I. PRONUNCIATION. (0.75 pts-0.25/each) Choose the word whose underlined part
pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.75 pts)
1. A. environment B. scientist C. advisor D. hurricane
2. A. exchanges B. encourages C. drives D. resources
3. A. honour B. hour C. happiness D. honesty
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the others.
1. A. health B. appear C. ready D. heavy
2. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. looked
3. A. think B. that C. three D. thanks
III. ERROR RECOGNITIUON (0.75 PTS – 0.25/EACH)
Choose the underlined word/phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting.
14. There is no water in the house. If there is, we could cook dinner for the old man.
A B C D
15. Mathew, one of my best friends in Australia, plays the guitar very good.
A B C D
16. Would you mind turning on the lights, please? It’s too dark for me to reading in here.
A B C D
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 pts – 0.25 pts/each)
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D that best fits each of the following blank
spaces.
4. –Tom: – “Pass me that pen, please!” Mary: – “________”
A. Yes, please. B. No, it isn’t. C. Here you are. D. It doesn’t matter.
5. ________ it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Since D. Because
6. The bridge ________ in our homeland at the moment.
A. is repairing B. is being repaired C. will be repaired D. is repaired
7. The kids are watching cartoons ________ Disney Channel.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
8. Let’s get a ________ to make sure there are no cracks in the pipe.
A. electrician B. dentist C. plumber D. architect
9. The next stage of the _______ of television is interactive TV.
A. revolution B. resolution C. discovery D. development
10. If the rice paddy are polluted, rice plants ________.
A. would die B. will die C. won’t die D. wouldn’t die
11. We are ________ thar the people have spoiled many beaches.
A. disappointing B. disappointingly C. disappointedly D. disappointed
12. Snowstorms, volcanoes, typhoons and earthquakes are ________.
A. natural disasters B. air pollution C. weather forecasts D. polluted oceans
13. Those girls will come back before dark, ________?
A. won’t they B. wouldn’t they C. didn’t they D. don’t they
III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A B C D
15. The teacher felt angrily when he saw what was happening in the classroom.
A B C D
16. Jane can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to look up her little sister.
A B C D
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
1. A. campus B. amount C. attend D. advanced
2. A. advertise B. candidate C. deposit D. institute
3. A. foreign B. study C. order D. describe
4. A. until B. oral C. award D. begin
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. *
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. – Tom: “Would you like some orange juice?” – Jack: “________.”
A. Yes, please B. I’m very thirsty C. Yes, I would D. Yes, I do
5. ________ all the players tried hard, our U-20 National Team still lost to U-20 Team of France.
A. Despite B. In spite of C. Although D. Because
6. A new factory ________ in this area next month.
A. was built B. will built C. will be built D. is built
7. Our school year now often starts ________ August the 15th
.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
8. This is the first time I _______ such an interesting person.
A. talked to B. have talked to C. am talking to D. will talk to
9. I _______ a letter from your brother last week.
A. sent B. wrote C. mailed D. received
10. If today were Sunday, we _______ to the beach.
A. would go B. will go C. go D. went
11. Jane always wears _______ clothes.
A. fashion B. fashioning C. fashionable D. fashioned
12. He hates cooking and _______ clothes.
A. wash B. washing C. to wash D. washes
13. The government should do something to help _______.
A. the poors B. the poor ones C. poor D. the poor
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (2 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
Christmas is my (17) ________ holiday. I enjoy (18) ________ Christmas cookies and planning parties. I
love sending cards and hearing (19) ________ my old friends. I love seeing children open their (20) ________
on Christmas morning. Most of all, I love one special custom that we have in our (21) ________. On the night
before Christmas we (22) ________ in warm clothing and go from house to house in our neighborhood. At
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each house, we sing Christmas songs. Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there.
We want to let people (23) ________ that we care about them. Afterwards, we come home and drink hot
chocolate by the (24) ________. I love this!
17. A. favorite B. dislike C. like D. love
18. A. bake B. baked C. to bake D. baking
19. A. of B. with C. by D. from
20. A. bikes B. games C. gifts D. offers
21. A. family B. school C. company D. university
22. A. wear B. get C. put on D. dress up
23. A. to know B. know C. knowing D. knew
24. A. fireplace B. fireworks C. lights D. firecrackers.
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi)
I. WORD FORM (1 point / 0.25 each):
Give the correct form of the word in each bracket.
1. The internet is a ……………………………………. invention of modern life. (WONDER)
2. Their warm welcome made a deep ……………………………………. on all the guests. (IMPRESS)
3. His classmates shouted ……………………………………. when he won the match. (EXCITE)
4. The house is …………………………………….
into five rooms. (DIVISION)
