Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. 18. Although I have walked all day, I still feel energetic. A. strong B. exhausted C. healthy · D. bored 19. Jim is an intelligent and artistic student. A. stupid B. bad C. friendly D. careless Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below. 20. Last summer my friends buyed me a lot of different gifts. A B C D 21. Nam is the more intelligent in his class. A B C D 22. There was many children in the bookshop . A B C D 23. Tug in war is a common game among Vietnamese children. A B C D Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F). One of my favourite things to do in my free time is snow skiing, and I have recently started snowboarding as well. Fortunately, there are about five ski resorts near my hometown, so there are plenty of places to ski. In order to ski, you need some basic equipment including snow skis, ski poles, ski boots, goggles, and some warm ski clothing. I purchased my equipment last year after the season was over when everything was on sale. Recently, I’ve decided to take up snowboarding, but it's taking a little time to get the hang of it. Snowboarding is becoming more and more popular now that itis an Olympic event. T F 24. The writer does both snow skiing and snowboarding. 25. The writer must travel far to reach the ski sites. 26. The writer bought ski equipment at a lower price than usual. 27. The writer has mastered snowboarding. 28. More people are playing snowboarding today. Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below. Television first came some sixty years ago in the 1950s. Nowadays, it is one of the most (29) ……… sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television brings (30) ……… for children, world news, music and many other (31) ……… . If someone likes sports, he can just choose the right sports (32) ………. . It is not difficult for us to see why there (33) ……… a TV set in almost every home today. 29. A. cheap B. expressive C. popular D. exciting 30. A. news B. cartoons C. sports D. plays 31. A. sets B. reports C. news D. programmes 32. A. athletes B. channel C. time D. studio 33. A. is B. are C. am D. has V. WRITING Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence. 34. VTV1 attracts millions of viewers because it offers many different interesting programmes. A. Although VTV1 has many different interesting programmes. B. VTV1 is only appealing to viewers who like thrilling programmes. C. A large number of TV viewers are drawn towards VTV1 because of its variety of good programmes. D. VTV1 attracts millions of viewers, so it must offer many different interesting programmes. 35. My father moved to this house when he was young. A. My father lived in this house when he was young. B. My father has lived in this house since he was young. C. My father gave me this house when he was young. D. I have lived with my father since I was young. 36. What is your favourite kind of sport? A. What sport do you like best? B. Do you like sport? C. Is your favourite sport the same as mine? D. Where do you like to play sport the most? 37. My brother is the best badminton player in my family. A. My brother plays badminton regularly. B. My brother plays badminton very well. C. My brother plays badminton better than other people in my family. D. No one in my family plays badminton worse than my brother. 38. Although it was stormy, I went to the library to borrow some books. A. I went to the library to borrow some books because it was stormy. B. I went to the library to borrow some books, so it was stormy. C. I went to the library to borrow some books about storms. D. Despite the stormy weather, I went to the library to borrow some books. 39. Hurry up, or you will be late for school. A. You should hurry up to be late for school. B. If you don't hurry up, you will be late for school. C. Hurry up, so you will be late for school. D. Hurry up, but you will be late for school. 40. Rio de Janeiro is much hotter than Sydney. A. Sydney isn't as cold as Rio de Janeiro. B. Sydney is hotter than Rio de Janeiro. C. Rio de Janeiro has a higher temperature than Sydney. D. Rio de Janeiro has a lower temperature than Sydney.