Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets 
Câu 1: You (1. ever/ talk) to a foreigner before? - Yes, I (2. have) a chance to talk with some during my last vacation in Nha Trang.
Câu 2: When I came, he (3.watch) TV.
Câu 3: He advised me (4. take) part in this contest.
Câu 4: We are going to have our house (5. repaint) next week.

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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
Câu 1: The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
It hasn’t  _________________________________________________.
Câu 2: “Do you like watching documentary?” he said to me.
He asked me ______________________________________________.
Câu 3: It is raining, so I can’t go out with my friends.
If it _____________________________________________________.
Câu 4: The scientist has won the Nobel Prize because he discovered a new planet.
The scientist who __________________________________________.
Câu 5: No one has used this machine for some years.
This machine _____________________________________________.

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Use the correct tense or form of the verb given. 
Câu 1: We are very worried that poisonous gases (pump) _____ into the atmosphere every day.
Câu 2: If we use energy-saving bulbs, we (save) _____ a lot of money.
Câu 3: While Henry (walk) _____ in the mountain, he saw a bear.
Câu 4: I wish I (not, be) _____ an only child. It would be great to have brothers and sisters.
Câu 5: The librarian asked us (not, make) _____ so much noise.
Câu 6: John (have) _____ this bike since his eleventh birthday.
Câu 7: Tom spent three months (learn) _____ to play the piano.
Câu 8: The flowers (wrap) _____ in yellow paper are 5 dollars.

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V. Give the correct forms of the words. (1.0 point)
Câu 1: My friends are interested in the ______________beauty of Ha Long Bay. (nature)    
Câu 2: Have you got any ______________ about the graduation exam?           (inform)
Câu 3: Do you know the ______________ of English now?                                    (important) 
Câu 4: My brother suggested ______________ to the cinema by taxi last night.      (go) 

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VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.5 points)
Câu 1: My parents will sell the house in the country.
- The house in the country _____________________________
Câu 2: I’m sorry David cannot be in Hue for the festival.
- I wish ___________________________________________
Câu 3: If the man doesn’t arrive, we will start the conference without him.
- Unless __________________________________________________
Câu 4: My boyfriend is now in the hospital. He was injured in the accident.
- My boyfriend, who ____________________________________
Câu 5: “I’m working in a restaurant”, she said.
- She said that _________________________________________
Câu 6: My sister will continue studying English when he graduates in law.
- My sister will go ________________________________________

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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (5.0 points).
Câu 1: It was such a complicated problem that nobody could solve it.
@So ………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 2: Mr. Jacob only bought the parrot because his son wanted a pet.
@ If…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 3: Everybody was not surprised to hear that Caroline had not passed her driving test.
@ It came ……………………………………………………….………………………
Câu 4: My sister refused to get the job in spite of the attractive salary.
@ Attractive ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 5: The heavy snow prevented the students from going to the mountain.
@ The heavy snow made ………………………………………………………………

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There are five blanks in the passage below. From the options given in the box, choose the MOST SUITABLE for each blank. There are THREE EXTRA OPTIONS that you do not need to use (5.0 points). A. certain wordsB. to simplifyC. directoriesD. to promoteE. numberF. textbooksG. series ofH.grammatical rules                             Noah Webster’s goal in life was (44) _________ the adoption of an American language. He wanted to free Americans from British English as they had had freed themselves from the British crown. To this end, he published a (45) _________ three textbooks: a speller in 1783, a grammar in 1784 and a reader in 1785.            Webster objected to the way (46) _________ had been borrowed from other languages but had not been respelled. The result, he claimed, was a confusing mixture of letters, many of which were not pronounced the way they looked, and others of which were not pronounced at all.            Webster urged Americans (47) _________ their spelling. For example, he argued that “head” should be spelled “hed” and “bread” should be spelled “bred”. Most of Webster’s suggestions did not catch on, but his (48) _________  sold millions of copies.
Câu 1: (44)
Câu 2: (45) 
Câu 3: (46) 
Câu 4: (47)
Câu 5: (48)

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Give the correct form of the words in brackets (5.0 points).
Câu 1: The golden autumn light provided the (INSPIRE) _________ for the painting.
Câu 2: John enjoys working in general medicine, but he hopes to be able to (SPECIAL) _________ in the future.
Câu 3: The children listened (ATTENTION) _________ to the story because it was so interesting. 
Câu 4: Diana is fun to be with but can be a bit (PREDICT) _________ at times. We never know what kind of mood she is going to be in.
Câu 5: Environmental pollution brings extreme (UGLY) _________ to man’s naturally beautiful world.

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Listen to seven conversations and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS (14.0 points).
Câu 1: CONVERSATION 1 - She was joking because she decided not (1) _________.
Câu 2: CONVERSATION 2 - It rained every day in Hawaii, so she didn’t get (2) _________.
Câu 3: CONVERSATION 3 - The vacation was disappointing. He had to help his father (3) _________.
Câu 4: CONVERSATION 4 - He had a terrible vacation. The (4) _________ all the time.
Câu 5: CONVERSATION 5 - He went to the countryside. At six every morning, he was woken up (5) _________.
Câu 6: CONVERSATION 6 - His vacation was great until he (6) _________.
Câu 7: CONVERSATION 7 - She had to stay at home to study. Finally, she (7) _________.

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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it: (10 x 0.1pt = 1.0 pt)           
Câu 1: People say that taking exercise is good for our health.
=> Taking exercise ……………………………………………………………………...
Câu 2: I’d rather stay in bed than get up early at weekends.
=> I prefer .……………………………………………………………………………....
Câu 3: I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
=> Hardly ………………………………………………………………………………...
Câu 4: My mother is the most warm – hearted  person I’ve ever known.
=> I’ve …………………………………………………………………………………......
Câu 5: “ I’m sorry I made such a fuss at the party last night.” Tom said.
=> Tom regretted ………………………………………………………………………....
Câu 6: Please keep silent in the classroom!
=> I’d rather you ………………………………………………………………………….
Câu 7: The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour.
=> It was …………………………………………………………………...........................
Câu 8: Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert.
=> In spite ………………………………………………………………………………...
Câu 9: You  forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you?
=> You didn’t ………………………………………………………………………….....
Câu 10: The only way you can become a good English speaker is by practising speaking English everyday.
=> Only by …………………………………………………………………………..........
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