I. LISTENING

Listen to the text and write down the missing word or number. The first one has been done as an example.

(Nghe đoạn văn và ghi lại từ hoặc số thiếu. Từ đầu tiên đã được làm như phần mẫu.)

Questions

   Today we think of a book as a volume of many (0) sheets of paper containing text, (1)……………., photographs, etc. Because of their durability and portability, the main uses of books are to (2)………. and distribute information. In ancient times, people wrote on clay tablets, wood or (3)………… tablets tied with cord, or book rolls to store information. Later, with the invention of paper, the Chinese had the first book called Jingangjing (the Diamond Sutra) printed in AD (4)………….. In the 20^th century, despite the challenge from other media such as radio or television and computer, books continued to be a primary means for dissemination of (5)………... for instruction and pleasure in skills and arts, and for the storage of human’s experience.

II. READING

Read the text and decide which type of sport (A-E) corresponds with each description. You may use any match more than once.

(Đọc đoạn văn và quvết định loại hình thể thao nào (A -E) từng ứng với từng bài mô tả. Em có thể dùng bất kì phần ghép nào hơn một lần.)

AQUATIC SPORTS

Aquatic sports - sports involving playing in or upon the water - take various forms. The main activities include swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo. By swimming, we mean the sport in which players perform the act of moving through the water by using the arms, legs, and body in motion. Swimming is an integral part of almost all water-based activities. Closely related to swimming is synchronized swimming where the players perform beautiful manoeuvres to music and diving. Water polo, on the other hand, is a game where two opposing teams play against each other, attempting to score points by throwing a buoyant ball into the opponent’s goal.

Underwater activities are less varied, the most popular of which are snorkelling and scuba diving. Snorkelling involves swimming face down just below the water surface while breathing through a slender plastic tube called a snorkel. Scuba divers, on the other hand, carry a big tank of air that allows them to breathe while deep underwater.

Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercise. Furthermore, practising them is known to produce both psychological and physical benefits which help to improve mood states and reduce the risk of many serious diseases.

                                      A. Swimming

                                      B. Synchronized swimming

            Type of sport       C. Water polo

                                      D. Snorkelling

                                      E. Scuba diving

III. GRAMMAR

In each pair of sentences below one sentence has a transitive verb and the other an intransitive verb. Mark the sentences T (transitive) or I (intransitive). The first one has been done as an example.

(Ở mỗi cặp câu dưới đây một câu có ngoại động từ và câu kia có nội động từ. Ghi những T hoặc I. Câu thứ nhất đã được làm như câu mẫu.) 

Example: 1. The postman calls at about 7 am every morning. (I)

    They are going to call the new town Skelmersdale. (T)

IV. WRITING

In about 120 words, write about a book you have read recently. The report should have the following information.

(Với 120 từ, viết về cuốn sách em mới đọc gần đây, tường thuật nên có những thông tin sau.)

• Name(s) of the author(s) (tên tác giả)

• Year of publication (năm phát hành)

• The title of the book (tiêu đề cuốn sách)

• The length of the book (độ dài cuốn sách)

• The main theme of the story (chủ đề chính)

• The setting of the story (bối cảnh câu chuyện)

• The main characters (nhân vật chính)

• Your opinion of the book (ý kiến về cuốn sách)