1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)_______ life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ________warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrated. This is a great time for everyone, (3) _______for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (4)__________ for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers. Question 1. A. minor B. cultural C. custom D. festival Question 2. A. gets B. goes C. comes D. runs Question 3. A. largely B. especially C. generally D. typically Question 4. A. ask B. look C. pray D. call When you game online, be careful when you make friends” with strangers. What should you do? Firstly, remember that it is (5)……………to lie online and some of these “online friends” maybe adults who want to harm you. Secondly, never give your personal information such as your full name or your hometown. Thirdly, only play online games when you have (6)………..antivirus software. In addition, tell your parents what games you are playing and what you love (7)………….them. In short, just like in the real world, you need to be careful when (8)……………with strangers. Question 5: A. simple B. difficult C. happy D. easy Question 6: A. updated B. update C. updating D. updates Question 7: A. in B. to C. about D. with Question 8: A. to play B. played C. play D. playing 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower if which can be seen from many miles around.The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built around it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops. Question 9: When do city people often go to the country? A. The summer holidays B. All the year round C. At Christmas D. At the weekends Question 10: Which one does the word “Some” in line 2 refer to? A. Village people B. City people C. Summer holidays D. English people Question 11: Which word is CLOSEST in meaning to the word “cottages” in this paragraph? A. churches B. shops C. grass D. houses Question 12: What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages? A. The Internet B. The church C. Running water D. The village green