45 minute- written test
Name: . Class: Mark: .……………………………… ……………… ………
I. Listen the paragraph carefully and then write true(T) or dfalse (F) for the
following sentences.(2 points)
1.Tet is also called Lunar New Year.
2. Tet usually occurs in late january or early february.
3. Vietnamese people make preparations for Tet several montfhs beforehand.
4. On New Year’s Eve people usually stay awake untill midnight.
5. Vietnamese people believe that they will have good luck on the first three days of
Tet.
1 .. 2 . 3 . 4 ....... 5 ..……… ……… ………… …… ………
II. Choose the correct answer.(2 points)
1. Mai (wait/ was waiting/ waited ) for me when I arrived there.
2. Last night while I (read/ was reading/ to read ) a book, my brother (watched/ are
watching/were watching ) TV.
3. Ba is (sometimes, never, always) getting up late.
4. It was late, so we decided (take/ taking/ to take) a taxi home.
5. I know where (to go/ going/ go)
6. We (didn’t play/ wasn’t play/ wasn’t laying) football yesterday. The match
(cancelled/ was cancelled/ didn’t cancell.)
III. Rewrite the sentences.(1 point)
1. She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”
She asked the tourists……………………………………………………………
2. They built this house more than one hunred years ago.
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III. Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions.
(2 ,5points)
New York City is located in the Southestern part of New York State just east of
New Jesey.The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624. At first it was called Fort
Amsterdam, and then new Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and
renamed it New York. With fhe population of more than 7 million in the city and 19

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4. The sights/ breathtaking. The weather/ cool.
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5. We/ visit/ some famous caves, go/ shopping I/ buy/ lots/ souvenirs/ my friends.…
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What about you? What do you plan to do during the summer vacation? Write to me
after your exams.
Love,
Ha.
Keys.
I. 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F
II.
1. was waiting
2. was reading- watched
3. always
4. to take
5. to go
6. didn’t play- was cancelled
III.
1.She asked the tourists if they knew the way to tfhe station.
2. This house was built more than one hundred years ago.
IV.
1. It is in New York State.
2. Because it was founed by the Dutch.
3. Its population is 26 million.
4. c.
5. Yes, it does.