
12. Exercising is better than playing video games. ( Rewrite the sentence )
A. Playing video games is not as good as exercising.
B. Playing video games is as good as exercising.
C. Exercising is not as good as playing video games.
D. Playing video games is not as better as exercising.
13. landscapes/ from/ portraits/ is/ Painting/ different/ painting/./ ( Reorder the words )
A. Painting landscapes is different painting from portraits.
B. Painting is portraits different from painting landscapes.
C. Painting landscapes is different from portraits painting.
D. Painting portraits is different from painting landscapes.
14. What does the text say ?
A. Tom should go to the restaurant without Jess.
B. Jess can’t go to the restaurant. She will meet Tom at
the bar.
C. Jess will meet Tom at the bar.
D. Tom should wait for Jess at the bar.
III. READING: (2.5pts)
A. Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces (1.25 pts) :
I’m sure that you have heard the name Trinh Cong Son many times. He was one of the most
famous (1) ………….. and songwriters of Viet Nam (2) …………. the 20th century. He (3) ………..
to write songs and became well- known in 1958. He continued to (4) .................. music all his life. He
wrote about 600 songs in all. Among his best songs are Noi vong tay lon (Circle of Unity), Ha trang
(White Summer) and Cat Bui (Dust). His (5) ................ are mostly about love, human condition, and
nature. He died in Ho Chi Minh City in 2001.
1. A. artists B. musicians C. photography D. actress
2. A. in B. on C. at D. of
3. A. will begin B. begins C. began D. begin
4. A. compose B. paint C. take D. draw
5. A. portraits B. drawings C. paintings D. songs
B. Read the dialogue carefully, then choose the best answers (1.25 pts).
Mai and Phong: Good morning, Mr Lam.
Mr Lam: Good morning. Welcome to Hung Vuong Lower Secondary School.
Mai: Mr Lam, can you tell us something about the school?
Mr Lam: Well, it was founded in 1957. So it’s one of the oldest lower secondary schools in the city.
Phong: How many students are there? And what are they like?
Mr Lam: More than two thousand students. Most of them are intelligent and hard - working. They’re
very active too. They do lots of outdoor activities.
Phong: Sounds really interesting. I wish I could study here.
Tom – I’m going to be late. Don’t
wait for me at the bar. I’ll go
straight to the restaurant and
see you there – Jess.