I. PHONETICS
I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. out B. round C. about D. would
2. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child
3. A. too B. soon C. good D. food
4. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
5. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel
6. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match
7. A. only B. cotton C. cross D. economic
8. A. baggy B. minority C. style D. symbol
9. A. design B. ghost C. clothing D. strong
10. A. casual B. sale C. sleeveless D. slit
II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
1. A. region B. comprise C. Malaysia D. compulsory
2. A. association B. Buddhism C. divide D. together
3. A. enjoy B. religion C. Hinduism D. population
4. A. Chinese B. although C. instruction D. currency
5. A. primary B. religion C. tropical D. friendliness
6. A. baggy B. design C. equal D. poetry
7. A. inspiration B. fashionable C. modernize D. symbol
8. A. casual B. embroider C. designer D. occasion
9. A. convenient B. encourage C. material D. modernize
10. A. family B. complete C. grocery D. primary
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. He has written four novels ______.
A. so far B. one year ago C. last year D. yesterday
2. I’ve played the piano ______.
A. two years ago B. since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow
3. He ______ me about it last night.
A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told
4. ______ you ______ from George recently?
A. Has / heard B. Did / heard C. Have / heard D. Have / hear
5. Have you hear from John ______?
A. recently B. for two days C. two days ago D. since two days
6. The meeting will ______ in London next week.
A. be held B. is held C. be hold D. are hold
7. Bananas ______ to Europe every year.
A. are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported
8. 14. I haven’t seen my parents ______ last Christmas.
A. already B. for C. before D. since
9. I ______ this man 10 years ago.
A. have met B. met C. is met D. meet
10. These designers ______ inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities since last year.
A. have taken B. took C. has taken D. take
11. We can’t go along here because the road ______.
A. been repaired B. repair C. is being repaired D. repaired
12. She wishes she ______ a palace now.
A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. would own
13. This is the most interesting novel that I have ______ read.
A. ever B. yet C. never D. now
14. The girls have ______ gone to the cinema. They won’t be back until ten o’clock.
A. since B. still C. yet D. just
15. I wish this school ______.
A. were bigger B. is bigger C. are bigger D. was bigger
16. My house ______ broken into last night.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
17. The meal ______ cooked when I came.
A. was be B. was being C. is D. is being
18. She has ______ to Hue University.
A. be accepted B. been accepted C. is accepted D. were accepted
19. We have ______ how to cook.
A. been teach B. be taught C. been teacher D. been taught
20. The details should ______ carefully.
A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked
21. What______of learning English do you find most difficult? Is it grammar rules or speaking?
A. type B. form C. kind D. aspect
22. That man can tell us where_______.
A. does Tony live B. Tony lives C. Tony living D. is Tony living
23. She asked me_____.
A. if I am thirsty B. if I were thirsty C. if was I thirsty D. if was thirsty
24. If Mary doesn’t improve in math, we_____have to find a tutor for her .
A. will B. can C. should D. would
25. “Put your book away”, said the teacher.
A. The teacher said us put our book away. B. The teacher told us to put our books away.
C. The teacher said to us put our books away.D. The teacher told to us to put our books away.
26. “Don’t stay up too late, my son”, he said.
A. He told his son not to stay up too late. B. He said to his son not stay up to late.
C. He told to his son not to stay up too late. D. He said his son not to stay up too late.
27. He wants to know ________ .
A. whether I would come back from school the next day.
B. whether I would come back from school tomorrow.
C. whether I will come back from school the next day.
D. whether I will come back from school tomorrow.
28. The journey to the village is very __________ .
A. interested B. interesting C. disinterested D. interest
29. It is an ________day to me at the seaside with my friends.
A. enjoyable B. enjoyment C. enjoyably D. enjoy
30. After a long walking, they feel tired and _________.
A. hunger B. hungryly C. hungrily D. hungry
31. He is too busy _________ care of her.
A. taking B. to take C. took D. taken
32. She ________ a famous singer some years ago.
A. is used to be B. is used to being C. used to be D. used to being
33. A computer can gather a lot of _________ for many different _________ .
A. informations / purpose B. informations / purposes
C. information / purposes D. information / purpose
34. The interviewer asked her __________ her name ________ .
A. what / was B. if / was C. what / is D. if / is
35. The excited children were looking forward ___________ with the foreign teacher.
A. to speak B. spoken C. to speaking D. for speaking
36. He can't earn money_________he has no job.
A. unless B. until C. without D. if
37. Let's play video games, _________ ?
A. shan't we B. do we C. shall we D. don't we
38. Mr. Pike sold his house, _________he?
A. didn't B. could C. did D. couldn't
39. I haven't seen him for 3 years. I_________him 3 years ago.
A. saw B. see C. will see D. have seen
40. I ask him_________
A. what name is he B. what his name is C. what is he name D. what is his name
41. I don’t like using the internet because it has some _____
A. benefits B. advantages C. limitations D. disadvantages
42. The ______tell us what is happening in our city, in our country and in the world
A. communication B. advertisements C. media D. forecasts
43. You should watch the news every day. It’s very _____
A. informative B. time-consuming C. costly D. boring
44. No one can ____the advantages of using the computers. They help us do our work quickly and efficiently
A. refuse B. deny C. agree D. accept
45. Email can be sent and received at any hour of the day,_____?
A. can they B. can’t it C. can it D. can’t they
46. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is _____ read by both teenagers and adults
A. wide B. widely C. widen D. widing
47. T.V viewer are able _____ questions about the show
A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asked
48. Lan watched T.V lastnight , _____?
A. doesn’t she B. did she C. didn’t she D. hasn’t she
49. Nobody does this , ________?
A. do they B. does it C. doesn’t he D. don’t they
50. The Internet has _____developed and become a part of our life.
A. increase B. increasing C. increasingly D. increased