I. Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences 8.The little boy spoke English ____ his brother. A. more fast B. fast than C. the fastest D. faster than 9. James Watt ______________ the steam engine hundreds of years ago. A. invented B. invents C. was inventing D. has invented 10. If he ______________ harder, he will pass the final exam. A. has worked B. had worked C. works D. worked 11.When I was a child, I …………………………… like ice-cream, but I don’t like it now. A. am used to B. used to C. use D. am used for 12.A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself _______its enemies cannot find it. A. so that B. because C. therefore D. due to 13. Tuan writes more .............. with fewer mistakes than the previous term. A. careless B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly 14. By the time he arrived, all his classmates _______________. A. already goes B. had already gone C. already go D. has already gone 15_______ it was raining hard, he went out without a raincoat. A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 16. Paul has just sold his car and intends to buy a new one. A. black old Japanese B. Japanese old black C. old black Japanese D. old Japanese black 13.They decided to go ______ the danger. A. because B. in spite of C. although D. so PART C. READING I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. If I hadn't been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able to tell the difference - now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year - for example strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons. Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh - so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country - they miss real life. 18. According to the author, the seasons on the farm were ……………. A. similar B. very different from one another C. beautiful D. different from those in the city 19. The word “raised” in line 3is closest in the meaning to? A. brought up B. increased C. decreased D. lived 20. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round. B. The writer likes the differences of the four seasons in the country C. The writer often eats frozen and tinned food now. D. Many city people think they live better than those in the country. 21. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Comparison between life in the country and that in the city B. Food in the country C. Seasons in the country D. A problem of city life 22.The word "they" in line 9 refers _______ A. people in the country B. four seasons B. C. good things about modern life D. City people PART D. WRITING I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they have the similar meaning to the first one, using the words given at the begining of each 23.They will build a new factory in my community ->A new factory ................................................................................... 24.She last visited London 3 years ago ->She hasn’t ....................................................................................... 25.We didn't recognise her untill she talked to us -> It was not untill................................................................................