Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence

 that is closest in meaning to the root one.

53. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.

A. Dogs can swim better than cats.

B.Dogs can not swim better than cats.

C.Dogs can not swim as well  than cats.

D.Dogs can not swim as good  as cats

54. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.

 A.Minh really hates hanging out with friends.

B.Minh really enjoys hanging out with friends.

C.Minh really preffers hang out with friends

D.Minh really likes to hanging out with friends

55. Playing beach games is very interesting.

A. It is not very interesting to play beach games.

A. B. It is very interesting to playing beach games.

C. It is very interesting to play beach games.

D. It is very interesting  play beach games.

56. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.

A.He spends all his free time look after his garden.

B.He spends all his free time to looking after his garden.

C.He spends all his free time to look after his garden.

D. He spends all his free time looking after his garden.

57.What is the most important festival in Viet Nam?

A.What is the most important festivals in Viet Nam?

B.What is the best important festival in Viet Nam?

C.What is the most significant festival in Viet Nam?

D.What is the most well-known festival in Viet Nam?

58. She enjoys going to the suburbs and painting pictures of natural landscapes.

A. She is hooked on going to the suburbs and painting pictures of natural landscapes.

B.She enjoys go to the suburbs and painting pictures of natural landscapes

C.She enjoy going to the suburbs and painting pictures of natural landscapes

D.She adores to go to the suburbs and painting pictures of natural landscapes

59. The boy spent hours and hours playing chess with his grandfather.

A. The boy spent hours and hours to play chess with his grandfather.

B.  It took the boy hours and hours to play chess with his grandfather.

C. The boy spent hours and hours playing chess with his grandfather.

D. The boy spent hours and hours to play chess with his grandfather.

60. People made a fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo but now it no longer exists.

A.  People make a fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo but now it no longer exists.

B.  People made a fire by rubbing much pieces of bamboo but now it no longer exists.

C.  People used to make a fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo.

D.  People making a fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo but now it no longer exists.

Ex31: Choose the correct sentence A or B:

1. A.It usually snows more heavily in the mountains than in the lowlands.

B.It usually snows heavier in the mountains than in the lowlands.

2. A.Those farmers work much harder on their farms than we can imagine.

B.Those farmers work much more hard on their farms than we can imagine.

3. A.City children often react more quickly to technical developments country children.

B.City children often react more quickly to technical developments than country children.

4. A.The colour orange shines more brightly in the sun than the colour blue.

B. The colour orange shines brightly in the sun than the colour blue.

5. A.I’m not sure who lives more happily: nomads or city dwellers.

B. I’m not sure who lives happier: nomads or city dwellers.

6. A. A ger can be more easy pulled down than a house.

B. A ger can be more easily pulled down than a house.

III. Choose the correct answer  to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (5,0 points)

1. You can watch Harry Potter on TV  ________ you can read it.

2. “- ________ a nice T-shirt, Trang!”    _ “Thank you”

3. “- ________ films have you seen this week?” _ “Only one”

4. There aren’t ________  good films on TV at the moment.

5. If we cut down more trees, there ________ more floods.

 6. That is ________ book I’ve ever read.

7.  The opposite of "polluted " is ....................                    

8. We should use reusable water bottles ___________ of plastic ones.                                   

9. In the future, we won’t go on holiday to the beach but we ________ go on holiday to the moon.

10. ________ you swim when you were ten?

11. My father likes watching TV____________ he doesn’t like listening to music.

12. We should use _____________pens and pencils to reduce rubbish.

13. In the future, we will have ___________to do housework.

14. Eiffel Tower is the most attractive ____________in France.

15. We should use _________to save natural resources.

16._______________ means creating new products from used materials.

17. If the ______________  is polluted, we won’t have enough food to eat.

18. We should give unused clothes to _____________to help the people in need.

19. ___________ are you going to stay here?   ~ For a week.

         20. ______________happens when water in lakes,rivers and oceans is polluted.

21. John: “How about going to the movies with me on Saturday night?”

 – Ann: “…………..”.

22. Viet Nam is a ……………….. .

23. A bus-stop is a ………….…. .

24. A: “Would you like some bread?”          B:  “………….…. .”.                         

     A. No, thanks. I’m full                          B. Ok. I don’t like rice

     C. All right                                           D. Yes, I would

25. John: “………………..?”            Mary:  “That’s a great idea.”

      A. Do you like playing sports               B. Can you buy me some apples          

     C. Why don’t we go out for dinner         D. May I borrow your pen

When a strong earthquake occurs on the ocean floor rather than on (36)__________ , a tremendous force is (37)_____ on the seawater and one or more large, destructive (38)____ called tsunamis can be formed. Tsunamis are commonly called tidal waves in the United States, (39)________ this is really an inappropriate name in that the (40)______ of the tsunami is an underground earthquake rather than the ocean’s (41)_________ . Far from land, a tsunami can move through the wide open vastness of the ocean (42)____ a speed of 600 miles (900 kilometers) per hour and often can travel tremendous (43)____ without losing height and strength. When a tsunami reaches shallow coastal water, it can reach a (44)_________ of 100 feet (30 meters) or more and can cause tremendous flooding and (45)_________ to coastal areas.

36. a. land b. ground c. earth d. soil

37. a. installed b. exerted c. exhausted d. struggled

38. a. currents b. streams c. waves d. tides

39. a. therefore b. and c. for d. but

40. a. cause b. reason c. effect d. force

41. a. surface b. tides c. waves d. water

42. a. in b. with c. for d. at

43. a. trips b.journeys c. distances d. spaces

44. a. length b. height c. strength d. weight

45. a. damage b. harm c. ruin d. spoil

V. Choose the correct answer  to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (5,0 points)

1. You can watch Harry Potter on TV  ________ you can read it.

2. “- ________ a nice T-shirt, Trang!”    _ “Thank you”

3. “- ________ films have you seen this week?” _ “Only one”

4. There aren’t ________  good films on TV at the moment.

5. If we cut down more trees, there ________ more floods.

 6. That is ________ book I’ve ever read.

7.  The opposite of "polluted " is ....................                      

8. We should use reusable water bottles ___________ of plastic ones.                                            

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences. (1.25 points)

14. Ba can play tennis much more better than his brother can.

              A                      B          C                                       D

15. I am only interesting in what he does, not what he says.

                A          B         C                 D

16. If you don’t allow me to enter, I am break the door.

      A                B                   C              D

17. I don’t think his new car is cheapest than mine.

                                     A      B       C                 D

18. My parents was on holiday at the seaside last weekend.

              A          B                               C                    D

IV. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. (0.5 points)

19. I can see many beautiful ____________ French buildings in Hà Nội. (TRADITION) 

20. We should ____________ visit the Opera House when we come to Australia. (DEFINITE)

V. Reading

A. Read the passage, choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank. (1.25 points)

When I was eight, my family (21) ________ to Dubai and we lived there for two years. Dubai is a very exciting place to live. Many people from all over the world come to live and work there. There are modern buildings everywhere. It has one of (22) ________buildings in the world – the Burj Khalifa. Dubai is also (23) ________ for luxury shopping malls and interesting night life. There was a big sports center (24) ________ my house and I went there to watch basketball games every weekend. The weather was very hot there, but we had a (25) ________ house than the one in London, and it had a swimming pool. It was great to be in its cool water every afternoon. I really miss it.

1. A. visited                  B. moved                     C. travel                       D. were

2. A. the taller               B. tall                           C. taller                        D. the tallest

3. A. famous                 B. good                        C. exciting                    D. amazing

4. A. next                     B. between                   C. near                         D. in front

5. A. big                       B. bigger                      C. much big                  D. biggest