Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Question 1. A. enjoys B. designs C. follows D. likes Question 2. A. nature B. city C. sports D. sometimes
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
Question 3. A. hometown B. schedule C. hotel D. mountain
Question 4. A. chocolate B. hospital C. vehicle D. performance
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Question 1. A. mixes B. goes C. rushes D. watches Question 2. A. like B. kiss C. kick D. pick
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others. Question 3. A. bicycle B. chocolate C. decision D. memory Question 4. A. degree B. tennis C. guitar D. career
A. Phonetics (0,4P)
1/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.2P)
A- classmate B- character C- place D- grade
2/ Circle the word with a different stress parttern from the other (0.2P)
A- wardrobe B- tradition C- folktale D- household
B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (1.6p)
1/ She ___________ morning exercises regularly so as to improve his health.
A- does B- did C- has done D- will do
2/ Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.
A- left B- leaves C- is leaving D-will leave
3/ I promise I ___________ my best next semester.
A- try B- tried C- will try D- have tried
4/ How long have you studied English? I ___________ it for six years.
A- have studied B- study C- studied D- will study
5/ She asked her children ________.
A- stop to play B- stop playing C- to stop playing D- to stop to play
6/ Let’s paint the house ____________ . It will be much cheaper.
A- yourself B- herself C- ourselves D- themselves
7/ His parents are always proud _________ him.
A-about B- with C- on D- of
8/ She grew up in England, so her ________ is English.
A- mother tongue B- first language C- foreign language D- a and b
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. played B. smiled C. wanted D. opened 2. A. prize B. drill C. brick D. trim *Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest: 3. A. festival B animal C. celebrate D. computer 4..A. practice B. cracker C. tractor D. transport
Choose the word that has underlined part/ whose main stress pattern pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. machine b. mobile c. movie d. theater
2. a. furniture b. university c. patient d. hospital
3. a. activity b. community c. participate d. citizenship
4. modern b. quiet c. remote d. peaceful
5. a. report b. enroll c. improve d. promise
6. a. village b. relative c. facility d. countryside
7. a. modern b. dirty c. remote d. peaceful
8. a. necessary b. semester c. experiment d. geography
9. a. available b. expensive c. convenient d. excellent
10. a. magazine b. community c. telephone d. dangerous
I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. sound B. court C. down D. account 2. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money II- Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. respect B. mention C. expert D. worship 2. A. custom B. explain C. chopstick D. manner PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3pts) I- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(1,5pts) We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; …….., we have many special traditional festivals. A. moreover B. while C. nevertheless D. although S1: Why don't you come with us to the Lim Festival? S2: __________ Sure B. Sound great! C.Not at all D. I'd love to Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city. A.peaceful B.much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful People break __________ tradition by not having fireworks on New Year's Eve. A. with B. on C. by D. into Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes. A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding We’ll go swimming today _________ it’s extremely hot. A. so B. because C. but D. yet II- Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.(1pt) If you write more , you won't make more mistakes. (careful) Quan Ho singing is on dragon boats. (perform) My dad doesn’t mind ………………… my mom from work everyday. ( pick up) Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat ) III- Find the mistakes of the sentences.(0,5pts) 1. I must to go to the bank and get some money. A B C D 2. Nam gets some informations about education every week. A B C D PART III: READING (2pts) I. Read the following passage and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks (1pt) I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ……………..more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)…………… the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times. Mainly I just read email from my friends. I read online magazines and I look (3) ........................information, too. I also compare prices of things, (4) ……………. I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe. A. spend B. spending C. spent D. to spend A. useful B. use C. usefully D. using A. at B. in C. for D. on A. because B. but C. although D. and II. Read the following passage, and answer the questions below.(1pt) TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives. 1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday? ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner? ……………………………………………………………………………………..… PART IV. WRITING (1,5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first( 1pt) 1. He drives more carefully than his friend. → His friend drives……………………............................................................................. 2. You had better pay more attention to your studying. → You should...................................................................................................................... 3.The date for the Vu Lan festival is the 15th day of the seven Lunar month. → The Vu Lan festival takes 4. Although the weather was bad, we went out. → The weather was bad; however, II. Rearrange the words to form the meaningful sentences (0,5pt) or/ you/ Would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas? …………………………………………………………………………………… I/out/friends/fancy/with/weekend./at/hanging/my/the ……………………………………………………………………………………
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A. rag B. marry C. master D. nation 2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests : A. important B. remember C. ability D. character 3. Khoa is ………… from most of the boys. He loves cooking in his free time. A. differ B. differential C. different 4. I used to ………….. in a library before I became a teacher. D. difference A. work B. works C. worked 5. We have Math class ………………… 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. D. working A. next to B. beside C. between 6. Marry gave me this dress. She made it ................ D. above A. itself B. himself C. yourself 7. Mary married John last year. She is John’s …… now. D. herself A. wife B. daughter C. father 8. She ……………….……. me to her house last Monday. D. husband A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invites 9. Nga said ………………… stories were always great. A. traditional B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditions 10. Nga’s grandma had to do the chores without the help of modern …………………….. A. equipment B. equipped C. equipping D. equips 11. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests: A. delivery B. demonstration C. experiment D. commercial 13. When he was young, he _______ fishing with his brother. A. uses to go B. used to go C. was used to go D. is used to going 14. Tom is rather sociable while Jack is reserved. They have quite different ______. A. appearance B. dislikes C. characters D. likes 15. They _______ from Canada to America to find work. A. came B. left C. went D. emigrated 16. You can’t go_______the cinema without paying. A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D. downstairs 17. Bien Hoa is an important ___________ center in Dong Nai. A. commerce B. commercial C. commercially D. commercialist 18. Don’t leave the light on. It wastes____________. A. electric B. electrical C. electrician D. electricity 19.Hoa and Linh often ____________badminton after class. A. play B. plays C. used to play D. played 20. She had to ____________the chores, so she couldn't go to the theater yesterday. A. did B. does C. do D. to do
Question I (0.5 pt): Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. letter B. twelve C. person D. sentence
2. A. enough B. young C. country D. mountain
Question II (0.5 pt): Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. humor B. orphan C. receive D. curly
4. A. sociable B. volunteer C. photograph D. beautiful
Question I (0.5 pt): Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. letter B. twelve C. person D. sentence
2. A. enough B. young C. country D. mountain
Question II (0.5 pt): Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. humor B. orphan C. receive D. curly
4. A. sociable B. volunteer C. photograph D. beautiful
B. USE OF ENGLISH:
Indentify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A. laughs. B works. C stops. D plays.
2 A. flood. B school. C. soon. D moon.
Find the worlds which has a different stress pattern
3. A wonder. B.jungle C. canoe. D valley.
4. A magnificent. B competition. C requirement. D emergency
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
5. Our parents..... for her since yesterday.
A. has waited
B. have waited C. waited
D. were waited
6. When I called, they.... ... dinner
A. had
B. are having
C. was having D. were having
7. Would you mind....... the windows?
A. close
B. closing
C. to close
D. If I close
8. Presents......... in colored paper and put under Christmas tree.
A. are wrapped B. wrapped C. wrap
D. was wrapped
9. The man ........... to the principal is my new teacher.
A. talks
B. is talked
C. talking
D. is talking
10. He took part in a.......festival last week.
A. cooking- riceB. cook- ricing C. rice-cook
D. rice-cooking
C. READING:
I. Read the following passage, then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete it.
COMPOST
Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to tell you (1)........to start compost heap. First of all, we must use only household and garden matter including tea leaves and egg shells, but we must(2) .........them first. Don't use any meat or grain products because this attracts rats. Find a place (3)........... your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The (4)........... also needs moisture, but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong plastic if the weather is wet. Keep adding to the pile and after six months your compost can be (5) .........for your fields and gardens.
1. A. how
B. what C. where
D. why
2. A. washing B. to wash
C. wash D. washed
3. A. on
B. at
C. for
D. in
4. A. compost B. glass C. bottles
D. cans
5. A. use
B. used C. using
D. to use
II. Read the paragraph, then decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which occurs in late
January or early February. Before Tet. people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to the market to buy candy.
jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy peach blossoms and
marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tel is a time for family members to gather and have some special
meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the
holiday
1.Tet is the most important celebration in Vietnam
2. Tet occurs in early January
3.People don't clean and decorate their homes before Tet.
4.People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of New Year.
5. Vietnamese people wear new clothes at Tet.
D. WRITING -
1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it is similar to the original one.
1. "I am cleaning my room now.'" said Hoa.
→ Hoa said......
2. Learning English is very interesting.
→ It is very interesting ......
3. Can I borrow your pen?
→ Would you mind If...........?
4. Lan bought a new dictionary yesterday.
→ A new
