1. The first day at school probably had been much impressed on your life._ .. - -. - ,- - ..- _. - ..- ..- '.- .._ ..---_ .._ .._ .._ ..-" _ ..- .._ .._ .._ .._- --- --- -- _. ----- -- -. --'-'---'- -. _ .._ .._ .._ .._-._ ..__ .- .._ .._ ..__ ._ .._ .._ .._--_ .._ .._ .._ ..- .._ .._-._ .._ .._ ..- .._ .._ ..- ..- .._ ..- ..- ..- ...

Hi all FriendsMy first day at school is a day I will never forget. I went to school for the first time when I

was only seven years old but I can recollect all the happenings on that day. The day before myschool opened, my father asked me to keep my books ready.

The next morning, I woke up very early. Then I bathed and dressed myself neatly. ellmy father took me to school. In the school I saw a number of new boys and girls waiting in thecorridor. They were all like me in the school for the first time. I was then taken to a classroom. i

For sometime, I found myself helpless, but it did not take much time for me to be friendly ,with other students. After two periods, they began to tease me, I was much annoyed. During the :

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recess time, all my classmates gathered around me. One pulled my shirt while another pulledmy ear. A third boy challenged for a fight. I was frightened and began to cry. My teacher seeing

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me crying came to me and asked me why I was crying. When I told him my "story", the teacher!!

punished the boys, and from that time onwards they stopped bullying me. We had no lessonson the first day. But lessons started from the second day. I was really happy to be in sc! 1 onthe first day. It was indeed a memorable day.

-"-"-"--'-"-"-"-"--'--'-"-'--'--"-"-"-"-'---._.----_ .._--_ .._--_ .._--_ .._--_ .._ .._-._ .._ .._ .._-.-'--"--'-"-"-"-"-"-"----"-"'-"-"-"--'-"---_ .._ .._ .._-.- .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._-.-2. Your favourite hobby and why you enjoy it_ .._ .. _ .._.,-,,_.,_ .._"._-._.-_.-_ .._ .._----._--_ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._. __ .__ .._ .._-----_ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._. __ .._ .._ .._-._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ ..,Watching television is one of the activities I like to do in my spare time. I enjoy watching !

cartoons on Saturday mornings and sports programs on Sunday afternoons. I also watchtelevision during the week after I have finished all my school work. At night, I especially liketo watch movies and situation comedies. If I have a lot of homework, I try to arrange myschedule so that I can watch at least one of my favorite shows. Watching television is not theonly activity that I do in my spare time. My other favorite activities are making paper flowersand going shopping with my friends. However, when I have .Raretime, I spend more t'watching television than any other activities. Watching television can help me not only relaxbut also build me a huge knowledge of the open world .

- ..- .. :- ..-....-...----- ..--- ...-...-.~-...-... -..--- ....-..-.~-...- ...-.~---...---.~---...------- ..-..-..-..- ...-..- ..--- .... -----.~---..-...- .... - ..-.~-..-----.~-----.~---------... ----.----- ..~: 3. How to be happieri Like other people, J always long to be happy, but I know it very difficult to get itI

, because we are living in the modern society. To be happy. what should we do?First, I think we want to have good health. With good health, we can do everything to serveourselves in daily life. Moreover, we can help others such as disabled children, oldpeople ... from spirit to material.

! Second, we should have a stable and appropriate job. With good job. We are able tc ;;)ortour family in finance. We help poor and unhappy. People which may take them out ofpoverty a little. This make us feel happy.Third, we should get true friendship to share and help with each other. We are always openand friendly with everybody. This also help us be happy. Besides, sometimes we shouldtravel with family or friend to relax after class, we will feel self confident and positive in

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life.In short, the life will become valuable if you feel happy.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------4. Describe your best friend and tell why you like him/her

In our daily activities we often get in touch with the others and from these relations wemeet some people whose interests, characteristics and behaviors are similar to ours andwe choose them aSQ1!LJri~ll:g~.To me, one of my best friends is Nam. Nam is only over eighteen but he is welldeveloped; so he is thought to be twenty or more. He has black hair, a broad forehead, astraight nose and bright eyes. He is very good-looking. He has a kind heart and is easy toget on with everybody. We have been friends for a very long time. The deeper ourmutual understanding becomes the more we feel closely attached to each other. "Birdsof a feather flock together", Nam and I are keen on learning. We are the bestpuj I inour class. Nam is always at the top. He is good at every subject, but he never showspride in his abilities and always tries to learn harder.Nam's family is not rich enough. His parents are retired workers. Realizing thehardships of his parents, although he is absorbed in his study, he often spends most ofhis p~r~tim~ doing useful things to help his parents in their old age. He gets up early inthe morning to have enough time to deliver newspapers to subscribers before going toschooLAft:~r9hQQJin the afternoon, he repairs bicycles and motorbikes. Therefore themoney he gets from his manual job is sufficient for his school fees and for his parents'presents. I like Nam very much because of his honesty and straight forwardness. "T, isalways ready tQh

Lastly, as a person who knows English easily get more knowledge from many parts ofthe world, he or she is respected by people. It is for all these reasons that l\yal1ttQJ~(:lmLnglish.

6. Do you like to live in an old house or in a mordern flat?---------------------_._._._._-----_._--._._._._._._.------_._._._._._-----_._._._._._---_._._._._---_._._---------_._._-_._---In my opinion, I like to live in a modem house than the ancient one. Firstly, it is

believed that people who live in the modem house are more active and open-minded than theothers. In addition, with modem environment living, people have chance to approach new lifeand unique culture over the world. It cannot be denied that, people who have outward t'li1:ingare more relevant with the modem house than the other one who like ancient houses. It couldbe reasoned that quiet and introspective people usually like the old house with their personalenvironment.7. Difference between weekend & weekday activitiesTnfact, many people have trouble when they distinguish weekend and weekdays.In one hand, weekday mainly refers to the traditional working days of the week which usuallystarts from Monday and ends on Friday. Weekend on the other hand, refers to the last days ofthe week (usually Saturday and Sunday) where most workers take a break from their work topursue other personal, domestic and social activities. However, some workers do work:: weekends as well.'----_._._._._-----------_._-------------_._-_._-------_._-----------_._._._-----------------------------_.-.-.-.-.-.-.---.---.-.-.--~8. Describe the houe/ flat where you live?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.-----------.-._-_._-----.I am living in a small house in a village of the suburb of the city. In front of my house is a largeyard and a small garden where has many kinds of trees and vegetable. When we go into myhouse, there were two floors. The first has a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom .The secondis our bedroom. The living room is the largest room. there was a long table, four armchairs, asofa and two bookshelf's. Although. The kitchen is narrow, it seems to be very warm. I love tobe with our family here after a hard day.

--------------------_._---------_._._._---------_._._-----------------------------------------_._-----------------_._._-------------9. how could you attract tourist to your town?In fact, there are many ways to attract tourists to our town. Firstly, the government has to tindout the town's strengths and seeks for measures to fulfill the development plan. For example,the government can pay attention to traditional products as handmade products from traditionalvillage.In addition, the government has to build plan to protect environment, upgrade infrastructurelike transport, restaurant, hotel and other services and raise resident's education level. It cannotbe denied that all of the things can make our town become more modem, beautiful and attractmore tourists

10. Talk about an important city in your countryHanoi is the capital of our country, is also a center of political, cultural and tourist importanceof the Vietnamese capital. Our city which is located in the Red River delta region of the

northern plain has a long history of the process, many cultural architecture, and historicalcelebrities. In addition, the city is the attraction of international tourists in Vietnam by thelargest ancient look, even depression, elegance and beauty in the city of thousands of potentialin this culture ...It is believed that there are many interesting places to visit in Hanoi such as Van Mieu-QuocTir Giam.One Pillar Pagoda; Tran Quoc Pagoda Hanoi Cathedral Hanoi Old Quarterba JinhSquare - President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.11. what do you think of fashion today?Nowadays, along with economy's development, society has many changes, especially infashion field. We still keep traditional beauty, however, with an opening economy; countriesexchange their culture resulting in fashion mixture. It is believed that fashion now combinesthe beauty of the world's cultures such as Asia, European. Furthermore, Asian fashion becomesmore popular all over the world with its character and sophistication in the design. It can besaid that European and Asian beauty are blended to create a new and modem fashion trend .

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The best way to forget tired, stress in the life that do what I like and I've always L10neitvery good. One of my many hobbies is listening to music, when I almost feel sad I often hearsome pop or ballad music, the voices are very gentle to help me feel relaxed, or maybe a fewrock song that will help me stronger.

In addition, Playing sport is also good method, I love playing tennis, this sport is verywonderful to train my health, it helps me feel better and stronger.

One more hobby is go out with my friend or arrange a travel. These activities will helpyou to avoid troubles, problems, ... in my life so it is the best way to refresh myself.-C~~h-yi~-t-hi~h-.;ht-~-tf~-b~-~-drih.;gii.;-.------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cach t6t nh~t de quen di nhung met moi cang thang trong cuoc song do la lam nhirng giminh thich va toi thuong lam di~u do dt t6t. MQt trong nhirng sa thich cua toi la nf. nhac,hau h~t khi bu6n toi d~u tim d~n nhirng ban nhac pop ballad, am thanh nhe nhanh giup toithanh than hon hay nhirng nhac rock soi dQng giup toi manh me hon.

Ngoai ra the thao cling la mot phuang phap t6t, tennis la mon toi dt yeu thich, mon thethao nay ren luyen sire khoe r~t t6t no giup toi giai toa met moi va tang cuong sinh lire giup bansong thoai mai han.

MQt sa thich nira do di choi voi ban be hay neu co thS thu x~p toi co the lam 1 chuyendu lich, nhirng h01;1tdong ngoai troi nay se lam ban tarn thai each xa nhirng phien muon, congviec trong cuoc song thuong nhat, day la each t6t nhat de refresh ban than cua toi.

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There are 3 regions in Viet Nam: North Vietnam, South Vietnam and middleVietnam. The weather is different between each region. In North Vietnam, there are 4 seasonsas summer, winter, spring and autumn but there are only 2 seasons in South and middleVietnam. The winter is not too cold so there isn't snow in the winter in Vietnam. However,summer is very hot. In addition, spring is a special season because there is Tet holiday which is

the biggest and traditional holiday of the country. The last reason is autumn which is wet andsky clear. It is believed one of the most beautiful reason in my country.-B~~-~ghi-gi~~-ih-b:fti~t-iYvi~t-N~~-------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------

Co 3 khu VlJC & Viet Nam: B~c Viet Nam, Nam Viet Nam va giira Viet Nam.ThoitiSt khac nhau giira tung khu VlJC. Tai B~c Vi~t Nam, co 4 mila nhtr mila he, mua dong, milaxuan va mua thu, nhung chi co 2 mila a miSn Nam va miSn Trung Viet Nam. Mila dong khongqua lanh nhir vay khong co tuyet vao mila dong a Vi~t Nam. Tuy nhien, mua he lai dt nong,Ngoai ra, mila xuan la mot mila giai d~c biet vi TSt la ngay Ie 16n nhat va truyen thong cua d~tmroc. Ly do cuoi cung la mila thu do la fim trot va bfru troi quang dang. No diroc cho la mottrong nhirng ly do dep nhat a d~t mroc toi.14. What form of transport are the most suitable for cities? Why?

Nowadays, there are many forms of transport in the cities depending on the l :idemand and their affordability. However, in the cities underground is the most suitable.Convenience is the first benefit of underground. People can go to many places without wastingtime in driving in crowded street at the peak hours.In addition, by traveling by underground, people can save money because they don't have topay for many fees when they use other forms such as road fee, petroleum fee or maintenancefee, etc. Lastly, it is believed that this form of transport is very safe, people don't have to beworried to have accident during the journey.15. Do you think bicycle is stilI popular in the future? Why? What are the benefits

cycling to work?In my opinion, in the future, bicycle will be unpopular. Because with development of society,time becomes more valuable, people will choose modem kinds of transport to save their timesuch as airplane, underground, cars and train which are convenient and more faster than bicycleresulting in saving time to do other works. At this time, bicycle will become out of use.However, it cannot be denied that cycling to work has many benefits.Firstly, by cycling you can live longer. Those who exercise regularly are at significantly lowerrisk of cardiovascular disease, type two diabetes, all types of cancer, high blood pressure andobesity. The body becomes much more efficient at defending itself and regenerating new cellsSaving the planet is the second benefit of cycling.Twenty bicycles can be parked in the same space as one car. It takes around five percent of thematerials and energy used to make a car to build a bike, and a bike produces zero pollution.Another benefit of cycling is to heal your heart Studies from Purdue University in the US haveshown that regular cycling can cut your risk of heart disease by 50 percent. And according tothe British Heart Foundation, around 10,000 fatal heart attacks could be avoided each year ifpeople kept themselves fitter. Cycling just 20 miles a week reduces your risk of heart disease toless than half that of those who take no exercise16. Give some advantages and disadvantages of travelling by airplane?

As well as being very exciting, airplane travel really can be one of the most efficientways to travel around the world. The availability of cheap air travel means that it is noweasy for almost anyone to fly anywhere. We will now look at the advantages anddisadvantages of air travel. The Pros of Travelling by Airplane. Nobody can doubt thefact that our lives have been changed by air travel.

Below are just a few of the good points relating to air travel. It is much faster to travel by plane; it is possible to cross to the other side of the world in

less than a day. It is now possible to easily go to places that would previously been toofar away for most of us to travel to.

When you are looking for a safe way to travel from one place to another, air travel isnear the top.

It is now possible to get to destinations all over the world at very affordable pricesbecause of the availability of cheap flights.

Airplanes can be quite comfortable and this makes it a nice way to travel.The Disadvantages of Travelling by Airplane.There are a number of disadvantages to travelling by plane these days even though it really hasmade a big difference to most people's lives.

Most airports will be situated on the outskirts of the city so once you get off the _': ieyou will still have a bit of a journey before reaching your final destination. And whenyou take into consideration, the fact that you have to wait around in the airport beforetaking off, plane travel can sometimes end up taking you just as long as other types oftravel, particularly internal flights.

There are a lot of people who feel that the hassle involved with security checks onairplanes can be quite troublesome.- You do not have nearly the same room formovement on a plane as you do on a train.

Some economy sections of certain planes are quite crammed and there is very littleroom.

17. Which seasons do you like best in a year? Which activities can you take part in theseason?

I like autumn best because of the following reasons:During autumn, which lasts more or less from late July to early October, it is sunny most of thetime. The Autumnal sun is often splendid, dying nature yellow. The weather is also idealbecause it is not too cold or too hot. Then the coldish northwesterly wind, which blows gently,thrills everyone with the breath of autumn. The leaves of the trees turning yellow or red put agorgeous coat of colors on nature. Autumn is such a wonderful season that many poem- 1'1dsongs have been composed to sing the praises of the season. Autumn is also a season wn.chreminds me of my first day at school, when my mother took me by the hand and led me toschool for the first time. Last but not least, autumn is the time when I can enjoy my favorite

fruit and dish which are the Japanese persimmons and the green rice flakes. These are foundonly in autumn. In this season, you can take part in many activities like playing sports, gocamping or traveling with your friends and family. It's believed that, in autumn, the weather isvery comfortable and relevant with journeys. You can play many kinds of sports such asswimming, football, climbing to cultivate your health and make your life healthier.

18.More should be done to protect the natural features, such as lakes and rivers, oj . =:world. How far do you agree with statement?

Conservation concerns men 's s_a.t~glJTrees help to preserve land because their roots bind the soil and retainwater. Without trees,heavy rains will cause soil erosion and the remaining land becomes poor and worthless.Terrible floods often occur in the areas where trees are cut down in great quantity. Fortconservation also means the prevention of bush fires and the attention to planting and lookingafter new, young trees.

Not only should man preserve forests but he should also realize the importance of wildlifeprotection. Unless governments have a good system of control or pass laws restricting thehunting, fishing and eradicating of rare animals and plants, they slowly disappear.

Natural resources such as coal, gas and mineral ores are limited but the need for them isgrowing day by day. As they may not last for a century, man should use them widely 0one hand, and look for alternative fuels on the other hand.

Another serious problem threatening human life is the dirtying and poisoning of air and water.This pollution is mainly caused by the fumes, chemicals and wastes from automobiles,industries and homes.

It is hoped that for his own benefit, man can soon find a solution to these problems.20. How would you compare your living standards to those of your grandparents?

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When I was a child, my grandparents had gone to the heaven. I don't rememlre- muchabout them and their living standards. At that time, more than 60 years ago, so I can guess howdid they live.

About 60 years ago, my grandparents was living with a war, they had to fight to live.They did not care about money, just focused to Independence and Freedom.They loved our country more than themselves, they could die for big ideal for Independence,for Freedom.

Now almost people in my generation, just think of themselves, and live without ideal.

About 60 years ago most of them used to go on foot or by bicycle to visit their hiends,now I use my motor-bike or car. They also didn't know about mobile phone, now we can talkwith our friend anywhere by mobile phone.At their time, they used to listen to Vietnamese music with a old radio, they may did not knowhow crazy fan is?Now I usually listen to music by my laptop via Internet connection with any kind of music onthe world.There was no Internet connection in their life time, they didn't know how to connect withpeople all over the world.Now we have a big social network and it is very interesting.

There are too much different things!! !