Choose the right pronunciation which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. square b. pair c. their d. beer
2. a. poorly b. jury c. librarian d. tourism
3. a. near b. bear c. hear d. clear
4. a. here b. we're c. there d. sincere
5. a. picture b. future c. sure d. furniure
1.d 2.c 3.b 4.c 5.c
section A: pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar
I. choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. ( 6 points )
1. A. thirsty B. throw C. thrilling D. there
2. a. where b. here c. pair d. share
3. a. interested b. collected c. practiced d. needed
4. a. favorite b. time c. wine d. fine
5. a. teacher b. children c. chair d. school
6. a. benches b. telephones c. watches d. boxes
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. hear b. idea c. career d. beach
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .
1. A. hear B. near C. fear D. pear
2. A. gather B. monthly C. father D. brother
3. A. favorite B. slight C. fine D. high
4. A. fold B. close C. cloth D. hold
5. A. tooth B. there C. bath D. both
6. A. started B. worked C. waited D. wanted
7. A. fold B. close C. cloth D. hold
8. A. needed B. liked C. washed D. hoped
9. A. started B. worked C. waited D. decided
10.A. wanted B. liked C. washed D. stopped
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. lamps b. desks c. lights d. legs
2. a. brother b. nose c. sofa d. poster
3. a. careful b. class c. city d.cupboard
4. a. kitchen b. children c. chat d. choir
5. a. subject b. music c. study d. lunch
II. Circle the odd one out.
1. a. calculator b. cooker c. rubber d. ruler
2. a. ear b. nose c. mouth d. leg
3. a. bedroom b. kitchen c. villa d. bathroom
4. a. curly b. creative c. friendly d. confident
5. a. cupboard b. television c. sofa d. desk
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct answers a, b, c, or d.
1. The boy is sitting ________ the computer. He is playing computer games.
a. under b. next to c. behind d. in front of
2. The school year in Viet Nam starts ________ September 5th.
a. in b. on c. at d. since
3. Students live and study in a ________ school. They only go home at weekends.
a. secondary b. international c. boarding d. private
4. My best friend is very ________. He plays football and basketball very well.
a. friendly b. sporty c. lovely d. funny
5. Jane is healthy because she does ________ every day.
a. football b. yoga c. basketball d. badminton
6. There are so many new words in the passage. Can I use a ________ to help me?
a. calculator b. ruler c. dictionary d. notebook
7. ________ are your friends coming for the party tonight? ~ About 7 o’clock.
a. What b.Where c. What time d. Howoften
8. ‘What are you doing this Saturday?’
‘I’m ________ camping with some friends.
a. having b.going c.doing d. playing
9. ‘How is your first day at school?’
a. By bicycle. b. Five days a week. c. That sounds great. d. Really
exciting.
10.Tim: What’s your teacher like?
Bella: ............................................................
a. She has black hair b. She’s very kind
c. She is tall d. She’s black
11.My kids spend hours chatting ______ the phone ______ their friends.
a. at - with b. on - to c.to - with d. in - about
12.Could you turn the television ______? I want to watch the news.
a. on b. off c.down d. up
13.My best friend ______ a round face and big eyes.
a. have b. has c.is d. gets
14.My brother is really ______. He always does his homework.
a. hard-working b. serious c.confident d. patient
15. Tim: What does your mother look like?
Bob: ................................................................
a. She’s very funny b. She has blonde hair and big eyes
c. She’s hard-working d. She’s always hepful other people
II. Put the verbs in brackets into ‘’the present continuous’’ OR “the prensent simple”.
1. My mother _________________(bake) a cake in the kitchen at the moment.
2. My father ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning.
3. _________________(Tom/ drive) to work right now?
4. The students _________________(not study) at the moment. It’s break time.
5. I ______________ (go) swimming twice a week.
6. Which hotel _________________(your family/ stay) at now?
7. Cars ______________ (be) more expensive than motorbikes.
8. David _________________(not fly) to Chicago tomorrow.
9 He usually ______________ (watch) TV after dinner.
10.. We ______________ (have) English, Maths and Science on Monday.
D. READING
I. Fill in each gap with a word from the box.
My name’s Quan. One of my best friends is Phong. He is my classmate and we
always go to school (1) ____________.
Phong is twelve. He’s tall and rather thin. He has short (2) ____________ black hair and
brown eyes. Phong is funny and (3) ____________. I like being with him because he always
makes me (4)___________. He is also very sporty and plays football and basketball very (5)
____________. We often play basketball and football at the weekend. He loves music and he
plays the guitar. I don’t play any instruments but I love (6) ____________ too. Phong
doesn’t like computer games. He likes playing with his friends in the street.
Phong is a very good student. His favourite (7) _________ is Maths. He’s not (8)
__________ at Science but he studies hard to pass it.
curly music good subject outgoing well laugh together
II. Read the passage again and do the following tasks.
A. Tick () True or False.
True False
1. Quan and Phong are studying in the same class.
2. Phong is tall and not fat.
3. Phong’s hair is straight and black.
4. Phong likes playing sport.
5. Quan likes to play the guitar.
6. Phong likes Science most.
B. Choose the correct answers.
1. How old is Phong?
a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12
2. What does Phong look like?
a. He is tall and thin. b.He is tall and fat.
c. He is funny and outgoing. d.He likes to play the guitar.
3. Phong has ________.
a. long black hair and brown eyes b.curly black hair and brown eyes
c. black eyes and short hair d. brown eyes and straight black hair
4. What is he like?
a. He is tall and thin b.He likes sports.
c. He is funny and outgoing. d. His hair is short and curly.
5. What instrument does Phong play?
a. football and basketball b.the guitar
c. computer games d. Maths and Science
6. What subject is Phong very good at?
a. Maths b. Science
c. Maths and Science d. Computer
E. WRITING
I. Order the words to make sentences.
1. going/ on/ we/ to/ the shopping mall/ Saturday/ are.
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2. me/ please/ can/ dictionary/ lend/ you/ a?
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3. at/ I/ spending/ week/ a/ camp/ am/ a/ summer.
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4. mother/ black/ hair/ straight/ has/ my/ long.
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5. friendly/ because/ don’t/ I/ Joana/ she/ like/ isn’t.
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II. Complete the passage with the correct verbs with “is, am, are, have, has”.
This _________ my best friend. Her name _________ Laura. She
_________ twelve years old and she _________ in Bristol, England.
Laura _________ very pretty. She _________ straight brown hair
and dark brown eyes. Her nose _________ straight and her lips
_________ rather thin. Laura _________ medium height, slim and very fit because she
learns to dance and she _________ very well.
Laura _________ very friendly and confident and she _________ a great sense of
humour. I like being with her because she makes me feel happy and comfortable!
*Choose the world that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
25. A. wireless B. fridge C. hi-tech D. appliance
26. A. UFO B. future C. pollute D. student
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. city b. cycle c. symbol d. bicycle
2. a. weather b. earth c. marathon d. healthy
3. a. hear b. idea c. career d. beach
4. a. school b. continent c. channel d. character
5. a. remote b. popular c. cold d. snow
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part: (1p)
1. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. fear
2. A. favourite B.slight C. fine D. high
3. A. polluted B. prepared C. recycled D. watered
4. A. open B. doing C. going D. cold
I. Choose the word which has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.25 pt)
1. A. clock B. country C. cool D. city
2. A. tomato B. natural C. bath D. garden
3. A.recycled B. prepared C. polluted D. cleaned
4. A. shoulder B. mouse C. count D. around
5. A. project B. exciting C. request D. neck
Your answers:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
Question I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. clothes | B. watches | C. benches | D. classes |
2. A. read | B. teacher | C. eat | D. ahead |
3. A. pens | B. books | C. rulers | D. erasers |
4. A. decided | B. stopped | C. asked | D. promised |
