhere. Access (4) …………….foreign products is just easy. Among modernity, what her eyes most was street (5) …………….on many streets of the city. She (6) …………..at one of them, eating “che”, and looking at people who passed by. “What a vibrating growing city!” she thought.