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I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. What about ( play / playing / to play ) soccer with us this afternoon?
2. They are going to ( visit / meet / stay ) Ngoc Son Temple.
3. Nam plays basketball every afternoon. = He ( never / always / sometimes )
plays basketball in the afternoon.
4. Nga and I ( are not like / doesn’t like / don’t like ) hot weather.
5. Ba likes badminton very much but he ( is playing / doesn’t play / isn’t
playing ) basketball now.
6. Nga feels very thirsty. She’d like some ( noodles / sandwiches / tea ).
7. ( How / How often / How long ) does Lan play tennis? – Every afternoon.
8. Minh is thirsty and he’d like a can ( in / of / with ) idea soda.
9. Mai often does her homework ( in / at / on ) Sunday morning.
10. My friend Ba sometimes ( does / goes / plays ) sailing when it is cool.
11. ( How / How many / How much ) toothpaste do you have? – Three tubes.
12. There is ( some / any / an ) orange in the fridge.
13. They are ( going / playing / doing ) aerobics now.
14. Let’s have a picnic this weekend. ( Yes, please / Yes. That’s a good idea /
Yes, thank you ).
15.

Which is ( high / higher / the highest ) mountain Vietnam? – It’s

Phanxipang.
16. Can you go to the market ( for / on / to ) me?
17. What ( for / on / about ) flying our kites in the field?
18. It’s very ( cold / heat / hot ) in the summer.
19. My mother always wants to stay ( health / healthy / healthlily ).

and ( white small teeth / small and white teeth / small white teeth ).
37. Is it ( sometimes / always / never ) hot in the winter? – Yes, it is.
38. ( How about / How much / How many ) lettuce does your mother need? –
Half a kilo.
39.

Where is Susan? – She is ( taking / playing / doing ) aerobics at the Gym.

40.

My family sometimes has a picnic ( in / at / on ) weekend.

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My father like doing exercise, he ( plays jogging / does jogging / goes

jogging ) every morning.
42.

The farmer is loading the truck ( with / for / on ) vegetables.

43.



There are many beautiful flowers in the ( spring / summer / fall ).

51.

The ( summer / autumn / spring ) is ( season / weather / activity ) of fruits.

52.

How many ( months / days / seasons ) are there in a year? Four.

53.

( What / Where / How ) are you from? – I’m from Australia.

54.

Is there ( an / some / any ) onion?

55.

Where is she going to go ( in / with / on ) your holiday? – Go to the Phu

Quoc Island.
56.

Let’s play computer games. Oh, ( Let’s go / Because we are not free /

Yes, idea a good ).
57.


( How long / How often / How about ) are you going to stay here? – For

three days.
63.

( In / On / At ) my way downtown, I see the traffic, right and left.

64.

Students can buy some food and drink at the ( canteen / restaurant /

foodstall ).
65.

Football is ( more / the most / the more ) popular sport in my country.

66.

Kate is the best student ( of / in / for ) the three.

67.

We have ( many / a lot of / all are correct ) picture books.

68.

Hoang likes ( swimming / jogging / doing ) when it is hot.

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76. Are we having fish today, Mom? – No. We’re having ( meat and a meal /
meat and noodles / fish and rice ) today.
77. Are you going ( on vacation / fishing / on a camping trip ) this summer? –
Yes. I’m going to Nha Trang by plane.
78. Do you often ( travel / go for a walk / has a picnic )? – Yes. And I’m going
to Ha Long Bay in the spring.
79. Are you going to bring ( a tent / some pictures / your camera ) ? – Yes. I
want to take photographs.
80. Where are you going to stay in Ha Noi? – ( For a week. / In a hotel. / In the
spring. )
81. Is there ( hot weather / summer / cold weather ) in your country? – No. In
my country it’s always hot.

II. Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B.
A.
A
1. What about go picnicking by bike?

B
A. Fried chicken.

2. How often do you go to school?

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D. Cool weather, I think so.
E. It’s hot.
C.
A
9. What’s there to drink?
10. Which places are you going to visit?

B
A. Yes. I’d like a sandwich and a cup of
tea.

11. Can I help you?

B. They are ten thousand dong.

12. How much are those notebooks?

C. Good idea.
D. There is some water.
E. Nha Trang.

D.
A

B
A. No. I’m very busy.

13. Anything to drink?


D. Why don’t we go to the cinema?
E. Let’s go to the market for her.
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F.
A
21. Which sports do you play?

B
A. Yes. I’d like some cooking oil,

22. I have nothing to do on Sunday.

please.

23. What a pity! I feel very thirsty now.

B. What’s the matter with you, Mai?

24. Can I help you?

C. Let’s help her make some drink.
D. Why don’t we go to the restaurant?
E. She skips and jogs.

B. Yes, I would.

31. Would you like a rest of the cake, Lan?

C. Yes, he does.

32. How many eggs does she want?

D. Brown.
E. A dozen, please.

I.
A
33. What’s the weather like in Sapa?

B
A. Of course.

34. Can you shopping help for me, Nam?

B. Because we don’t a tent.
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35. How high is Bitexco Financial Tower?


Which food do you like best?

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6.

What are your favorite activities in the fall?

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7.

Do you often go to school library? What do you do there?

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8.

Do you usually get good grades in English? Why or why not?

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9.

What are you going to do this summer?

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10.

What do you often do in your free time?

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11.


16.

Do you like meat or fish for dinner?

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17.

How often do you late for school?

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18.

What’s your favourite fruit?

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19.

Which sports would you like to play?

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20.

How many seasons are there in Ho Chi Minh City? What are they?

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21.

Which places are you going to visit tomorrow?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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27.

What do you need (bring) when you go camping?

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28.

What do you say if you want your friends to see a movie with you?

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29.

What do you do on the weekend?

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30.

What sports do you play every morning?

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31.

Do you like hot weather or cold weather?

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32.

Where do you usually have breakfast?


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Are you hungry or full when you eat a big lunch?

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40.

Do you sometimes have supper with your family?

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41.

Which season do you like best?

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42.

What do you never do at home?

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6. What / the weather / like / Ha Noi?
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7. Ba / not often / go / camp / in the fall.
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8. you / feel / hungry / thirsty?
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9. What / would / you / lunch?
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10. Lan / always / do / aerobics / the afternoon.
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11. What / you / have / dinner?
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12. you / sometimes / have / a picnic / the mountain?
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13. He / like / cold / drinks / but / I / not.
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14. there / potatoes / the fridge?
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15. Tonight / we / watch / TV / home.
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16. Linda / leave / house / 6.30.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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17. They / sometimes / not play soccer / the weekend.
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28. How / milk a day / you / have?
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29. Ha Noi / small / than Ho Chi Minh City.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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30. Be / Ba / going / to / travel / plane?
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31. Mrs. Huong / buy / two tubes / toothpaste.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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32. Minh / go / a walk / the park / now.
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33. How / you / stay / in Da Nang? – For 5 days.
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34. They / never / camping / they / not have / tent.
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44. he / going / stay / a famous / Da Nang?
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45. What color / your eyes? Brown. I / it.
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V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B or C) that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Passage 1.
I’m Trang. I live in a house in town. There are a lot of stores, (1)………………
buildings here. There are many buses, trucks, containers, cars and motorbikes.
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The streets are always noisy and dirty. (2)………………, there are not many parks
for everyone. People in town want fresh air and quiet time (3)……………… much.
However, there are many good schools and modern hospitals here. You (4)
……………… also visit great supermarkets or (5)……………… malls in our town. It’s
really a good chance for you to go (6)……………… the town and enjoy our sleepless
city.
1.

A. tall

B. high


B. shopping

C. swimming

6.

A. around

B. near

C. behind

Passage 2.
What do you like doing best (7)……………… your spare time? My brother Paul likes
going walking in the countryside and (8)……………… photos. Sometimes, he goes
out with his friends and they have (9)……………… at the park or at the beach. They
always have a (10)……………… time. My sister (11)……………… walking. She spends
most of the (12)……………… at home.
7.

A. in

B. at

C. on

8.

A. make


A. time

B. people

C. money

Passage 3.
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David and Jack are brothers. They live (13)……………… England. David is fifteen
years old. He has short black hair with (14)……………… lips. Jack is thirteen and he
has got thin lips. (15)……………… boys are athletic, but they do not like the same
things. David loves football. He (16)……………… for two teams – his school team
and his city team. David wants to play for Manchester United. Jack is younger
brother. Jack does not play (17)……………… . He loves dancing and he dances very
well. They do not like the same things (18)……………… they like each other.
13.

A. from

B. in

C. at

14.


B. soccer
B. and

C. tenis
C. so

Passage 4.
Dear Nga,
My family and I are going to have a (19)……………… this summer. We are planning
to visit Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh (20)……………… two days. It is a very
beautiful place in Viet Nam. We are going to (21)……………… boats to see
wonderful mountains there. All of us are going to stay in the hotel for a night.
We don’t have to (22)……………… food and drinks along because there is a very
good (23)……………… near the hotel. I think it is an interesting trip. Would you like
to join (24)……………… us?
Please write soon,
Your best friend,
Thuy.
19.

A. picnic

B. vacation

C. camping
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B. stall

C. market

24.

A. in

B. with

C. neither A nor B

Passage 5.
Phuong and Mai are going to visit Hue (25)……………… 5 days. They are going to
visit the Goddess Temple, the Citadel and … . (26)……………… are they getting
here? Phuong wants to get there (27)……………… bike but it’s too (28)……………… so
they are going there by (29)……………… . They have no friends there. So they are
going to (30)……………… at the hotel.
25.

A. in

B. at

C. for

26.

A. What


A. stay

B. go

C. visit

Passage 6.
Ba, Lan, Nam and Nga are going to have (31)……………… . Lan wants to go (32)
……………… but they don’t have a tent. Nam wants to visit Hue but Nga (33)
……………… . She’d like to travel to Huong Pagoda. Ba thinks going to Huong
Pagoda is a (34)……………… idea and he wants to go there on foot. (35)……………… it’s
too far. Nam makes a suggestion about going by bike. Nga thinks going to by
bike is too hot and Ba wants to (36)……………… by minibus. Finally, they are going
to visit Huong Pagoda by minibus.
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A. an exam

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B. a test

C. a vacation


A. walk

B. run

C. travel

B. doesn’t

C. wants

Passage 7.
On the weekends, my family and I (37)……………… go on a picnic. I like mountains,
but it takee a long way (38)……………… the city. So we usually come to the central
(39)……………… near our house. We bring food and drinks with (40)……………… and
spend the whole day there. My sisters and brothers play (41)……………… games in
the play-ground. My parents only sit and (42)……………… the fresh air in the park.
It’s much fun.
37.

A. rarely

B. never

C. always

38.

A. from

B. in


B. enjoy

C. enjoying

Passage 8.
I’m An. I have twin brothers, Viet and Nam. They are very simliar and a lot of
people don’t know which is which. They (43)……………… have black hair and
black eyes, and they always (44)……………… jeans and T-shirts. They like doing
the same thing, too. For example, they both like music and they’re crazy about
soccer. They go to a (45)……………… match once a week. Viet (46)……………… like
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dancing or video games and Nam doesn’t like them, either. Although they are
twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Viet works hard (47)………………
school because he wants to go to university, but Nam is a bit (48)……………… . Our
mother is often away from home because of her job, so we work together in
the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit.
43.

A. both

B. two

44.


B. lazy

C. handsome

B. wear

C. twice
C. to wear

Passage 9.
Mai is a student. Every day she works hard at school. She is very happy now
because summer vacation is (49)……………… and she is going to have a threemonth vacation. She is going to spend her summer vacation (50)……………… her
parents in Ninh Binh. She is going to (51)……………… Hoa Lu old palace of the
first King of Viet Nam. Dinh Tien Hoang and Cuc Phuong National Forest.
She is going to (52)……………… many photos there and buy some souvenirs to
bring home. In the afternoon, she is going to (53)……………… her kite with the
children in the village. She is going to have an (54)……………… vacation.
49.

A. come

B. comes

C. coming

50.

A. at



C. take
C. interesting
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Passage 10.
Fishing is my (55)……………… sports. I often go fishing (56)……………… 4 hours without
catching anything. But it doesn’t worry me. (57)……………… fishermen are
unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even
less lucky. I (58)……………… catch anything-not even an old boot. I always go
home with an empty bag. “You (59)……………… give up fishing” my friends say.
It’s a waste of time. But they don’t know one important thing: I don’t really
like fishing. I only (60)……………… to seat in a boat and do nothing at all.
55.

A. favorite

B. like

C. lovely

56.

A. at


C. like

B. always

C. usually

Passage 11.
My (61)……………… season is the fall. I like walking and I often walk (62) ………………
the park near our house. I like the (63)……………… of the trees in fall – brown,
yellow, orange, and red. I love summer, too. It’s always hot in summer in my
country. I go (64)……………… every day, and I like going out with (65)………………
friends in the warm evenings. I don’t often stay at home in summer. I
sometimes go to the beach (66)……………… my family for two weeks in August.
61.

A. favorite

B. thirsty

C. early

62.

A. on

B. of

C. in

63.


A. and

B. with

C. to

Passage 12.
Today, badminton becomes a very popular (67)……………… activity. It spreads
quickly from the city (68)……………… the countryside. People (69)……………… only a
pair of rackets, a shuttlecock, a net and a small piece of land to play the
game. Two or four players hit the shuttlecock over the net with their rackets.
People can play badminton in their (70)……………… time or in a competition.
Now, there are (71)……………… badminton competitions and even a World Cup.
One of the (72)……………… countries in badminton is Indonesia.
67.

A. sport

B. sports

C. a sport

68.

A. on

B. to

C. in

B. stronger

C. stronger than

Passage 13.
(73)……………… Sundays, Lan and her mother (74)……………… go to the store to do
some shopping. The store is (75)……………… but there is everything they need.
Lan’s mother doesn’t have (76)……………… time for shopping sho she usually buys
food for several days. She buys five kilos of rice, a big bottle cooking oil, a
dozen eggs, a kilo of pork and some bananas or grapes. Sometimes, she also
buys three kilos of sugar, a bar of soap, a tube of toothpaste and boxes of
shampoo. She doesn’t forget (77)……………… for Lan a box of chocolates or (78)
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……………… of biscuits. She buys many things so Lan must help her bring them
home.
73.

A. In

B. At

C. On

74.


B. to buy
B. a packet

C. buys
C. a bottle

VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it TRUE or
FALSE.
Passage 1.
Today is Saturday. Nga and her sister go to the supermarket. They want to buy
some things, such as, they buy some meat and some vegetables for lunch. Nga
wants to buy some oranges and some bananas but her sister doesn’t. Her sister
wants to buy some apples and a box of chocolates. And then they buy two
kilos of oranges and a box of chocolates.
1.

Nga goes to the market with her sister.

2.

They buy some vegetables and meat.

3.

Nga doesn’t like buying some bananas.

4.

Her sister buys a box of chocolates.


Passage 4.
Her name’s Tony. I am from the USA. I like to visit Viet Nam very much. I like
to go sightseeing around Ha Noi in the fall. It is very beautiful! I like to visit
Ho Chi Minh City, too. I can eat a lot of specialties there. My favorite place in
Viet Nam is Phu Quoc Island. I love to sunbathe on the beautiful beach there.
13. Tony comes from the America.
14. He hates Viet Nam.
15. He likes going around Ha Noi in the autumn.
16. He loves to sunbathe in Phu Quoc Island.
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Passage 5.
I am John. I’m from Canada. We have long, cold winter and short, hot summer.
In the summer, I go sailing and and play basketball, but I play soccer and
volleyball in the winter. I often have a holiday at my grandparents’ house. It’s
near a lake, so I can go fishing a lot, too. My favorite season is autumn. I love
the cool weather and the colors of trees in this season – red, orange, yellow
and brown.
17. In John’s country, the winter is long and the summer is hot.
18. He often plays basketball and football in the winter.
19. He can go fishing a lot because his grandparents’ house is near a lake.
20. Fall is his favorite season because it’s cold.

Passage 6.