Question

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (2 points) 1. A. pool B. fool C. look D. too 2. A. leaf B. of C. deaf D. wife 3. A. busy B. butter C. bus D. but 4. A. passage B. message C. voyage D. age 5. A. many B. open C. money D. ink 6. A. scissors B. wisdom C. transmit D. message 7. A. bold B. lamb C. burn D. bite 8. A. knife B. knit C. know D. key 9. A. across B. absent C. habit D. practice 10. A. spell B. went C. sentence D. request II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 points) 1. We were shocked at the news of his (die) . 2. David Copperfield is a famous (magic) . 3. I think gun toys are (suit) gifts for children. 4. The work was still at (experiment) level. 5. The little village is very quiet and (peace) at night. 6. (Revise) is very important because it helps you practice the words more times. 7. Your English (pronounce) is not very good. You should work harder. 8. Women nowadays have more (free) to participate in social activities. 9. You should be (pride) of your son, Mrs. Hoa. 10. The (arrive) of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt. III. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2 points) 1. It’s a long time since we became close friends. => We have 2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school. => She 3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’, Nam asked. => Nam asked Nga 4. Lan is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60 tall, too. => Lan 5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. => Apples are not 6. He’d rather play golf than tennis. => He prefers 7. "You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese," my brother told me. => My brother told 8. When did you start playing the piano? => How long 9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box. => Your younger brother is not 10. Hung is interested in collecting stamps. => Hung's IV. Rearrange the following jumbed words into completed sentences. (1.5 points) 1. playing/ running/ brother/ especially/ badminton/ My/ and/ likes/ sports 2. form/ fill/ get/ we/ out/ Let/ application/ and/ it/ me/ can/ an 3. marks/ at/ school/ wants/ exams/ very/ hard/ high/ by/ Nam/ have/ working/ in/ to 4. people/ projects/ We/ other/ small/ hope/ with/ help/ their/ to 5. homework/ plays/ games / After/ usually/ computer/ his/ Tom/ doing V.Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. (1.5 points) 1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter. seemed B. happily C. received D. aunt's 2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked. A. didn't B. money enough C. to buy D. he liked 3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch. A. should B. the coffee C. among D. the couch 4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident. A. of B. serious C. injured D. the accident 5. Lan lived in America for six years, so she speaks English very well. A. lived B. for C. speaks D. well VI. Read the passage and choose True (T) or False (F). (1 point) Once, a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We’re rich! We’re rich!”. His wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chicken and find more gold eggs. Unlikely, they couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished, all the chickens were dead. The farmer was so foolish and his wife was so greedy. 1. Once, a farmer lived a uncomfortable life with his family. 2. The farmer decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. 3. They could find some gold eggs. 4. The farmer was so foolish and his wife was so greedy.

Answer 1

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (2 points)

1. A. pool B. fool C. look D. too

2. A. leaf B. of C. deaf D. wife

3. A. busy B. butter C. bus D. but

4. A. passage B. message C. voyage D. age

5. A. many B. open C. money D. ink

6. A. scissors B. wisdom C. transmit D. message

7. A. bold B. lamb C. burn D. bite

8. A. knife B. knit C. know D. key

9. A. across B. absent C. habit D. practice

10. A. spell B. went C. sentence D. request

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 points)

1. We were shocked at the news of his death (die) .

2. David Copperfield is a famous (magic) magician .

3. I think gun toys are suitable (suit) gifts for children.

4. The work was still at experimental (experiment) level.

5. The little village is very quiet and peaceful (peace) at night.

6. revision (Revise) is very important because it helps you practice the words more times.

7. Your English pronunciation (pronounce) is not very good. You should work harder.

8. Women nowadays have more freedom (free) to participate in social activities.

9. You should be proud (pride) of your son, Mrs. Hoa.

10. The arrival (arrive) of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt.

III. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2 points)

1. It’s a long time since we became close friends.

=> We have become close friends for a long time.

2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.

=> She is the most intelligent in our school.

3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’, Nam asked.

=> Nam asked Nga if he could borrow her bike.

4. Lan is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60 tall, too.

=> Lan is as tall as Hoa.

5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.

=> Apples are not usually more expensive than oranges.

6. He’d rather play golf than tennis.

=> He prefers playing golf to tennis.

7. "You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese," my brother told me.

=> My brother told me that I shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese.

8. When did you start playing the piano?

=> How long have you played the piano?

9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box.

=> Your younger brother is not strong enough to lift that box

10. Hung is interested in collecting stamps.

=> Hung's hobby is collecting stamps.

IV. Rearrange the following jumbed words into completed sentences. (1.5 points)

1. playing/ running/ brother/ especially/ badminton/ My/ and/ likes/ sports

=> My brother likes playing badminton and running sports.

2. form/ fill/ get/ we/ out/ Let/ application/ and/ it/ me/ can/ an

=> Let me get an application form and we can fill it out.

3. marks/ at/ school/ wants/ exams/ very/ hard/ high/ by/ Nam/ have/ working/ in/ to

=> Nam wants to have high marks in exams by working very hard at school.

4. people/ projects/ We/ other/ small/ hope/ with/ help/ their/ to

=> We hope help to other people with their small projects .

5. homework/ plays/ games / After/ usually/ computer/ his/ Tom/ doing

=> Tom usually plays computer games after doing his homework .

V.Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. (1.5 points)

1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter

A. seemed B. happily C. received D. aunt's

2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked. A. didn't B. money enough C. to buy D. he liked

3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.

A. should B. the coffee C. among D. the couch

4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.

A. of B. serious C. injured D. the accident

5. Lan lived in America for six years, so she speaks English very well. A. lived B. for C. speaks D. well

VI. Read the passage and choose True (T) or False (F). (1 point)

Once, a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We’re rich! We’re rich!”. His wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chicken and find more gold eggs. Unlikely, they couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished, all the chickens were dead. The farmer was so foolish and his wife was so greedy.

1. Once, a farmer lived a uncomfortable life with his family. F

2. The farmer decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. T

3. They could find some gold eggs. F

4. The farmer was so foolish and his wife was so greedy.T