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2 15. People in the countryside prefer __________ the rice they grow in their fields. A. eats B. eat C. ate D. to eat 16. We won’t leave the movie theater ________ the action movie ends. A. during B. until C. to D. from 17. Their flight to Da Lat ________ at 6.50 a.m. tomorrow. A. is leaving B. leave C. will leave D. leaves III. WORD FORMATION Write the correct form of the words in brackets. 18. Tiktok is a popular source of ________________ among teenagers. (ENTERTAIN) 19. Ms. Trang keeps her rings and necklaces in a ________________ box. (JEWEL) 20. Students should learn to protect the environment and save ____________ resources. (NATURE) IV. ERROR RECOGNITION Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 21. When I was younger, I played usually spinning tops with my brother. A B C D 22. Do you want to play shuttlecock on the school yard tomorrow on around 5 p.m.? A B C D V. READING Read the start of a short story and choose the best answer, A, B, C, or D, for each question. A long red rope Sarah was ready for her first lesson on the mountain. She knew the basic things about skiing now after spending seven days at the ski camp, but that day, she wanted to come down one of the ski runs just once before the end of her holiday the next day. She put on her warm jacket and trousers. She had special glasses to stop the sunlight that came from the snow hurting her eyes. Then she made sure her skis were on correctly.

4 D. as a piece of safety equipment. 26. Sarah thought A. avalanches didn’t happen in the area. B. avalanches in the area were very small. C. Kurt was a good instructor. D. she was safe with Kurt. 27. What did Sarah think she could do if there was an avalanche? A. Call for help on her cell phone. B. Ski down the mountain before the snow hit her. C. Contact Kurt. D. Put the red rope on top of the snow. VI. LISTENING You will hear five people talking about living in the country. Match each speaker, 1 to 5, with one of the good things, A to F. 28. Speaker 1 _____ A. peace and quiet 29. Speaker 2 _____ B. wildlife 30. Speaker 3 _____ C. wildflowers 31. Speaker 4 _____ D. no traffic problems 32. Speaker 5 _____ E. kind people F. the sky at night VII. WRITING A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the given word(s) if any. 33. Sewing is Hoa's favorite activity in her free time. → Hoa enjoys 34. When did you start to bake chocolate cookies? (AGO) → How long 35. Mr. Dat prefers going by motorbike to driving a car. → Mr. Dat prefers to 36. You can join the lantern parade at the festival. (TAKE) → B. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences. 37. John / love / collect / old stamps.