I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently.(0.5p)
1. A. bracelet B. cake C. make D. hat
2. A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty
II. Choose the word whose main STRESS is placed differently from the others. (0.5p)
1. A. customer B. delicious C. grocery D. resident
2. A. organize B. discussion C. restaurant D. neighbor
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (1pt)
1. Don’t worry. It is ___________ to travel to that village even at night.
A. safe B. unsafe C. difficult D. inconvenient
2. Life in a small town is ________than that in a big city.
A. peaceful B. much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful
3. She has read_________interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
4.__________ month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?
A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often
IV. Put the word into the correct form. (0,75pt)
1. People in my country are very warm and ____________________. (FRIEND)
2. She looks ____________________________________than her sister. (BEAUTY)
3. Dawali is a speacial lighting ____________________________in India. (FESTIVE)
PART C. READING
I. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank. (1.25pt)
Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he starred his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (1) _____ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (2) ____ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (3) ____ of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (4) ____the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.
1. A. so B. When C. because D. althought
2. at B. on C. with D. in
3. engineers B. farmers C. actresses D. teachers
4. A. alots B. lots C. much D. some
5. to film B. filmed D. film D. filming
II. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow. (1.25pt)
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the habitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire-fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.
1. When did the Tokyo earthquake happen?
?__________________________________________________________________
2. How many people were killed in the earthquake?
?__________________________________________________________________
3. Why was the fire engines prevented from going to help?
?__________________________________________________________________
4. How many percents of the damage was caused by the collaspe of buildings?
?__________________________________________________________________
5. Which disaster is mentioned in the paragraph?
?__________________________________________________________________
PART D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words. (1.25pt)
1. People don’t care much about environment, so they keep making it worse.
?If people ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. She suffered from a serious disease because of drinking contaminated water in a long time.
?Since _________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
3. The drainage system is damaged. There is not enough water for the crop.
? If the drainage system _________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
4. “Why don’t you turn off more lights in the house to reduce your eyestrain?”
? If I __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
5. People will build a new hospital there next month.
?A new hospital _________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
II. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given. (1.0 pt)
1. A lion / run / fast / than / horse.
?____________________________________________________________________
2. Which ethnic group / have / largest population / Vietnam?
?____________________________________________________________________
3. We / know / each other / since / we / be / ten years old.
?___________________________________________________________________
4. Reading /most / the/activities/among/teenagers/and/crafts/making/books /are /popular.
?__________________________________________________
Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. measure
B. conduct
C. stuck
D. frustrated
I. Choose a word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. wandered B. embroidered C. embarrassed D. preserved
2. A. sculpture B. failure C. closure D. structure
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Have you ever _____________ to Tay Ho village in Hue? Its’s the place where people make the famous Bai tho conical hats.
A. go B. went C. gone D. been
2. _______________he’s spent a lot of money to redecorate his shop, he cannot make any more profit.
A. In order to B. Although C. So that D. Because
3. My parents once took me to Bat Trang village. I could make my own ____________ there. I really enjoyed it.
A. pottery B. lacquer C. painting D. sculpture
4. This company has gone bankrupt. Do you know who will _______________?
A. take care of it B. look after it C. take it over D. turn it up
5. The people in my village cannot earn enough money for their daily life. They can’t _____________ this traditional handicrafts. They have to find other jobs.
A. help out B. live on C. work on D. set up
6. Osaka has become one of ______________ “liveable” cities in Asia.
A. more B. better C. much D. most
7. I’ve been studying very hard for my final exams but I always feel _______________.
A. tired B. calm C. worried D. frustrated
8. Huy got a bad mark for his English test. He must have been really _______________.
A. disappointed B. relaxing C. interested D. happy
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
1. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question
2. A. version B. pleasure C. usual D. casual
3. A. closure B. sure C. pleasure D. leisure
4. A. ocean B. concert C. musician D. official
5. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music
6. A. treasure B. closure C. exposure D. ensure
7. A. happy B. hard C. similarity D. talent
8. A. chorus B. brochure C. machine D. chef
9. A. treasure B. vision C. discussion D. decision
10. A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition
11. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
12. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit
13. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn
14. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
15. A. spring B. swimming C. think D. realize
16. A. country B. hungry C. fly D. every
17. A. why B. who C. when D. what
18. A. finished B. reported C. landed D. succeeded
19. A. celebrate B. lazy C. vacation D. mechanic
20. A. student B. study C. dust D. must
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
1. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question
2. A. version B. pleasure C. usual D. casual
3. A. closure B. sure C. pleasure D. leisure
4. A. ocean B. concert C. musician D. official
5. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music
6. A. treasure B. closure C. exposure D. ensure
7. A. happy B. hard C. similarity D. talent
8. A. chorus B. brochure C. machine D. chef
9. A. treasure B. vision C. discussion D. decision
10. A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition
11. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
12. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit
13. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn
14. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
15. A. spring B. swimming C. think D. realize
16. A. country B. hungry C. fly D. every
17. A. why B. who C. when D. what
18. A. finished B. reported C. landed D. succeeded
19. A. celebrate B. lazy C. vacation D. mechanic
20. A. student B. study C. dust D. must
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
01. A. limestone B. pilgrim C. rickshaw D. citadel
02. A. geological B. imagine C. agency D. together
03. A. wonder B. complex C. backdrop D. proper
04. A. historic B. picturesque C. enter D. sentence
05. A. plumber B. sculpture C. measure D. structure
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. Average B. wave C. pavement D. engage
2. A. system B. specify C. unscrew D. insurance
3. A. washed B. considered C. booked D. hoped
4. A. stream B. leather C. cream D. dream
5. A. intermediate B. immediate C. medium D. medicine
6. A. bury B. hurry C. hungry D. thunder
7. A. planted B. worked C. wanted D. needed
8. A. beach B. clean C. instead D. leave
9. A. informed B. impressed C. installed D. admired
10. A. planet B. fashion C. travel D. nature
11. A. hut B. done C. donate D. tunnel
12. A. chemistry B. mechanic C. character D. parachute
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
26. A. resort B. seaside C. safari D. sightseeing
27. A. shortage B. luggage C. package D. landscape
28. A. country B. enough C. tourist D. touchdown
29. A. explored B. relaxed C. tanned D. delayed
30. A. experience B. exciting C. expedition D. explore
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
31. A. simmer B. grill C. whisk D. slice
32. A. cube B. tunnel C. manual D. purée
33. A. grate B. staple C. citadel D. occasion
34. A. spread B. measure C. bread D. break
35. A. delicious B. lemon C. pepper D. vegetable
Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.
36. A. garnish B. shallot C. sprinkle D. starter
37. A. tender B. simmer C. salad D. arrange
38. A. ingredient B. celery C. versatile D. favourite
39. A. lasagne B. cucumber C. salami D. tomato
40. A. marinate B. recipe C. nutritious D. healthily