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WRITINGPart 1.Questions 1-5: Here are some sentences about clocks and watchesFor each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your answer in the space provided.Example: 0. Clocks and watches are seen everywhere. You can ………………see………………… clocks and watches everywhere.

1. My friend Martina asked me if I wanted to join her band.Martina asked me ‘Would you…like to……………….join my band?’2. People find the smile of the woman in the painting interesting.People are ………… interested………in the smile of the woman in the painting.3. The Sahara is such a huge desert that it crosses twelve countries.The Sahara is ………so………huge that it crosses twelve countries.4. It is possible to drive through some parts of the desert.You ……can…………. drive through some parts of the desert.5. Driving in heavy snow isn’t easy. Heavy snow makes it ……………difficult to………… drive.

Part 2.This is part of a letter you receive from your English friend.

At weekends I usually go to the city centre with my friends. We often go shopping or swimming. What do you do at weekends? What is there to do in your town?

• Now write a letter, answering your friend's questions.• Write your letter on your answer sheet.

Dear Lee, Thank you for your letter. I am glad to hear that you often go to the city center with your friends to relax every weekend.

I am living in the city center, so there are different activities for me to do at weekends. For example, I can go to recreation centers to enjoy different kinds of games. I can also go to gyms to play exercises or go to night clubs to dance. However, going shopping is my favorite thing to do when having free time at weekends. That is the time when I can buy a lot of things for my family and me. The items that I usually buy are various in

forms. First of all, they are different kinds of foods which can be stored to be eaten in the whole week. Besides that, I like going shopping for clothes to make me become more beautiful and attractive. I also need to buy the things which are necessary for my children and me to use during the week. They are stationery items such as pens, pencils, notebooks, paper, etc. It is really easy for me to buy what I need from one place.

I believe that both of us like going shopping. I hope that we will be able to have opportunities to shopping together to get more fun in life. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

ĐỀ 2WRITINGPart 1.Questions 1-5: Here are some sentences about clocks and watchesFor each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your answer in the space provided.

Example: 0. Clocks and watches are seen everywhere. You can ………………see………………… clocks and watches everywhere. 1. Theatre tickets are more expensive than last year.Last year, theatre tickets ………are cheaper………..than they are now.2.My sister has borrowed the novel from me.I ………have lent…………….my sister the novel.3. I haven’t stayed here before.This is the first time that ……I have stayed………. here.4. Unfortunately, he doesn’t do it very well.Unfortunately, he’s not very ……good at………. doing it.5. You can’t smoke in the theatreSmoking ……………is not allowed………….in the theatres.

Part 2.This is part of a letter you receive from your English friend.

Answer:

Please write and tell me about a special day in your country that everyone celebrates. What do people do on this day? Do you think it is important to have celebrations like this?

Thank you for your letter in which you described an important celebration in your hometown. By the way, I am proud to tell you something about an important celebration in my country.The Independence Day is the special day that everyone in my country celebrates. That is the time when we have a day off to enjoy different activities. Usually, we attend a celebration to remember the day when our country became independent. On that day, most of us organize party to enjoy delicious food and strong drink with our friends. At night, we go out to watch fireworks on the sky. This is really a wonderful day to be celebrated because it helps people in my country remember the glorious day in our history and have opportunities to enjoy different activities with their family and friends. The Independence Day is really an important day in my country. How about that in your country? I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours truly,

• Now write a letter, answering your friend's questions.• Write your letter on your answer sheet.

ĐỀ 3WRITINGPart 1.Questions 1-5: Here are some sentences about playing tennis.For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your answer in the space provided.Example:0. I prefer playing tennis to playing squash.

I like playing tennis…more than….playing squash.1.It’s too cold to play tennis.It isn’t warm……………enough………. to play tennis.2. There are only a few squash courts in this town.There aren’t very…………many……….. squash courts in this town.3. If you don’t play every week, you won’t improve your tennis.You won’t improve your tennis unless………you play………… every week.4. Why don’t you join a tennis club?If I were you, ………………I would…………… join a tennis club.5. I haven’t been to a tennis match for a long time.It’s a long time since……I went to………… a tennis match.

Part 2.Imagine that your name is Joe (if you are male) or Jane (if you are female) and that following is part of a letter you have just received from one of your pen friends, Peter.

In your next letter, please tell me all about your favourite TV programme. Why do you like watching it? What’s it about?

Now write a letter in English, answering Peter’s questions.

(IMPORTANT: You should write the letter in around 100-120 words. When necessary, USE the imagined name (i.e. either Joe or Jane), but DO NOT USE your real name in your letter.)

Dear Peter, I am very glad to receive your letter in which you told me about your favorite TV program in the evening. Like you, I also like watching TV. There are a lot of programs on TV; however, my favorite one is the children’s program. I like watching the children’s program because of a lot of good things for all members in my family. First of all, this is really good for me to educate my children when turning the TV on. In other words, my sons can learn a lot of things from the content of the cartoon films. They know a lot of new things in life and easily learn the ways to behave with others in family and society. In addition, the cartoons in the program are usually colorful. This helps my children laugh and have funny time at home, which is necessary for their health. This program also helps my sons have opportunities to imitate and enjoy a lot of children’s songs. Finally, this program helps the parent like me know a lot about the psychology of the children. This is also the time for our family to get together every night to share a lot of things in life.

All in all, the children’s program on TV is my favorite one. Thanks to that, we can easily form a happy family. Why don’t you try watching the children’s program on TV? I am sure you will like it. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely, Joe