I. PRONUNCIATION (1 point)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. baggy B. fashion C. tracksuit D. pyjamasA. necklace B. interesting C. checked D. sweater
B. Choose the word that has a different stress syllable from the rest
A. accessories B. relaxed C. breakfast D. outgoingA. leather B. untidy C. wonderful D. interestedA. hard-working B. woolly C. trousers D. cheerful
I. Pronunciation:
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others:
A. chemical B. chemistry C. mechanic D. exchange
2. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest:
A. language B. consist C. improve D. agree
II. Grammar and vocabulary:
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:
1. -“What would you like to drink now?” – “_______________.”
A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. I like to do nothing D. Orange juice, please
2. All of us enjoy ______- to classical music.
A. listen B. listens C. listening D. listened
3. She worked very hard, _______she passed all her exams.
A. because B. and C. so D. but
4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______
A. flu B. sunburn C. spots D. stomachache
5. My family has decided to use ________- electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
6. I_________ playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.
A. find B. think C. say D. tell
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,5pt)
1. A. head B. death C. bread D. great
2. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.(0,5pt)
1. A. tidy B. compete C. prefer D. adopt
2. A. water B. funny C. alone D. pumpkin
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2,0 pts):
1. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people __________ the rules.
A. remember B. obey C. go after D. take care of
2. I __________ go on foot when I was in primary school.
A. have to B. may C. can D. used to
3. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.
A. Because B. Although C. As D. Since
4. I first ___________ Melbourne in 2003
A. visited B. have been C. have gone D. went
5. I love the __________ of folk songs
A. perform B. performing C. performed D. performance
6. It must be ___________ to see elephants racing.
A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. Amazement
7__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although
8.It takes me two hours___________ that letter.
A. to write B. write C. writing D. for writing
IV.Put the correct form of the verb in brackets(0,5pt)
1.My brother used to ( go )……………… to work by motorbike. Now he cycles.
2. How about (see) ……………. a movie on Sunday evening?
V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets(0,5pt)
1. I love the ____________ of folk songs. (PERFORM)
2. I saw a ……………. of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (PARADE)
C. READING (3pts)
I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap . (1,0 pt)
Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (4)_____ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished filming the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.
1. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. beared
2. A. acting B. actress C. actor D. action
3. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred
4. A. directors B. actors C. actresses D. writers
II. Read the text again and answer the questions (1,0 point)
1. Where was Ewan McGregor born?
…………………………………………………………………………………..……………
2. When did he make his first film?
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. Who has Ewan worked with in his career?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Have his films won lots of awards?
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
III.Match the first half in A with the suitable half in B.(1,0pt)
A | B |
1. Although he set off early, ……… | A. popcorn is selling well. |
2. Despite public protest, | B. however. It is decreasing now. |
3. In spite of high prices. ……. | D.he arrive late |
4. The ticket price has been quite high; ….. | C. the Government decided to put a ban on the film. |
1. …. 2. ….. 3….. 4. …. | |
D. WRITING (2,0 pts)
I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning (1 point).
1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km.
àIt is about……………………………….............................................................................
2. What is the distance between Hai Duong to Hue?
How………..………………………………………………………….…..……..……… ..
3. My father lived in small village when he was a child.
àMy father used………………………………………………………..…………….……..
4. Although they were tired, they wanted to watch the film.
à In spite of…………………………………………………………………………………
II. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above using the words given. (1pt)
1. What / the distance/ between/ your house / Da Nang city?
=>…………………………………………………………….............................................?
2. I/ use/ walk/ school/ when / I / student.
=>………………………………………………………...........................................
3. distance / from/ Ha Noi / Can Tho / about /1877 kilometres.
=> ...................................................................................................................................
4.Although /they / short/, they /still /love /playing/ sports.
=>……………………………………………………………..................................
I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. terrified | B. interested | C. wanted | D. needed |
2. A. festival | B. listen | C. romantic | D. exciting |
II. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose stress pattern is different from the others. | |||
3. A. critic | B. perform | C. actor | D. actress |
4. A. carry | B. repair | C. collect | D. decide |
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. century B. temperature C. check D. stomach
2. A. shock B. operation C. question D. rash
3. A. talked B. decided C. crashed D. chopped
II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
4. A. chemical B. statistics C. average D. quality
5. A. opportunity B. organization C. representative D. application
Task A: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. amazing B. bathroom C. apartment D. geography
2. A. time B. miss C. sink D. will
Task B: Choose the word that has main stress placed fifferntly from the others
3. A. librarian B. biology C. employee D. reference
4. A. congress B. novel C. contain D. reader
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. breakfast B. teacher C. east D. please
2. A. cooked B. cleaned C. played D. filled
3. A. waste B. later C. parade D. gravy
4. A. washed B. matched C. danced D. needed
5. A. entrance B. mention C. vehicle D. helicopter
II. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
1. A. negative B. consumption C. energy D. easily
2. A. different B. expensive C. abundant D. convenient
3. A. fasten B. describe C. listen D. hover
4. A. station B. wealthy C. safety D. alone
5. A. spacious B. gripping C. complete D. boring
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. At this time next week, we ………….. a wind turbine in our garden.
A. install B. installed C. will installed D. will be installing
2. I …………… to school at 7.00 tomorrow.
A. cycle B. will cycle C. will be cycling D. will be cycled
3. They …………….their house this time next month.
A. will build B. will be building C. built D. is built
4. By the middle of the 21st century, people in developing countries ………….use renewable energy.
A. used B. use C. will use D. will be using
5. I am the most intelligent student in the class, …………… ?
A. am I B. do I C. isn’t I D. aren’t I
6. These narrow streets can’t support more traffic, ……………….?
A. can they B. can’t they C. do they D. did they
7. Lan went to the countryside last summer, ………….?
A. does she B. did she C. doesn’t she D. didn’t she
8. We should do something to reduce poverty, ………….?
A. should we B. do we C. shouldn’t we D. don’t we
9. ………. we……… high speed trains in the next five years?
A. Do / have B. Will / to have C. Will / have D. Did / have
10. I ……… to Da Lat with my family next week.
A. travel B. will travel C. travels D. has travelled
11. In the future, there ………… less pollution.
A. be B. was C. will be D. is
12. They ………… a hydro power station in this area soon.
A. build B. will build
I. PHONETICS
I..Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
1. A. clown B. mountain C. south D. southern
2. A. sugar B. cassette C. fashion D. passion
3. A. those B. tooth C. thank D. bath
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
4. A. complain B. journey C. happy D. artist
5. A. support B. control C. suggest D. country
Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located
Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located
