Part IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
help | organizations | difference | other |
chat | something | free | themselves |
Do you ever wonder what to do with yourself in your (21) _________ time? Do you sometimes have nothing to do? Yes, you can ring a friend and (22) _________ to each other. You can keep yourself amused by watching TV or playing on the computer. Nevertheless, there are lots of (23) _________ more interesting things you could do.
Some people like to try to improve (24) _________ by learning how to draw, or play a musical instrument. Some people join (25) _________ that help in the local community. For example, you can help by visiting an elderly neighbour who lives by himself or herself. You can also join the Scouts or a similar organization where the members do lots of things to (26) _________ each other as well as other people in the community.
Everybody has (27) _________ to offer! It doesn't have to be anything big and nobody has to know about it! Go on, think of something you can do and make a (28) _________!
Part V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
29. What does the word "them" in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. children | B. teenagers |
C. adults | D. people |
30. Which of the following methods of learning English is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. studying by themselves | B. studying abroad |
C. hearing the language in films or on television | D. learning at school |
31. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at school | B. at home |
C. in the office | D. in the evening classes |
32. Why do school children learn English?
A. It's useful for their work. | B. It helps them to read English books. |
C. It's one of their subjects. | D. It enables them to listen to English songs. |
33. Why is English necessary for higher education?
A. Some books are in English at college or university. | B. English is used in newspapers or magazines. |
C. Some people want to travel to England. | D. English is taught at college or university. |
Part VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the provided sentence.
34. Jack has never visited Hoi An ancient town before.
-> This is ____________________________________________________________
35. Work hard and we'll make this beach clean and beautiful again.
-> If ________________________________________________________________
36. The students organized a show to raise money for charity yesterday.
-> A show ______________________________________________________________
37. "I'm going to spend my summer vacation in the countryside", Huy said.
-> Huy said that ____________________________________________________________
38. Their chances of success are small.
-> It is not_______________________________________________________________
Part VII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences.
39. Susan/ best/ student/ her class.
40. My mother/ used/ work/ hard/ the farm/ when/ young.
1. ever
2. haven’t
3. Have
4. Has
5. hasn’t