Use of English

Choose the option (A, B, or C) that best completes each of the following sentences. (15 points)
Question 1. You should see this …………… movie. It's about Vietnamese soldiers' fight for the nation's freedom.
A. war B. horror C. western
Question 2. Tell me about the …………… of the movie. What happened to the couple?
A. animation B. ending C. cast
Question 3. The …………… of the movie was excellent! It gives us a lot of information about our country back then.
A. special effect B. acting C. setting
Question 4. The movie …………… a lot of money and the director became a billionaire. A. won B. received C. made
Question 5. What …………… did the movie Avatar win? Can you tell me about that? A. reward B. award C. ward
Question 6. In Twilight, a human girl …………… in love with a vampire. A. feels B. falls C. fills
Question 7. We are going to …………… this problem before making a decision.A. discuss B. tell C. investigate
Question 8. How many times …………… this movie? You remember so many details.
A. have you seen B. did you see C. are you going to see
Question 9. Jack has decided. He …………… himself a new book. A. will buy B. is going to buy C. bought
Question 10. What do people do first when they move …………….. a new house? A. in B. into C. to
Question 11. John is going to have an important meeting …………………….Friday. A. in B. on C. at
Question 12. What does the sign say? Choose the best option.
A. Please stand here till it is your turn.
B. Please do not move out of the circle when it is your turn.
C. Please sit here because it is your turn.
Question 13. What does the sign say? Choose the best option.
A. You must not come to our cinema festival at 8pm on Sunday.
B. You should pay to come to our cinema festival at 8pm on Sunday.
C. You are invited to come to our cinema festival at 8pm on Sunday.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
Question 14. A. police B. thriller C. western
Question 15. A. discussion B. excitement C. pyramid
Speaking
Fill in each blank with an appropriate question from the list. There are TWO EXTRA questions. (10 points)
a. What time is the film on? b. What is the film about?
c. What type is it? d. What time shall we meet?
e. When was the film made? f. Are there any famous actors and actresses?
g. Would you like to come?
Mary: There's a great film on at the CGV this weekend. (1) ………….
Tom: Sure! What film is it?
Mary: "The Impossible"
Tom: That sounds strange. (2) ………….
Mary: It's a science fiction directed by a Vietnamese director.
Tom: Really? (3) ………….
Mary: Oh, all upcoming actors and actresses.
Tom: (4) ………….
Mary: At 7 pm. (5) ………….
Tom: Let's meet at 6. We'll have something to eat before the film.

Word form Supply the correct forms of the given words. (10 points)

1. Jack spent most of his ………………… in the countryside of Viet Nam. (CHILD)

2. I hate ………………… novels because I can never understand them. (MYSTERIOUS)

3. This is the most ………………… novel I have read. (BORE)

4. Do you ………………… the book to your friends? (RECOMMENDATION)

5. The actress acted ………………… and won the Best Actress award. (EXCELLENCE)

Reading
1. Read the following passage and decide whether each of the statements 1-5 is TRUE or FALSE. (5 points)
The movie Avatar was released in 2009 and it quickly became a success. This science fiction movie was a production by
director James Cameron. The first ideas of the movie came from James Cameron himself around 1999. It did not become reality
because of the lack of technology. The Avatar was in 2D and 3D versions. Three weeks after its release, it set a record of ticket
sales. The movie Avatar impressed the audience with its plot and its special effects. It also sends an urgent and meaningful message
of saving the environment.
TRUE FALSE

1. It took the movie a long time to become popular.

2. The first ideas of the movie started 10 years before it was released.

3. Cameron did not make the movie in 1999 because he had no money.

4. There are two versions of the movie.

5. The special effects of the movie were fantastic.

2. Choose the option (A, B, or C) that best completes each numbered blank in the passage. (10 points)

Lucas is crazy about movies. He always (6).......to the movie at weekends. (7).........there is a new movie, he finds information about
it and he comes to its first show. Lucas is much interested in soundtracks. He (8)........his friends the beauty of the music and the
lyrics and its cultural meanings. His (9)........movie is "Beauty and the Beast". He likes the cast, the plot and, (10)....the soundtrack.

6. A. goes B. went C. will go

7. A. Wherever B. Whenever C. However

8. A. shows B. tells C. explains

9. A. popular B. preferable C. favorite

10. A. at least B. in fact C. above all

3. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10 points)

Watching a movie is a popular pastime among teenagers. There are various (11) ......................of movies (12) .................any
teenager can find a movie of their choice. Adventurous boys usually (13) ...............an interest in western movies of cowboys or
superhero movies. Teenage girls are (14) ...............on romance. There are documentaries for those wanting to (15) ............ new
knowledge. Thrillers attract those who prefer actions, detectives, and mysteries.

Writing

Rearrange the given words/phrases to make a complete sentence. (10 points)

new/do/poster?/our/like/movie/what/you/most/about______________________________________________________________

more/special/a/the/exciting./make/effects/movie__________________________________________________________________

have/you lent me./already/l/the book/reading/finished______________________________________________________________

the music can/the plot/better./you/in a movie,/understand/help_______________________________________________________

children/author./a book/my/famous/American/are/read/to/by/going/this________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences with the given words and/or beginnings in such a way that the meanings stay unchanged. (10
points)

6. Mary isn't going to see a movie on Sunday. (INTENTION)🡪

7. No other movie this month is as interesting as this one.

🡪 This movie __________________________________________________________

8. John has never seen such a bad movie.

🡪 This is __________________________________________________________

9. Jack plans to do more exercises than any of his classmates. (MOST)

🡪 Jack is his class __________________________________________________________

10. Peter and I last saw a movie in May.

🡪 Peter and I have __________________________________________________________