I. Choose a word in each group that is pronounced differently from others. (5pts)
1. A. great B. hate C. heat D. afraid
2. A. sure B. sight C. sale D. soil
3. A. exchange B. brochure C. challenge D. charity
4. A. ordered B. published C. impressed D. escaped
5. A. courses B. classes C. watches D. temples
II. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern. (5pts)
6. A. celebration B. federation C. imagination D. inspiration
7. A. Japan B. Australia C. Britain D. Canada
8. A. happen B. local C. expect D. wander
9. A. despite B. dentist C. destroy D. describe
10. A. weather B. lave C. middle D. delicious
III. Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below. (15 pts)
11. I received a letter_______ my friend.
A. to B. on C. in D. from
12. He is a hard- working student who always_______ good grade.
A. received B. got C. gets D. getting
13. Bell demonstrated his_______ to the public at countless exhibitions.
A. to invent B. invention C. inventing D. invented
14 .Different language_______ learn words_______ different ways.
A. learns/in B. learn/in C. learns/of D. learners/on
15. She gave me your_______.
A. report card B. to report card C. reported card D. reporting card
16. Yesterday I came_______ your brother when I was going to school.
A. of B. to C. about D. across
17. You are a tourist on_______ in HCM City.
A. Journey B. traveling C. vacation D. trip
18 .Would you mind if I_______ a photo.
A. to take B. take C. taken D. took
19. They have to make_______ then children do not play with matches.
A. ensure B. sure C. sure D. ensuring
20. TV_______ information and entertainment’.
A. to take B. gives C. brings D. makes
21. Opposite our house is a nice park_______ there are many trees and flowers.
A. which B. where C. that D. who
22. I asked him whether_______ leaving for the capital that night.
A. is he B. he is C. was he D. he was
23. “My watch is broken. “Why don’t you_______?
A. have it repair B. have it repairing C. have it for repair D. have it repaired
24. The earth_______ on the sun for its heat and light
A. is depend B. has depend C. depending D. depends
25. If Mai comes to England it will be a good_______ for her to improve her English.
A. possibility B. opportunity C. advantage D. experience
IV. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to compete the passage. (10 pts)
Robert Wilson (26. be)______ a politician. He (27. go)______ to Oxford University in 1960, and in
1976 he (28. become)______ a Member of Parliament (an MP). He (29. be)______ an MP since then.
He (30. be)______ Minister of Education from 1980 to 1985. He (31. write)______ many books. He
(32. get)______ married and (33. have)______ two children. His family lived in Oxford for 15 years,
then they (34. move)______ to London in 1980. They now (35. live)______ in a house in Kensington
Street, London.
V. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words. (10 pts)
36. All________ between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog. FLY
37. There is plenty of________ for young people in this city. ENTERTAIN 38. It’s ________ to complain; you won’t get your money back. USE
39. During his________ the family used to live in the country side. CHILD
40. He is such (a/an)________ person that no one likes him. HELP
41. The little village is very quiet and________. PEACE
42. Many people still to believe that smoking is________. HARM
43. He is interested in the________ of old buildings. PRESERVE
44. The________ area of the city is not very attractive. INDUSTRY
45. His performance in Hamlet was most________. IMPRESS
VI. Fill one suitable word in each blank in the following passage. (10 pts)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is (46)______ complicated as it is
serious. It is complicated (47)______ much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For
example, exhaust (48)______ automobiles causes a large percentage of all pollution. But
automobiles
(49)______ transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material
(50)______
pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large (51)______ of people . Too
much fertilizer or pesticide can run soil, but fertilizers and pesticide (52)______ important aids to
the growing of crops. Thus, to end (53)______ greatly reduces pollution immediately, people would
have to (54)______ using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of
course. But pollution can (55)______ gradually reduced in several ways.
VII. Find the option (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting. (5 pts)
56. Would you mind if I ask you a private question?
A B C D
57. They happily looked at their children to play in the yard.
A B C D
58. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi.
A B C D
59. Our teacher told to us to spend more time at home practicing our pronunciation.
A B C D
60. You shouldn’t let your children playing with matches.
A B C D
VIII. Complete the following questions with the correct preposition. (10 pts)
61. She isn’t here_______________ the moment.
62. Warm clothes protect us________________ bad weather.
63. What do you often do________________ weekends.
64. We haven’t seen him_____________ last month.
65. He had an accident and was taken__________ hospital.
66. We regarded him____________ a famous doctor.
67. You’re better ask __________ the information desk.
68. He borrowed $100______________ his father
69. “Hamlet” is written____________ Shakespeare.
70. Jane fell_________ her bike and hit head on the road.
IX. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same. (20 pts)
71. They have just sold that old house. – That old house…………….
72. Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house. – Charles doesn’t……………
73. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it. – The cake……………………..
74. Linh is a better cook than Hoa. – Hoa can’t…………………….
75. I last heard this song ten years ago. – It is…………………………….
76. “You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary,“ said Liz. – Liz advised…………………
77. I was a two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. – It took………………………..
78. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. – Despite………………………
79. The film was so interesting that we watched it several times. – It was ………………………..
80. Write your name here. – Let………………………
IX
71. That old house have just been sold.
72. Charles doesn't live far from his aunt's house.
73. The cake was too hard that I couldn't eat it.
74. Hoa can't cook as well as Hoa.
75. It was 10 years since the last time I heard this song.
76. Liz advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
77. It took me two hours to fly from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city.
78. Despite the fact that he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
79. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times.
80. Let's write your name here!
