I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1: A. planet B. character C. happy D. classmate
Câu 2:A. letter B. twelve C. person D. sentence
Câu 3: A. humor B. music C. cucumber D. sun
Câu 4: A. enough B. young C. country D. mountain
Câu 5: A. sociable B. ocean C. receive D. special
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 point)
1. A. unhappy B. character C. activity D. vacation
2. A. teacher B. pleasure C. pleased D. clean
3. A. named B. lived C. washed D. used
4. A. drives B. watches C. brushes D. misses
5. A. celebration B. collection C. education D. suggestion
II. Choose and circle the best answer. (1.0 point)
A. lives B. lived C. has lived D. is living
2. He always ………………… to improve his English pronunciation.
A. try B. trys C. tries D. trying
3. Lan’s mother told her ………………… up too late.
A. not stay B. to not stay C. to stay not D. not to stay
4. Living in the country is not expensive and it isn’t complex, ………………… .
A. too B. either C. neither D. so
5. Minh is 15 years old. He isn’t ………………… to drive a car.
A. young enough B. enough young C. enough old D. old enough
6. My friend suggested ………………… by bus.
A. go B. to go C. goes D. going
7. I am very ………………… in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried
8. They used to ………………… to school together when they were in primary school.
A. walk B. walking C. walked D. walks
9. Customers can shop ………………… in the new shopping mall in town.
A. convenient B. convenience C. comfort D. comfortable
10.The doctor advised him ………………… a rest and ………………… any heavy work.
A. to take-not do B. to take-not to do C. to take-don’t do D. to take-to do
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (0.5 point)
1. We (study) …………………… English since we were in grade 3.
2. My father (buy) …………………… this car two days ago.
3. Students always (wear) …………………… uniform on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
4. Who (look) …………………… after your children when you are away tomorrow?
5. My mother (cook) …………………… in the kitchen now.
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to fill in each blank. (1.0 point).
Language learners learn words in (1) __________ ways. Some learners make a list and put into it the (2) __________ of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not do so. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word (3) __________ remember how to use the word in the right way.
In order to remember words (4) __________ some learners even write each word and its use (5) __________ a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it any time.
1. A. different B. modern C. same D. important
2. A. use B. list C. example D. meaning
3. A. but B. to C. so D. instead of
4. A. good B. worse C. better D. less
5. A. into B. up C. at D. on
V. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.0 point).
When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and difficult to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots of bikes, motorbikes, cars and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life in the city. I am used to the noise and busy city traffic. I’m no longer afraid of crossing the road. However, I don’t really like to live in the city. I prefer to live in the countryside.
Answer the questions:
1. Where did his family move? ……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Was everything difficult or easy to him at first?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What does he think about the city life and the city people?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What scared him?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Is he afraid of crossing the road now?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
VI. Rewrite the following sentences. (1.0 point)
1. Ba is very strong . He can lift this table .(enough to)
→ Ba is strong ………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Lan said to me: “Turn off the lights, please .”
→ Lan told me ……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. My brother started working in Ha Noi 5 years ago.
→ My brother has .................................................................................................................................
4. He failed the exam because of his laziness.
→ Because…………………………………………………………………………………………….
VII. Arrange these words into their correct order. (1.0 point)
1. We / is / like/ teacher of English / our / because / he / humorous / very.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She / to / always / wants / improve / her English.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Hoa’s character / very/ is / from / different / her mother’s.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. My children / speaking / enjoy / English / much.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced is differently from that of
the others.
1. A. drug B. cupboard C. sure D. construction
2. A. hobbies B. bags C. groups D. organizations
II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
3. A. climate B. divide C. impress D. depend
4. A. Internet B. interesting C. comfortable D. convenient
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced is differently from that of
the others.
1. A. drug B. cupboard C. sure D. construction
2. A. hobbies B. bags C. groups D. organizations
II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
3. A. climate B. divide C. impress D. depend
4. A. Internet B. interesting C. comfortable D. convenient
I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. sound B. court C. down D. account 2. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money II- Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. respect B. mention C. expert D. worship 2. A. custom B. explain C. chopstick D. manner PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3pts) I- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(1,5pts) We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; …….., we have many special traditional festivals. A. moreover B. while C. nevertheless D. although S1: Why don't you come with us to the Lim Festival? S2: __________ Sure B. Sound great! C.Not at all D. I'd love to Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city. A.peaceful B.much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful People break __________ tradition by not having fireworks on New Year's Eve. A. with B. on C. by D. into Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes. A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding We’ll go swimming today _________ it’s extremely hot. A. so B. because C. but D. yet II- Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.(1pt) If you write more , you won't make more mistakes. (careful) Quan Ho singing is on dragon boats. (perform) My dad doesn’t mind ………………… my mom from work everyday. ( pick up) Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat ) III- Find the mistakes of the sentences.(0,5pts) 1. I must to go to the bank and get some money. A B C D 2. Nam gets some informations about education every week. A B C D PART III: READING (2pts) I. Read the following passage and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks (1pt) I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ……………..more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)…………… the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times. Mainly I just read email from my friends. I read online magazines and I look (3) ........................information, too. I also compare prices of things, (4) ……………. I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe. A. spend B. spending C. spent D. to spend A. useful B. use C. usefully D. using A. at B. in C. for D. on A. because B. but C. although D. and II. Read the following passage, and answer the questions below.(1pt) TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives. 1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday? ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner? ……………………………………………………………………………………..… PART IV. WRITING (1,5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first( 1pt) 1. He drives more carefully than his friend. → His friend drives……………………............................................................................. 2. You had better pay more attention to your studying. → You should...................................................................................................................... 3.The date for the Vu Lan festival is the 15th day of the seven Lunar month. → The Vu Lan festival takes 4. Although the weather was bad, we went out. → The weather was bad; however, II. Rearrange the words to form the meaningful sentences (0,5pt) or/ you/ Would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas? …………………………………………………………………………………… I/out/friends/fancy/with/weekend./at/hanging/my/the ……………………………………………………………………………………
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. planet b. character c. happy d. classmate
2. a. letter b. twelve c. person d. sentence
3. a. humor b. music c. cucumber d. sun
4. a. enough b. young c. country d. mountain
5. a. sociable b. ocean c. receive d. special
II. Circle the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 pt)
1. A. virtual B. kit C. addict D. live
2. A. populated B. loaded C. harvested D. lived
3. A. crafts B. streets C. teenagers D. stamps
4. A. cattle B. circular C. country D. collect
III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2 pts)
1. It is ______ in the city than in the country.
A. noisily B. more noisy C. noisier D. more noisily
2. Yoga helps us learn ______ to co-ordinate breathing and movement.
A. what B. when C. why D. how
3. Among the ethnic minorities, ______ Tay have the largest population.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ө
4. I adore ______ with my friends at the weekend.
A. cycle B. to cycle C. cycling D. to cycling
5. Life in the countryside is very ______.
A. peaceful B. peace C. peacefully D. peacefulness
6. The ______ have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place.
A. farmers B. nomads C. workers D. villagers
7. In my family, there is a custom ______ doing morning exercise at 5 a.m.
A. in B. on C. of D. at
8. “Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.” ~ “______”
A. How interesting! B. I don’t know.
C. Sorry, I can’t. D. Let’s go!
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the following sentences. (1 pt)
1. She (live) ______ a nomadic life for six years. 1. ________________
2. They fancy (use) ______ the Internet to search information. 2. ________________
3. Children should (take) ______ things from adults with both hands. 3. ________________
4. you (buy) _____________ that dictionary last week ? 4. ________________
V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt)
on | located | was | in | most |
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is the (1) ______ informative Museum in Vietnam and is a big tourist attraction in Hanoi. It is (2) ______ in Cau giay District, about 8 km from the city center. It focuses (3) ______ the officially recognized 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam . The Museum comes out of the recognition that Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country. The proposal for the museum (4) ______ officially approved on December 14, 1987. Construction lasted from 1987 to 1995, and it was opened to the public on November 12, 1997
VI. Read the passage and do the tasks below. (1 pt)
THE BOY’S VILLAGE
I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a black and white TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs... He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips. On starry nights, the children lie on the grass, look at the blue sky and dare each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.
Task 1. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. ______ The boy goes to school on foot.
2. ______ He often helps his mother to collect water from the river and feed the ducks.
Task 2. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
3. The villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a ______.
A. colour TV B. music club C. game D. black and white TV
4. His father sometimes takes him to the market town nearby ______.
A. where his father buys their home products C. where his father sells their home products
B. where his father buys him modern toys D. where he lies on the grass and looks at the sky.
VII. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. (1 pt)
1. Minh doesn’t like to spend much time playing computer games.
@ Minh hates __________________________________________________________________.
2 Villages are quieter than towns.
@ Towns _____________________________________________________________________.
3. He plays football more skillfully than his brother.
@ His brother __________________________________________________________________.
4. What leisure activity do you like most?
@What’s _____________________________________________________________________?
II. Circle the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 pt)
1. A. virtual B. kit C. addict D. live
2. A. populated B. loaded C. harvested D. lived
3. A. crafts B. streets C. teenagers D. stamps
4. A. cattle B. circular C. country D. collect
A. Phonetics (0,4P)
1/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.2P)
A- classmate B- character C- place D- grade
2/ Circle the word with a different stress parttern from the other (0.2P)
A- wardrobe B- tradition C- folktale D- household
B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (1.6p)
1/ She ___________ morning exercises regularly so as to improve his health.
A- does B- did C- has done D- will do
2/ Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.
A- left B- leaves C- is leaving D-will leave
3/ I promise I ___________ my best next semester.
A- try B- tried C- will try D- have tried
4/ How long have you studied English? I ___________ it for six years.
A- have studied B- study C- studied D- will study
5/ She asked her children ________.
A- stop to play B- stop playing C- to stop playing D- to stop to play
6/ Let’s paint the house ____________ . It will be much cheaper.
A- yourself B- herself C- ourselves D- themselves
7/ His parents are always proud _________ him.
A-about B- with C- on D- of
8/ She grew up in England, so her ________ is English.
A- mother tongue B- first language C- foreign language D- a and b