PAPER 1: READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A: Choose one correct word or phrase in the list given to complete each of the following sentences. Each word / phrase is used once only. Write your answers in the column on the right. Sentence 0 has been done for you as an example.

if	able	mine	better	watches
on	how	that	bought	Take up
me	buy	had	would	Sitting
by	why	until	from	coming
to	yet	what	have	weren’t
at	OK	more	won’t	watching
for	best	about	should	ability
too	very	since	enough	take over

0. He is strong ............. to lift the parcel.

1. There is a taxi ............ from the other end of the street.

2. Let’s see ............. there is some bread left in the fridge.

3. Can you possibly lend me some money ............. tomorrow?

4. If you have time now, I .............like to talk to you.

5. The man............. by the window is George.

6. You will be able to make a speech, ............. you?

7. If you want to study in Australia, you will need to be ............. to speak English well.

8. Which parts of Vietnam have you been .............?

9. Is this Kim Anh’s dictionary? No, it isn’t. It’s .............

10. Dr. Jones .............football on TV on Sundays.

11. Do you know .............Jeremy did last weekend? Yes, he went swimming.

12. John wanted a new hobby, so he decided to ............. tennis.

13. Would you tell me the reason .............you have chosen to work there?

14. Some students write ............. tidily than others.

15. David’s essay is the .............that I have ever read.

16. Has your friend finished her homework.............?

17. What would you do if your bicycle .............a flat tyre?

18. I have a dentist’s appointment at four o’clock.............Thursday afternoon.

19. Tim has been working in Sydney............1995.

20. It’s time Jane.............a new sports car.

SECTION B: Read those passage and answer briefly the questions that follow.

Passage 1.

The two boys walked slowly across the valley. Then suddenly Fred stopped and sat down on a large stone. “It’s no use.” He said. “I can’t go any further. I’m absolutely exhausted”

George looked at him for a minute. “Oh come on!” he said. “It’s not very far now. Only five or six miles at the most.”

“Yes, but it’s uphill most of the way.” Fred said. He pointed to the path in front of them. It went straight up the side of the valley. George sat down too.

1. How did the two boys walk across the valley?

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2. Why couldn’t Fred go on walking?

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3. What is the full sentence for “It’s no use.”?

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4. What’s George’s purpose of saying “Oh come on: It’s not very far now. Only five or six miles at the most.” to Fred?

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5. What was the path in front of them like?

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Passage 2:

For a while the two boys said nothing. The Fred pointed to some trees about half a mile ahead. “There’s a hut among those trees.” He said. “Perhaps we can spend the night there.” “I’ll go and take a look.” George said. He ran down the path towards the hut and vanished among the trees. Fred followed more slowly. “What’s it like inside?” He asked when he reached the hut.

6. What did Fred see among the trees about half a mile ahead?

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7. What did Fred suggest doing?

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8. What did George offer to do?

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9. Did Fred see George after he had run down the path towards the hut and been among the trees?

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10. What did Fred want to know when he reached the hut?

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Passage 3

After George had a look at the hut, he said to Fred. “Not bad , Fred. It feels a little damp, but there’s some wood in one corner, so we can light a fire.”

The two boys cleaned out the hut and lit a fire. Then they had supper. They were both tired and they did not talk much. Before they went to bed, they put plenty of wood on the fire. George fell asleep almost at once, but Fred lay awake for a long time, watching the flames. Then he too fell asleep.

11. What does the word “It” in the sentence “It fells a little damp.” refer to?

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12. They were pleased to find some wood in once corner. Why?

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13. Name the things the two boys did together?

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14. What was Fred doing while George was sleeping?

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15. What details in the passage, which tell us that it was evening then?

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Passage 4

Suddenly Fed was awake again. The fire was nearly out. He could hear noises outside. They sounded like voices. He woke George up.

“It’s only the wind!” The voices came nearer until they were just outside the hut. The door opened and a light shone on their faces. “They are here!” a voice called out. A policeman was standing in the doorway. He addressed the two boys. “You’re given us a lot of trouble,” he said. “We’ve looked all over the valley for you two!”

16. What made Fred awake?

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17. What did George think of the noises?

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18. By whom were the noises made?

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19. Which detail in passage suggested that there be more one policeman?

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20. Why do you think the two boys had go away?

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SECTION C: Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with only one suitable word.

It is not necessary to go abroad in order to learn something new about the world. In our city, even ............. (1) our own village, there is probably a great deal to learn. And certainly no one ............. (2) seen all that is beautiful or interesting ............. (3) his own country. We can usually see mountains ............. (4) we haven’t climbed yet and if we reach the ............. (5) of one, we will see another in distance. If we walk ............. (6) the river, we will find stream running ............. (7) it and wonder where they come ............. (8). Every valley gives us a new ............. (9). Even on a short walk, we may ............. (10) birds and trees and flowers. Of course we don’t know their names.

PAPER 2: WRITING

SECTION A: Make all changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the following sets of words and phrases.

1. Many people / know / story / Aladdin / and / wonderful lamp.

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2. No one / know / who / first / tell / story.

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3. Aladdin / live / his mother / small / house / long / ago.

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4. Everyday / Aladdin / play / the streets / other boys / who / similar / age.

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5. One day / man / who / Aladdin / never / see / come / along / road / say / him “I’m your uncle”.

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6. Then / Aladdin / take / man / home / both / Aladdin / mother / be happy.

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7. They / prepare / the / best / dinner / they have / ever / have / and / invite / man / join.

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8. The next / day / Aladdin / man / go / village market / which / about / half an hour’s walk.

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9. The man / buy / beautiful / clothes / Aladdin / mother.

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10. Then / they / go / a long walk / outside / village / where / scenery / spectacular.

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SECTION B: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. People have used writing to communicate for about 7,000 years.

People began ...

2. Among my teachers are Ian Fry, Kate Smith, and Patrick Griffin.

Ian Fry, Kate Smith, and Patrick Griffin ...

3. I can’t reach the bell because it’s very high.

The bell is ...

4. Bob doesn’t work as hard as Tim.

Tim ...

5. A lot of people died of hunger in 1945.

Hunger ...

6. People say that Christopher Columbus was the discoverer of America.

Christopher Columbus ...

7. The surveys must no only discover but also locate all dangers within an area.

The surveys must include ...

8. The home-made products are cheaper than the foreign-made products.

The foreign- made products ...

9. Ever since man sailed the seas, he has taken notes of tides.

As early as ...

10. Who is the owner of the house?

Who does ...

SECTION C:

A. Translate to following sentences into Vietnamese

1. It is University policy that cheating by students in any form is not permitted.

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2. The report makes it clear that the rate of forest destruction has increased by 7% this year.

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3. Forty-five years ago, scientists began to use computers for research, mathematics and technology.

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4. When computers became available commercially, only the largest businesses bought them, often just for the prestige for owning one. The uses of computers were quite limited in those days.

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5. Today, it would be hard to name areas in which computers are not being used. Computers have entered almost every aspect of our lives.

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B. Translate to following sentences into English

6. Häö Chuí Tëch âaî daûy: “Khäng coï gç quyï hån âäüc láûp tæû do”.

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7. Ngaình cäng nghiãûp du lëch phaït triãøn âaî taûo âiãöu kiãûn phaút triãøn cho caïc ngaình cäng nghiãûp liãn quan.

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8. Täi cho ràòng nhæîng chênh saïch baío vãû mäi træåìng seî coï aính hæåíng täút tåïi viãûc träöng ræìng..

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9. Ngæåìi ta âaî nháûn tháúy nhæîng tiãöm nàng to låïn cuía maïy tênh trong viãûc thu tháûp vaì xæí lyï thäng tin.

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10. Täi âang bàn khoàn khäng biãút mçnh coï nãn thäng baïo cho hoü nhæîng dæû âënh cuía täi trong tæång lai hay khäng?