I.

LISTENING

Listen to the conversation between Sophia and her father. Circle the best answer A, B, or C.
You will listen TWICE.

1. What is Sophia’s father watching on TV?

A. A sci-fi about the negative effects of using non-renewable sources.

B. A documentary about the negative effects of using non-renewable sources.

C. A documentary about the benefits of using non-renewable sources.

2. What does Sophia think about non-renewable sources?

A. They’re not necessary for our daily life.

B. People shouldn’t use them to drive heavy machinery.

C. They help heat homes and cook food.

3. What does Sophia think about renewable sources?

A. They are unlimited but expensive.

B. They are clean but not available.

C. They are limited and dangerous.

4. According to Sophia’s dad, what does the excessive use of non-renewable sources cause?

A. It affects our health and work seriously.

B. It affects our work and environment seriously.

C. It affects our health and environment seriously.

5. What does Sophia hope can deal with the problem?

A. Modern technologies.

B. People’s effort.

C. Intelligent Robots.

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

TASK 1

Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part.
1. A. hydro B. syllable C. hyperloop

2. A. solar B. produce C. local

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.

3. A. bamboo B. royal C. butter

4. A. instrument B. performance C. mineral

5. A. Canadian B. disappointing C. renewable

TASK 2. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
will be
1. We believe that bullet trains ___________ (be) faster, safer and riders can avoid traffic jam.

bought
2. Helen’s mother ___________ (buy) her this violin last Christmas.

3. At the moment these students ___________

are collecting (collect) some cardboard for building dollhouses.

4. Every Friday, Alex ___________

joins (join) different community activities with his friends after school.

5. Jack ___________
isn't feeling (not feel) well now so he cannot help his friends fix the solar panels.
built
6. The Scottish people ___________ (build) this castle long time ago.

7. The plane ___________

is carrying (carry) more than 120 passengers at present.

8. I hope we ___________
will own (own) a driverless car in the coming time.

9. My desktop ___________
doesn't work (not work), so I can’t send you my email immediately.

10. I ___________
thought (think) Jimmy friendly and generous when I first met him yesterday.

11. Does the song have a positive______ ?

A. hit B. review C. star
12. I imagine that there _________ many people at the concert tonight.
A. are B. are going to be C. will be
13. I’m ______ an event for my school this month.
A. working B. organizing C. winning
14. If you’re into pop music, you _________ love this catchy song.
A. love B. are going to love C. will love
15. How many _________ does Taylor Swift have?
A. fans B. drums C. bands
16. His brother likes football, _________ he doesn’t.
A. and B. or C. but
17. Wind power is an _________ source of energy because in the past, people used it to sail to new
places.
A. ending B. old C. ideal
18. Please go to Gate 2 at least 30 minutes before the _________ time.
A. luggage B. running C. departure
19. Tunnel buses are _________ enough to carry many passengers.
A. spacious B. quick C. economical
20. Environmentally _____________ sources of energy are searched for.
A. lossless B. friendly C. limited
TASK 3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

1. We use these ___________ to warn people about the dangers.

A. vehicles B. road signs C. handlebars

2. Tom’s performance at Christmas was so ___________ that everyone stood up to give him an
applause.

A. dull B. shocking C. gripping

3. Some people believe that we should ___________ nuclear power in the long run due to its toxic.

A. reduce B. overcool C. perform

4. Some people are using vehicles that run ___________ safer energy for an eco-friendly
environment.

A. over B. on C. in

5. Everything belongs ___________ history is often priceless, such as ancient castles in Scotland.

A. about B. to C. on

III. READING

TASK 1. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions.

If you are a big fan of Doraemon, a Japanese cartoon series, you will realise that there are some
magic gadgets that can transport people from one place to another in a super modern way. They are
imaginary products that reflect people’s desire to invent future means of transport. One of the most
popular ones is the bamboo-copter. It has a semi spherical base connected with spinning rooters by
a thin shaft. Just putting it on any part of the body, Doraemon and his friends can fly anywhere they
want by just thinking. It looks small but can carry a heavy body. Although it runs on batteries, it
doesn’t pollute the environment. However, sometimes users can have a big problem if the battery is
flat, especially when they cross a vast ocean or desert.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A desire to invent a modern means of transport.

B. An imaginary means of transport in a cartoon series.

C. A magic gadget of Doraemon that can save the world.

2. What does the word They in line 3 mean?

A. Magic gadgets.

B. Doraemon and his friends.

C. Cartoon series.

3. Where can we put a bamboo-copter?

A. On a semi spherical base.

B. On a thin shaft.

C. On any part of the body.

4. How can Doraemon and his friends fly with a bamboo-copter?

A. By thinking.

B. By using a control button.

C. By touching continuously.

5. Which of the following statements about a bamboo-copter is true?

A. It runs on wind energy.

B. It must be very big to carry a heavy body.

C. If we use it to cross oceans, we can have trouble.

TASK 2. Complete the reading passage. Write ONE suitable word in each blank.

Scotland is a country full of fascinating things. It (1) __________

has a long history of myths and
legends, so it's no surprise that the Unicorn is the national animal. This country is home to a
more-than-2,000-year yew which is considered the oldest tree (2) __________ of/in Europe. Edinburgh is
well-known as the capital of Scotland, but it is not the largest city in Scotland. In fact, Glasgow is the
largest and also the UK’s first UNESCO City of Music. (3) __________
If you search for the traditional
male clothing of Scotland, you definitely see many images of kilts. Scottish men (4) __________
wear kilts
on some special occasions like weddings, St Andrew's Day, etc. Watching them play football or tug
of war in kilts is really interesting. Scotland has many (5) __________
special things for you to discover, so
you should go and see it someday.

READING
I. Read the passage and decide whether each statement is True or False. Write True or False
in each blank.
There is now an amazing new car that can run on air. It is cheap, creates no pollution and costs
almost nothing to run.
The new CAT (compressed air technology) car was on display at the Paris motor show. The car was
invented by a Frenchman Guy Negre. He has spent the last six years developing his idea and has
now produced a car that can travel up to 120 miles (200 kilometres) on one tank of compressed air
and reach speeds of up to 65 mph (110 kph). The car will cost around 7,000 pounds and will come
complete with its own refuelling system.
There is a problem with the car though. It will take around four to five hours to refuel. A high speed
refuelling station has been designed, but this will cost around 70,000 pounds.
1. There was a motor show in Paris. T
___________
F
2. Two French men invented the car. ___________
3. The car can run very fast. ___________
4. The car has no problems at all. ___________
II. Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage. Write A, B, or C in the
blank.
A Success Story
Jamal Edwards is the boss of a music Youtube channel, and he even received an (5) from the queen
for his services to music. So, what’s his story?
Jamal was born in England in 1990. At sixteen, with a video camera, he uploaded a video of foxes
and received 1,000 (6)! Soon he wanted to combine his love of filming with his passion for grime – a
type of hip hop music.
Jamal began filming some grime artists when they were performing in the street and at concerts.
After his posts, thousands of people (7) and downloaded the videos.
In 2007 he (8) his own online TV station, SBTV. First, he added live concerts and interviews with
musicians to grime music videos. Later, he started including different types of music to attract more
viewers. The strategy worked, and today, SBTV is very (9) among young people.
5. A. present B. cup C. award
6. A. visits B. singers C. videos
7. A. listened B. watched C. took
8. A. created B. sang C. looked
9. A. boring B. alive C. popular

IV. WRITING

TASK 1. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. cross / You / crossing / the / at / the / road / should / zebra /.

2. reviews / fantasy / received / That / film / many / very / good / exciting /.

3. are / be / festival / some / There / going / dances / to / traditional / at / the/ .

4. solar / now / heating / Some / are / using / energy / for / people /.

5. is / Christmas / she / abroad / but / Alice / home / always / returns / studying / at /.

6. There were many fans at the concert. Alice is studying abroad but she always returns at Christmas

Many fans ____________________________________________

were at the concert

7. Everyone loves this song.

This song is going to be a________________________________

hit

8. Tim thinks he’ll be famous soon.

Tim thinks everyone will_________________________________

know him soon

9. She can sing very well.

She is a _______________________________________________
good singer

10. Nathan has one weakness in dancing.

Nathan cannot __________________________________________

dance perfectly

11. There were many fans at the concert.

Many fans ____________________________________________

12. Everyone loves this song.

This song is going to be a________________________________

13. Tim thinks he’ll be famous soon.

Tim thinks everyone will_________________________________

14. She can sing very well.

She is a _______________________________________________

15. Nathan has one weakness in dancing.

Nathan cannot __________________________________________

D. WRITING:

I. Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given

1. The play was so boring. However, Hoa saw it from beginning to end.

⇒ Although …………………………………………………………….
the play was so boring, Hoa saw it . . .

2. I often walked to school when I was a student.

⇒ I used……………………………………………………………
to walk to school . . .

II. Make questions for the underlined parts in each following sentence

1. It’s about 8 km from Phuc Yen town to Ha Noi.

How far is it from . . ? How long. . .?

⇒……………………………………………………………………….?

2. Last year I went to Hai Luu Buffalo Fighting Festival with my parents.

⇒……………………………………………………………………….?