Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions.

Jenny and Sarah are practising singing a Vietnamese folk song to take part in a singing contest only for foreign students who are studying in schools in Ho Chi Minh City. Their song is Hoa thom buom luon. It has a beautiful melody, but they find it challenging because the lyrics are difficult for them to pronounce. With the help of Miss Thanh, their Vietnamese tutor, their performance is improving significantly. Besides singing, they also have to practise a traditional dance in order to impress the judges and the audience. Although the dance is not as difficult as the song, they still rehearse very hard. With a lot of efforts, both girls hope they will have a great performance and win the contest.

1. Who can compete in the singing contest?

If she changes her eating habits, she will be healthier.

She should __________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentence with the given beginning in such a way that the meanings stay unchanged.

Rewrite the following sentence with the given beginning in such a way that the meanings stay unchanged.

He should sleep early.

He shouldn’t stay _____________________

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.

he / swim / could / the / river / in .

Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage. Write A, B, or C in the blank.

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie was a British (5). She was born in England in 1890 and died there in 1976. She first started writing (6) she was sixteen. Later, when she was a nurse, she had the idea for a detective story and she published her first novel in 1920. She was a very (7) person, so she was happier to stay in and write than to meet people.

Agatha Christie eventually became one of the most (8) writers in history. She wrote more than sixty novels, as well as plays and poetry, and sold more than two billion books. There are translations of her books in more than 100 (9). People love her works because the characters and the mysteries are so interesting.

5. A. player                           B. writer                                 C. actress

6. A. where                            B. how                                    C. when

7. A. shy                                B. left                                     C. went

8. A. horrible                        B. exciting                             C. popular

9. A. books                            B. languages                          C. stories

The whole house was not damaged.                        ___________